Wine Tasting - Leese-Fitch Pinot Noir

Leese-Fitch Pinot Noir 2012

Price: $12

Varietal: 80% Pinot Noir, 10% Barbera, 8% Grenache, 2% Moscato

Vintage: 2012

Region: Sonoma, California

Type: Red

Alcohol: 13.5%

Winemaker Notes:

Dark garnet in color, the 2012 Pinot Noir smells of ripe fruit from the orchard, sweet plum, raspberry cobbler, bing cherry, with vanilla whipped cream and just a hint of apricot.  The flavors start ripe with cherry preserves, summer plum, fresh strawberry pie, brioche, and finishes with hints of earthy notes, portabella mushroom, clove spice, and dried cranberry.

My Notes:

I was expecting the wine to be much darker but it was a very nice shade of burgundy with plenty of color.  The nose was sweet and very fruity and I could smell notes of raspberry, blackberry, and cherry.  The flavor was also much sweeter than I was expecting and overwhelmingly of fruit.  There was a hint of earthiness, possibly mushrooms, but primarily berry flavors came through.