Made with organically-grown grapes, this is a soft, light-bodied expression of Pinot Noir, without any of the heat or heaviness that mars so many contemporary renditions of this fickle varietal. And given the fact that a large number of those wines cost two or even three times as much as this one, it’s also a fine value.
Girasole Vineyards, Mendocino County (California) Pinot Noir 2008
By Paul Lukacs