All apologies for this horribly delayed posting. The problem was a demon combination of the terrible internet reception and midnight bug-hunting in my Key West/FL hotel. Finally, here is my wine of the month for May 2014:
2012 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir from Kutch Wines for about $45
The night before I left New York Wine City (NYWC) on #RieslingRoadTrip 2 I drank this awesome “normal” Pinot Noir. You could say that it was an appropriate choice for that moment, because Jamie Kutch used to work on Wall Sreet, that is before he chose wine over bonds, but that’s really not the point. He’s been in pursuit of balance ever since then, and is one of the leading members of the eponymous association of California Pinot Noir producers. What’s really important is that there’s something seriously bewitching about this wine that marries ripe black fruit and chocolate aromas with radically cool herbal elements, the sweetness from the Californian sun mingling with a contrasting darkness, light and shadow seemed to dance on your tongue in a way that defies facile description. Then there’s the fact that it doesn’t taste like Burgundy or anything else on Planet Pinot, but is entirely itself, entirely Sonoma Coast and Jamie Kutch. That’s why I’ve enormously stretched my normal price limit for the wine of the month this time. Some things MUST be and all the rules must go straight out of the window!
The 2012 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir from Kutch Wines is rather widely distributed in the New York area. For example, you can get it for $42,99 plus tax at Chambers Street Wines. See:
PS as soon as I’ve finished my Cafe con Leche and Pan Cubano breakfast the #RieslingRoadTrip for Riesling & Co. from Germany begins in earnest!!!
