Who's your Pinot?

The other night after a long day of work we did a Hermann J. Wiemer Pinot Noir flight that was really interesting - 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, and barrel sample 2009. The 2009 barrels are tasting very complex and interesting; they won't be blended and bottled for some time still. The 2008 has been bottled but it isn't released yet; the flavor is really intense and it's going to be a good one. (2008 was just a great vintage all around for us). 2007 is the current release that is out now, and it overflows with bright cherry and spice - actually very similar to the 2008. 2006 was a cold, wet year so this Pinot is very light with some muted cherry and a bit of earthiness. 2004 was fantastic - very smooth with velvety tannin and a lot of beet and blackberry - very different from the others.

We had an event at the winery over the weekend and Fred brought out some of the 2004 Pinot Noir - it was a huge hit. There are still a few more bottles left at $30 each...