Castle Rock Pinot Noir, Columbia Valley, 2006
Castle Rock Winery has built a reputation for producing quality wines at affordable prices. The company is one of the fastest growing in the industry. Castle Rock's wines are made from grapes grown in many areas of the West Coast states: California (Napa Valley, Sonoma County, Mendocino County, Monterey County, Alexander Valley), Oregon (Willamette Valley), and Washington (Columbia Valley). The company has
always focused on making wines with specific appellations in order to allow the local qualities of the wine to show through. The wines are made and bottled at wineries located in the various regions. We bought this bottle of Columbia Valley Pinot Noir at Pete's Wine Shop, in Bellevue, for under $8. The color is a deep ruby, much darker than what you would expect from an under $10 Pinot. The nose on this wine is real impressive with mixed red fruits, roses, cinnamon and caramel. This is a medium bodied wine with a smooth mouth feel and low levels of tannins and acidity. This wine is very fruity with cherry and blackberry along with some leather and spice. This does not taste like a typical Pinot Noir. Further investigation of this wine showed that it is composed of 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Syrah. Now everything is making sense, as the Syrah brings a lot of thunder to the mix. This is an easy-drinking wine that will appeal to any "New World" wine lover looking for an everyday sipper.
Castle Rock Winery has built a reputation for producing quality wines at affordable prices. The company is one of the fastest growing in the industry. Castle Rock's wines are made from grapes grown in many areas of the West Coast states: California (Napa Valley, Sonoma County, Mendocino County, Monterey County, Alexander Valley), Oregon (Willamette Valley), and Washington (Columbia Valley). The company has
always focused on making wines with specific appellations in order to allow the local qualities of the wine to show through. The wines are made and bottled at wineries located in the various regions. We bought this bottle of Columbia Valley Pinot Noir at Pete's Wine Shop, in Bellevue, for under $8. The color is a deep ruby, much darker than what you would expect from an under $10 Pinot. The nose on this wine is real impressive with mixed red fruits, roses, cinnamon and caramel. This is a medium bodied wine with a smooth mouth feel and low levels of tannins and acidity. This wine is very fruity with cherry and blackberry along with some leather and spice. This does not taste like a typical Pinot Noir. Further investigation of this wine showed that it is composed of 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Syrah. Now everything is making sense, as the Syrah brings a lot of thunder to the mix. This is an easy-drinking wine that will appeal to any "New World" wine lover looking for an everyday sipper. 
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