Loomba
Footballguy
The beer thread gave me the idea for this thread. Nothing wrong with beer, but I generally find myself reaching for a corkscrew more often than a brewski. No rules for this thread. I am just hoping people will share their thoughts and reviews to help broaden everyone's knowledge and appreciation. Snobs and neophytes welcome! Here goes:
Last night:
Dinner with the missus at a Keg restaurant (a steakhouse) in Calgary. I was leaning towards something a little more full bodied to go with the meal but when the waitress said they had the 2004 Quail's Gate Limited Reserve Pinot Noir in stock, I had to give it a try since they have been sold out the other times I have asked for it. Cdn $34.95 for the bottle, which likely translates to about Cdn. $20 or less in a wine store.
It's a nice wine. Burnt cherry nose with a slightly spicy, smouldering finish. Soft feel on the palate. Nice colour for a Pinot, but not quite as rich as other QG Pinot offerings. I am not much of a rater, but would give this one a high 80's ranking. Maybe an 88.
Anyone familiar with wines from the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia, Canada will have heard about Quail's Gate or seen their wines in stores up here. QG is becoming a consistent producer of excellent Pinots. I think their 2003 Pinot was perhaps the best they have produced (I might be confused with the 2002 here...) -- it was 90+ points in my book. QG is another great option for Pinot lovers looking for something outside of Sonoma or Burgundy -- especially those of us that discovered Pinot before that silly little movie increased prices for this varietal by about 50%.
cheers!
Last night:
Dinner with the missus at a Keg restaurant (a steakhouse) in Calgary. I was leaning towards something a little more full bodied to go with the meal but when the waitress said they had the 2004 Quail's Gate Limited Reserve Pinot Noir in stock, I had to give it a try since they have been sold out the other times I have asked for it. Cdn $34.95 for the bottle, which likely translates to about Cdn. $20 or less in a wine store.
It's a nice wine. Burnt cherry nose with a slightly spicy, smouldering finish. Soft feel on the palate. Nice colour for a Pinot, but not quite as rich as other QG Pinot offerings. I am not much of a rater, but would give this one a high 80's ranking. Maybe an 88.
Anyone familiar with wines from the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia, Canada will have heard about Quail's Gate or seen their wines in stores up here. QG is becoming a consistent producer of excellent Pinots. I think their 2003 Pinot was perhaps the best they have produced (I might be confused with the 2002 here...) -- it was 90+ points in my book. QG is another great option for Pinot lovers looking for something outside of Sonoma or Burgundy -- especially those of us that discovered Pinot before that silly little movie increased prices for this varietal by about 50%.
cheers!
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h, and thanks.
That being said I had the St Supery Elu meritage - Very nice and 36 (1/2) at a restaurant in Pasadena
Cool! 
He goes both ways apparently.
