Pair O' Pinots

First off, the 2006 Patz and Hall Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast, California $41.99/btl has everything a great Pinot Noir from California should, and nothing it shouldn’t. Ripe fruit, balanced acidity, and conservative use of new and older oak barrels make this undeniably New World without forsaking the elegance and subtlety of it’s French counterparts.

Next, but not second by any means, the 2005 Domaine Vincent Girardin Pommard Les Vignots $50.99/ btl from Pinot Noir’s birthplace of Burgundy, France shows off equal amounts of class and structure. The purity of fruit is matched only by it’s inherent exotic spice characteristic which can only be coaxed out by the deftest of winemaking hands like Vincent Girardin's.

Whether opting for New World fruit or Old World charm, you can’t miss with either of these prime examples of the most difficult grape to grow and vinify called Pinot Noir…

Warning: These Pinots will spoil your palate, and from the first taste, nothing else will ever be good enough!