Originally Posted by
slawecki
Alfredo Roca pinot noir. in my neverending and frustrating search for inexpensive(cheap) pinot noir, i bought a case of 09 arpn. it is decent, drinkable wine.
does argentena have any controls over what goes in the bottle, compared to the label? from the back label "this 100% pinot noir shows deep crimson color...." about the color of fully extracted malbec, or syrah. has about as much pn characteristic as anything north of zinfindel. luigi bosca pinot tastes and looks like pinot. i do not have much experience with others from east andes.
"Speaking of Cabernet Franc.... have you tried the Benegas Lynch Cabernet Franc...??? " benegas lynch is not readily available in the area.
we sure do.... a winery bottling labeled Pinot with something else will get closed down quickly.... having said this Im not surprised that this Pinot you mention tastes a lot more like a zin..... its pathetic, but many new world winemakers (not only Argentine) are making pinot to such an absurd level of extraction that it just erases typicity.....
for good Pinot at low prices..... try to see if you can get something from Universo Austral.... their Calafate Reserva Pinot is very good for the price.
cheers,
Alex