The 2011 Leese-Fitch Pinot Noir from California has 13.5% alcohol, cost about $15, and scored a nice 15 points on the Dionysian scale.  At nine years old, it had cherry, raspberry,and some smokey wood notes. It was mature and pleasant, even if not multidimensional.

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An easy drink that paired well with salmon.

This is a bottle “Vinted and bottled by…” meaning they didn’t grow or make the wine.  It’s a tribute to their homestead house, but still a pleasant drink. It had a peal twist strip to open the plastic insert stopper. Very easy and interesting. Not a wine to age.  In Vino Veritas.