Smoking Loon Pinot Noir 2005
Region: Napa Valley, California
Winery: Smoking Loon Wine Company
Variety: Pinot Noir

Winemaker's Comments
Brilliant garnet color with seductive rose petal green tea aroma. The palate is ripe with heavily extracted cherry and strawberry flavors with a slight astringency akin to pomegranate seeds.

Serving Suggestions
This very generously fruit driven wine is a must with smoked game hen with bitter greens or Wild Salmon with a rich B?arnaise Sauce and roasted beets with a champagne vinaigrette.
Technical Information

Appellation: 40% Mendocino, 60% Monterey
Alcohol: 13.9%
pH: 3.69
TA: 0.59 mg/L
Production: 90,000 cases

Posted by MikeM on December 21st, 2006 at 10:18pm | report comment

Smoking Loon Pinot Noir 2005
Region: Napa Valley, California
Winery: Smoking Loon Wine Company
Variety: Pinot Noir

A very thin wine both in color and texture. Nothing special. Bought mostly for the price and because you cannot move a foot in grocery stores here in the Northwest US without tripping over a case. Not worth the money.

Posted by jasmith001 on January 2nd, 2007 at 11:53pm | report comment

Smoking Loon Pinot Noir 2005
Region: Napa Valley, California
Winery: Smoking Loon Wine Company
Variety: Pinot Noir

Agreed with other postings, the wine is everywhere, cheap and very drinkable.

Posted by kellynscott on March 18th, 2007 at 9:08pm | report comment