The Winery: Twelve
The Wine: 2006 Pinot Noir
The Price: $29 at McCarthy & Schiering
Twelve is another Oregon Winery. They are located near Carlton in the heart of Oregon's Willamette Valley Wine Country. Their website says that they are a family owned winery, and that their home is on the same land as the vineyard. In my experience, that often equates to a quality wine.
The wine is a deep red, the color of a well-ripened plum. It's not as dark as some Pinot Noirs, but definitely has a deep, rich color to it.
The wine has scents of plum and black cherry.
The wine has a very complex flavor, with flavors of black pepper, black cherry and plum. It has a very full fruit flavor juxtaposed against the pepper flavor, which makes for a very interesting wine. It is a very good Pinot Noir, although some people might find the pepper flavor to be a little strong. I like this wine a lot, and think that it fits nicely in the $30 price range. I think it would probably age very well, and the pepper flavor would mellow with time.
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