Under $15 Pinot Noir suggestions ?

So, you want to go more than $5 and less than $15?

Really, you'll be hard pressed to find a US Pinot Noir that offers more up front varietal character than the Rex Goliath. But, some that I've enjoyed in the past were Cambria Julia's Vineyard, Chalone, Le Crema, Andrew Rich, Jezebel, Kelly, McKinley, O'Reilly and occasionally a Schug comes in at the $15 point.

I've found some small producers in Oregon through through Avalon

Ed Rasimus Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret) "When Thunder Rolled"

Hi Ed, Thanks for the suggestions. Two of the major wine/liquor outlets in the Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota area are having Fall wine sales. I have both catalogs and I'll check for the wines you suggested. If they don't carry any of your suggested wines ... I'll just have to settle for a case of RG47lbPN. :-)

Thanks and Cheers, Dick

I'm pretty much with Ed- the rex Goliath is about as good as it gets in under-$10 US pinot that tastes like pinot. Unfortunately my local ran out. Tried a Camelot that was a poor substitute.

With a little looking, in addition to those Ed listed, you might be able to find the St Innocent Willamette bottling (non-vineyard specific, he doesn't make every year) or the Saintsbury Garnet for under $15. Dale

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Dale Williams wrote: > I'm pretty much with Ed- the rex Goliath is about as good as it gets in > under-$10 US pinot that tastes like pinot. Unfortunately my local ran out. > Tried a Camelot that was a poor substitute.

Hi Ed and Dale, Bingo! Found the Le Crema and Saintsbury Garnet on sale for $13.99. I'll purchase some of each, add a bottle of Argyle 1998 PN, and some RG47lbPN. Should make for an interesting tasting.

Thanks for your help, Dick

What's Rex Hill's second label?

...quick Google search...

Kings Ridge. I think it comes in at around $15.

Another sub $10.00 offering is Haley's Mill Pinot Noir. I think is runs about $2.00 a bottle more than Rex, but it is well worth it. And Black Oak,

For a sub $15.00, I liked Mark West P>

Hi Larry, Couldn't find Rex Hill or Kings Ridge in either of my sale catalogs, but I'll make a note and look for it.

Thanks, Dick

Larry Co>

Hi "asdf" I found the Mark West PN in one of the sale catalogs and I'll give it a try.

Thanks, Dick

asdf wrote:

No Dick, NO!!!

Not the RG47lbPN. After being honest and claiming the 5 bottles I brought back(still have 3or 4) in duty free(mental note for me: don't be a dumbass like that next time- hide it in my wife's bag!!!!) I still break out in night sweats. ;-}

All the best,

Larry Southern Ontario

Hey Larry, Always nice to hear from you. "Night sweats", me too, age thing maybe. But I won't give up my RG47lbPN until "they pry my cold, dead fingers" off the bottle! :-) BTW: How did you like it? Notes are always good, otherwise a "yup" or "nope" would work.

Cheers, Dick

Pinot Noir with turkey? Why not a delicious Grignolino? or a Taurasi? or a Montefalco? or a Chianti Rufina? or a Dolcetto?

Not sure of the exact price points, but Acacia Carneros is a very good, inexpensive CA PN fruit-bomb. I've done several OR and WA PN's with different turkey recipies, and all were good, but the Central Coast CA PN's seem to do very nicely with the whole dinner. I'm also a big fan of Zins with Thanksgiving meals - even did a Zin marinated turkey once and it was spectacular. The $US15 gives you quite a few Zins to choose from.

Saw in later part of thread, that you'd found some good PN's on sale locally. As a counter-point, you might want to pick up a bottle of the Saintsbury PN to taste along side their Garnet. It's about $28-30/btl, but the guests might like the comparison with the other PN's.

I also like Gw's and Rieslings for the whites when the menu is traditional.

Hunt

Or maybe a nice fresh Beaujolais Nouveau from France.

;-)

Yes even that, but Pinot Noir? Never!

Well, Beringer makes a Nouveau-style wine from, among other things, Pinot Noir fruit...

A fruit-forward New World Pinot Noir is actually a pretty good Thanksgiving wine, and I tend to think "trying too hard" and getting something high-end or a Burgundy probably wouldn't work as well as a sassy young PN.

Dana

As I posted here a couple months back, I was rather impressed by the $11 Mark West 'Edna Valley' 2002. I ended up buying a case after trying a bottle. Definately not a watered down unexciting pinot.

Something lighter, e.g., Dolcetto, is far preferable.

I had a bottle of Hahn recently which I thought was quite good for the price: $11.99! best, e. __________

YUP! I'm not too good on descriptors yet. Need to hang around this group much longer. For what i paid NOPE but for what you paid YUP!

I don't often get a Pinot to try (just a bit more than what i like to spend), The big Rooster is good.(wow..what notes hey!? ;-}

I'll be looking out for more of those value wines some of the group come across from time to time.

All the best,

Larry Southern Ontario