Alamos Pinot Noir, 2008
Thursday, May 5th, 2011When you are a wine magpie like me, you tend to lose some bottles to middle age. Kiwi Sauvignon Blancs from a couple of seasons ago, found looking (and tasting) forlorn in the corner of the garage. Cheap and cheerful cherry flavoured Malbecs that prove that half lives apply outside the nuclear industry.
I dug out a few old bottles from the bottom of the rack recently and this appeared, purchased from Majestic a couple of years ago. I feared the worst. But still opened it, obviously!
I should have trusted Catena (the reliable makers) and Bibendum (the reliable importers) and, in no small part Majestic (the now evergreen but reliable retailer), who despite their various mark-ups only billed me £7.99 for this excellent wine.
Full of smooth zingy fruit, it is still quite ‘in your face’ like a New Zealand Pinot Noir, but somehow with a surprising amount of refinement. I treated myself to a bottle at about 15 degrees with beans, bacon, mustard and watercress on toast (I know what you are thinking…..phwaaaarp). YUM!
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