AD&JB's Mini-Pinot Noir Wine Festival

Beautiful VBeach Sunday afternoon, the wine expertly presented. Fortified by a warm-up Dark and Stormy we enjoyed a refreshing swim and then we moved to the deck table by the pool. This is what a mini-wine festival should be. The drama and suspense of four well-cloaked bottles of PNoir complete with blind tasting notes:

#1 2005 Buffalo Grove Anderson Valley

Light and watery, very soft and inoffensive. Finally, afer many a sip, a "sweetness"comes through, "I walked in on her and she said 'Poof'". "Take a guess at the year", "Not long ago!". "An acidic aftertaste reminds me of burnt toast". "Slightly bitter aftertaste". "Light then smoky, a little harsh afterwards". "A completely different wine when cooled a bit."

#2 2004 Edgewood Estate Edna Valley

"I've got to get rid of No. 1 first" (where was this going) , "I thought No. 1 wasn't great, but No. 2 shows just how wrong you can be!! Sunburnt taste. Tongue Drying. If you were to go to Egypt a kiss a dummy this is the shape your lips would take" "No, its a mummy" "We're only having sippies" "Yuk". "Fruity aroma; bitter aftertaste, even stronger than #1, lip puckering".

2004 Farallon Central Coast

"The best so far. Smooth even and balanced. Everyone's angel". "A perky little offering". "Very light, very mellow. An enjoyable wine". "What u taste is what u get. Not bad at all".

2004 Chateau de Phillipe Le Hardi

"More bitter, but not as strong as No.s 1 & 2. Light". "Light, quite nice, but tastes of shrimp." "Flat, metallic. A bit of a stinger at the end. Straw in the mouth. "Light, quite interesting. I like it, I really do. Really."

And so, this delightful afternoon came to an end with the Farallon in the lead but Edna Valley on his heels. Looking forward round two during the now aptly named Operation "Le Nozze Di Figaro".

Adio!