Mezzacorona Pinot Noir

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