james laube's wine flights

Aiming For Pinot Noir Value

Posted: Sep 6, 2006 2:18pm ET

Right idea. Wrong wine? The other day, in a regular blind tasting, I sampled a new Pinot Noir, vintage 2005. Nothing outstanding. Fresh, snappy cherry and strawberry fruit, which I rated in the good category (defined as 80-84 points on Wine Spectator 's 100-point scale).

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