Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Tasting FireSteed



Name: Fire Steed
Variety: Pinot Noir
Region: Oregon
Country: U.S.A
Price: $7.99

Critic: In 2009, after a successful bloom and fruit-set, a hot July and warm August helped grapes ripen through the summer. Harvest began in the last week of September and continued well into October, dodging a few drops of rain here and there.
Our 2009 Pinot Noir continues the Firesteed tradition of consistent fruity style, achieved with gentle techniques in the cellar and imagination in the vineyard. The grapes were fermented in stainless steel tanks with selected yeasts propagated from cellars in Burgundy, pressed during the last days of fermentation, and racked as soon as the wine finished malolactic fermentation. Just a touch of barrel-aged wine was included in the blend to round out the flavors and enhance complexity.
Garnet in color with aromas of raspberries, cedar, leather and exotic spices, the wine's berry and cherry flavors are framed by soft tannins and continue throughout its on the lingering finish. Grapes for this wine, as in previous years, were sourced from throughout the Willamette, Umpqua, Rogue and Walla Walla Valleys, creating a truly Oregon blend.

What I taste: Sour and Citrus taste are very strong with this drink. Light very light with tannins taste. aromas of raspberries. Detected slight trace of alcohol warm to the stomach.

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