*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Humanitas to participate in Twitter Taste Live.
Of the four wines for Twitter Taste Live, the 2006 Humanitas “Gap’s Crown” Pinot Noir was by far my favorite. I loved everything about this wine. It hails from the Sonoma Coast, had a real cork closure, clocks in at 14.6% alcohol by volume, and can be purchased for $40. We kept this one under the Vacu-Vin and finished it 3 nights after Twitter Taste Live. It was even better the 3rd night, and that’s saying a lot, since it was delicious the first night!!
On the nose I found chocolate syrup, cherry, oak, vanilla, black cherry, Coke, spice, cedar, chocolate, raspberry, and some anise. On first whiff, I really got the Coke…I don’t drink Coke, but Matt does, so I often pour it for him and know the smell well. Plus, I used to work in an ice cream shop and people would request Coke floats on occasion. In the mouth I found red fruit, raspberries, spice, leather, cranberry, pepper, and a really spicy finish!!
Overall, I found the wine to have great structure, nice acidity, and some tannins to spare. I imagine this wouuld be an excellent one to stick away in your cellar for a few years, as it kept developing over the evening and showed even more complex flavors and aromas on night three.
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