From the Marlborough region, New Zealand.
Ripe, red fruit. Cherry in the aroma. Tang of acidity, so there's a reasonably sharp finish. Assertive, bright flavor. Medium body, medium-rosy color. Very drinkable now. In fact, so drinkable that it's now gone, at least from my cellar. Doesn't have the mushroomy earthiness that an Oregon or French pinot noir costing three times as much would have, but a lot better than a lot of $20 pinots I've tried. A really good "beginner's" pinot noir: not complex, and easy to enjoy and appreciate.
Their wine site suggests chicken and pasta as food matches. It's certainly a light red, so those probably work. I'd drink it as an aperitif, but maybe that's me.
$15.99. Richmond, Private Stock.
