Continuing my quest for a good, cheap Pinot Noir I picked up a bottle of Italian pinot. Mezzacorona Pinot Noir comes from the Tretino region of Italy. It’s a simple Pinot Noir that I found rather boring.
There is nothing bad about this wine other than a lack of complexity and underwhelming characteristics. The nose is mostly cherry with some floral aspects. The palate is rather like cherry Kool-aid (only not quite as sweet) with a nice peppery acidity. The spice was the one thing I liked about this wine. It finishes quick-to-medium with the same lack of complexity.
I picked it up for $7.99, which is a decent price.
Wine: Mezzacorona
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Vintage: 2005
Alcohol: 13%
Rating: 78
When you say “boring” you are being far too kind. I just had a bottle of Mezzacorona Pinot last night and have to say it ranks right up there (down there?) with some of the worst wines I’ve ever had. It literally tasted like liquid dirt. I very rarely ever dump out a glass of anything, but this one was hard to stomach. For only a few bucks more, Beringer Founders Estate or Mirassou are much better choices.