I had dinner with clients last night and they chosse the wine. Not
wines I would have picked.

2007 King Estate Pinot Noir Signature Collection($54)-Medium bodied,
decently ripe pinot fruit. A bit of cola and black cherry. Lacking a
bit of acidity and a bit soft on the finish.
C+/B-

2007 Sonoma Cutrer RRR ($48)-a bit tart, austere and acidic. Fairly
light in style and lacking in fruit. Not much charm. "C-"

Usually I'm more than happy to defer wine duties to someone else even
when I'm hosting but this wasn't one of them.

In article
>,
"Bi!!" > wrote:

> I had dinner with clients last night and they chosse the wine. Not
> wines I would have picked.
>
> 2007 King Estate Pinot Noir Signature Collection($54)-Medium bodied,
> decently ripe pinot fruit. A bit of cola and black cherry. Lacking a
> bit of acidity and a bit soft on the finish.
> C+/B-
>
> 2007 Sonoma Cutrer RRR ($48)-a bit tart, austere and acidic. Fairly
> light in style and lacking in fruit. Not much charm. "C-"
>
> Usually I'm more than happy to defer wine duties to someone else even
> when I'm hosting but this wasn't one of them.

The Sonoma Cutrer used to be a much more interesting wine.

On May 12, 12:27*pm, "Bi!!" > wrote:
> I had dinner with clients last night and they chosse the wine. *Not
> wines I would have picked.
>
> 2007 King Estate Pinot Noir Signature Collection($54)-Medium bodied,
> decently ripe pinot fruit. *A bit of cola and black cherry. *Lacking a
> bit of acidity and a bit soft on the finish.
> C+/B-
>
> 2007 Sonoma Cutrer RRR ($48)-a bit tart, austere and acidic. *Fairly
> light in style and lacking in fruit. *Not much charm. "C-"
>
> Usually I'm more than happy to defer wine duties to someone else even
> when I'm hosting but this wasn't one of them.

Ouch!
Treat yourself tonight!

On May 12, 2:18�pm, Lawrence Leichtman > wrote:
> In article
> >,
>
> �"Bi!!" > wrote:
> > I had dinner with clients last night and they chosse the wine. �Not
> > wines I would have picked.
>
> > 2007 King Estate Pinot Noir Signature Collection($54)-Medium bodied,
> > decently ripe pinot fruit. �A bit of cola and black cherry. �Lacking a
> > bit of acidity and a bit soft on the finish.
> > C+/B-
>
> > 2007 Sonoma Cutrer RRR ($48)-a bit tart, austere and acidic. �Fairly
> > light in style and lacking in fruit. �Not much charm. "C-"
>
> > Usually I'm more than happy to defer wine duties to someone else even
> > when I'm hosting but this wasn't one of them.
>
> The Sonoma Cutrer used to be a much more interesting wine.

I remember whe it was a darn good wine. The Russian Rivers Ranches
was the entry level wine but it was always a well priced bottle of
decent Chardonnay. FWIW, the King Estates PN wasn't bad, just very
average but it wasn't a very good QPR at $54.

In article
>,
"Bi!!" > wrote:

> On May 12, 2:18?pm, Lawrence Leichtman > wrote:
> > In article
> > >,
> >
> > ?"Bi!!" > wrote:
> > > I had dinner with clients last night and they chosse the wine. ?Not
> > > wines I would have picked.
> >
> > > 2007 King Estate Pinot Noir Signature Collection($54)-Medium bodied,
> > > decently ripe pinot fruit. ?A bit of cola and black cherry. ?Lacking a
> > > bit of acidity and a bit soft on the finish.
> > > C+/B-
> >
> > > 2007 Sonoma Cutrer RRR ($48)-a bit tart, austere and acidic. ?Fairly
> > > light in style and lacking in fruit. ?Not much charm. "C-"
> >
> > > Usually I'm more than happy to defer wine duties to someone else even
> > > when I'm hosting but this wasn't one of them.
> >
> > The Sonoma Cutrer used to be a much more interesting wine.
>
> I remember whe it was a darn good wine. The Russian Rivers Ranches
> was the entry level wine but it was always a well priced bottle of
> decent Chardonnay. FWIW, the King Estates PN wasn't bad, just very
> average but it wasn't a very good QPR at $54.

King has stayed the same quality wise but the price has become
astronomical for what it is. Again was a more reasonably priced wine in
the past.

On May 13, 12:25 am, DaleW > wrote:
> On May 12, 12:27 pm, "Bi!!" > wrote:
>
> > I had dinner with clients last night and they chosse the wine. Not
> > wines I would have picked.
>
> > 2007 King Estate Pinot Noir Signature Collection($54)-Medium bodied,
> > decently ripe pinot fruit. A bit of cola and black cherry. Lacking a
> > bit of acidity and a bit soft on the finish.
> > C+/B-
>
> > 2007 Sonoma Cutrer RRR ($48)-a bit tart, austere and acidic. Fairly
> > light in style and lacking in fruit. Not much charm. "C-"
>
> > Usually I'm more than happy to defer wine duties to someone else even
> > when I'm hosting but this wasn't one of them.
>
> Ouch!
> Treat yourself tonight!

I tried the 2001 King Estate Pinot Noir... Dry .. But enjoyable !
Maybe I would like the 2007 one too..

I tried the 2001 King Estate Pinot Noir..http://www.bottlenotes.com/
wine/king-estate-pinot-noir-2001... Dry.. But enjoyable.. So I would
probably like the 2007 one too ... What do you think ?

On May 15, 1:11�am, derek > wrote:
> I tried the 2001 King Estate Pinot Noir..http://www.bottlenotes.com/
> wine/king-estate-pinot-noir-2001... Dry.. But enjoyable.. So I would
> probably like the 2007 one too ... What do you think ?

I would guess that if you liked the 2001 that the 2007 has a similar
profile. VIrtually all Pinot Noirs are dry.

derek wrote:
> I tried the 2001 King Estate Pinot Noir..http://www.bottlenotes.com/
> wine/king-estate-pinot-noir-2001... Dry.. But enjoyable..

That's the weirdest thing to say. If it was not dry, it most
certainly would /not/ be enjoyable. It's a PN, for grape's sake, it
should be dry!

--
You'd be crazy to e-mail me with the crazy. But leave the div alone.