(Big) Blue and Wine: D'Autrefois Vin de Pays Pinot Noir

Monday, February 1, 2010

D'Autrefois Vin de Pays Pinot Noir

Name: D'Autrefois Vin de Pays Pinot Noir
Color: Red
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Vintage: 2008
Country/State: France
Region: Languedoc Roussillon
Price: $10
Stars: 3.5 (out of 5)

This is the best selling Pinot Noir at Total Wine, but it really wasn't anything special to me. It had a light body, with aromas and taste of strawberry and other soft red fruits. It improved with some time in the glass, but never really developed into anything more than "OK". Several months ago, we had the "Reserve" version of the D'Autrefois Pinot. This "regular" bottling was very similar to the Reserve, but without some of the earthiness of the Reserve. I would probably pass on both of these wines in the future.

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The main purpose of this blog is to provide an outlet for my wife and I to keep track of and easily organize wines as we buy them, drink them, and review them. Although we have been drinking wine for years, we really developed a strong interest in wine in the late summer of 2008. From about August of 2008 through mid-March of 2009, we consumed approximately 35 bottles of wine. I have tried to keep track of these wines and our feelings about them, primarily through the use of Excel spreadsheets. I am hoping that this blog will allow us to accomplish some of these goals more effectively and interactively. I briefly summarized these wines in the first post of the blog. Subsequently, I will post more detailed notes regarding our tastings as we look to expand our palates and continue our journey of exploring the world of wine. Along the way, I will try to make notes about my wine-related influences and provide links to some of my favorite sources on the web. Occasionally, I may post about other life events or happenings in the world of sports and music, two of my other passions.