Wine: Pinot Noir
Year: 2008
Opened and Drank: 6/8/2011
Retail Price: $19.95
Website: http://www.redtailridgewinery.com/
Red Tail Ridge is a winery on the west side of Seneca Lake. (Yes, I know its another Seneca Lake winery, but I should have a few from Keuka Lake coming up. At least, I should have something from the east side of Seneca.) Now, with most Finger Lakes wineries, you can grade their Riesling and grab a good wine. Red Tail Ridge has some good Rieslings, but I have decided to go with a red, to show that there is more to the Finger Lakes.
The color of this red is a beautiful deep, sultry red. The legs move down the glass at a medium fast pace. On the first nose it smells of spices and cherry. After swirling, the second nose gives you much more of the fruit, cherry and blackberry. This wine is best on the tip of the tongue, fulfilling the promise of its fruit aromas. Beyond that, the wine doesn't show too much. However, it does nothing to ruin that first impression, a nice balance neither bitter nor acidic. It has a slight spiciness on the finish, though little flavor lingers.
On the whole the wine is well balanced and is easy to drink with its fruit flavors. If you are going to drink a red and savor it, there might not be much to this wine, but if you want to just enjoy a glass or two with dinner, it is a very solid wine to have at the ready.
Final rating: 6/10. Nice fruit flavors. Well balanced. Its lack of complexity holds it back as a wine you would drink on its own.
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