Cost: $11.95
Grape Variety: Pinot Noir
Category: Red Wine
Appellation: LCBO
Country: France       
Region: Vin De Pays D’oc  
Format: 750 mL
Producer:  George Duboeuf
Alcohol: 13% Alcohol/Vol.

Description:Dark purple to ruby in colour. On the nose, Med+ intensity, showing prunes, dark cherry, vanilla, mocha, some mushrooms and a little cedar. On the palate, low tannins, med acidity, med to full body, balanced with a med length. Taste is the same as the nose. Not a complex wine, and a little to jammy for my taste in a Pinot. On a blind I would pick this as a California Merlot. This wine is a good introduction to people who don’t know Pinots, or those that don’t like a Burgundian style or as a matter of fact, Oregon and New Zealand’s Central Otago Pinots. Drink this wine now, on its own or with food. Paired well with Marigold Chicken & Exotic Mushroom Ballontine made by Chef Tobias from Red Canoe Bistro in Burlington.

Tasted: 19 April 2011

Score: 6.5/10, Value: 9/10, Total: 15.5/20

Out of 5 stars, I rated this wine: 2.5