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Thursday, July 26, 2007

$4 Pinot Noir
2006 Lindemans Bin 99
South Eastern Australia
Safeway

The fragrance of this wine is smoky and peppery and it has brown tones to it's rich, deep red. I swirled it around for a moment and for those of you who care, it had nice thick legs that took their time dripping back down into the glass. The first taste is a bit bland. The second and third tastes brought out some subtle pinot flavor and.... not much else. I'm a bit disappointed, it smells so much better than it tastes. Still a drinkable wine though.

I give this uneventful wine a 3 out of 5 stars.


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1 comment:

Tim said...

It's tough to find a good cheap Pinot. I've been tasting some for upcoming blog posts and it's all mediocre at best. The best one I've found so far is the Pepperwood Grove, which I know you've tried as well.

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