Review: 2008 Bogle Pinot Noir California
Bottom line: Perfectly guzzle-able and smooth, but simple. Candy-like fruit flavor. $12
The Rest Of The Story: Last year's vintage of Pinot Noir from Bogle was stellar scoring a solid 4 stars. The 2008 is a departure from the 2007 in many ways. First, this is a delcassified wine (plain old California), whereas the 07 was all Russian River Valley fruit - which explains a lot of the difference.
This one certainly falls into the drinkable category, but not the winner's circle. It's chock full 'o candy-like flavors and has a hot finish and nnose that erodes after an hour or two decanted. Not much to remark on here, except the lamentation of a bygone vintage.
In fairness, this vintage is a different SKU from last year and has a lower price, but for the $3-4 difference, we'd opt for the 07. If you see any left out there, grab it.
Bottom line: Perfectly guzzle-able and smooth, but simple. Candy-like fruit flavor. $12
This one certainly falls into the drinkable category, but not the winner's circle. It's chock full 'o candy-like flavors and has a hot finish and nnose that erodes after an hour or two decanted. Not much to remark on here, except the lamentation of a bygone vintage.
In fairness, this vintage is a different SKU from last year and has a lower price, but for the $3-4 difference, we'd opt for the 07. If you see any left out there, grab it.