Looking for a nice Pinot Noir with some complexity and food friendliness but don’t have the sixty bucks that seems to have established itself as a base price for such a wine? Here’s a bottle that’s worth a look, from an unexpected region. It’s got layered cherry, raspberry and black cherry fruit, with notes of smoky oak spice and roses. It’s on the lighter-bodied side, but delivers good flavor integration and a long finish that brings the oak spice forward. If you’ve got the sixty, should you buy one of those sixty-dollar specials, or five of these? Choices….
Terrapura, Central Valley (Chile) Pinot Noir 2013
By Rich Cook