Noble Vines
667 Monterey Pinot Noir
Monterey, Central Coast, California, USA
Thoroughy enjoyable and certainly non-offenisive, should I, like a lovah, take this man home to the family as one is apt to do this time of year. Lovely lack of offensive......anything(acid, tannins, sugar) i/e somewhat boring if you are a wino like m,e but yummy and totally drinkable for the consumer at large.
Thoroughy enjoyable and certainly non-offenisive, should I, like a lovah, take this man home to the family as one is apt to do this time of year. Lovely lack of offensive......anything(acid, tannins, sugar) i/e somewhat boring if you are a wino like m,e but yummy and totally drinkable for the consumer at large.
2 people found it helpfulDec 22nd, 2015
Ruby on the darker side of red, this is a Pinot that goes easy on your nostrils. There's none of that typically sharp "fruit slice" that some Burgundians impose. I usually love that character, but on the nose...this one treads lightly, and I like that as well. You've got to really work the O2 into this before summoning any kind of cherry/orange-peel/rose petal scent. On the palate it's more involved. This 667 Pinot Noir is light to slightly medium bodied with medium acidity and a red pepper, green tomato spicy kind of flavor. This is a slick, good-natured car salesman who looks you in the eye, shakes your hand and tells it like it is: A hot salsa cherry bomb that will improve as it opens up...or so it seems (it did open up after an hour, but I had to decant it). So far, so good...I'm liking this wine alot...but lets talk about the finish. The first word that comes to mind is "sour". Not "damn, this wine is sour" but kinda like "hmmm...interesting sour note at the end". You only get that "sourness" for an instant as it quickly fades away, leaving the slightly tannic dry-leather cherry echo. Overall, this is a really good....not "great" Pinot Noir. I paid $10 US for it, and I'll definitely buy this again. Despite my mediocre review here, I would rate this a 90.
Ruby on the darker side of red, this is a Pinot that goes easy on your nostrils. There's none of that typically sharp "fruit slice" that some Burgundians impose. I usually love that character, but on the nose...this one treads lightly, and I like that as well. You've got to really work the O2 into this before summoning any kind of cherry/orange-peel/rose petal scent. On the palate it's more involved. This 667 Pinot Noir is light to slightly medium bodied with medium acidity and a red pepper, green tomato spicy kind of flavor. This is a slick, good-natured car salesman who looks you in the eye, shakes your hand and tells it like it is: A hot salsa cherry bomb that will improve as it opens up...or so it seems (it did open up after an hour, but I had to decant it). So far, so good...I'm liking this wine alot...but lets talk about the finish. The first word that comes to mind is "sour". Not "damn, this wine is sour" but kinda like "hmmm...interesting sour note at the end". You only get that "sourness" for an instant as it quickly fades away, leaving the slightly tannic dry-leather cherry echo. Overall, this is a really good....not "great" Pinot Noir. I paid $10 US for it, and I'll definitely buy this again. Despite my mediocre review here, I would rate this a 90.
Touch hot, decent acidity, floral, cherry,
Touch hot, decent acidity, floral, cherry,
Nov 11th, 2015
Cherry notes. Medium bodied. Smooth and well balanced.
Cherry notes. Medium bodied. Smooth and well balanced.
Sep 9th, 2017
Very very light. Almost too light after a day. Decent but simple.
Very very light. Almost too light after a day. Decent but simple.
Dec 8th, 2016
Not bad, but not as good as I was hoping it would be. Not too much flavor to start, and a little too bold on the finish.
Not bad, but not as good as I was hoping it would be. Not too much flavor to start, and a little too bold on the finish.
Aug 1st, 2016