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Originally posted by NotFromHere
Personally, I really really like Pinot Noirs and drink it every chance I get. It's just that there are so many bad ones out there.
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The pretentious dufus at Slate had that part of his little ramble exactly right - pinot noir can go horribly wrong, but when it is right it is best described as transcendent, and nothing else is as wonderful. But you go through a lot of crap to find the stuff that is amazing. Cab is a much safer bet - it will never be amazing, but it will be pretty good 99% of the time.
BR(I was ruined by a really, really fine grand cru when I was young, and have been relentlessly disappointed by wine ever since - compared to that, the difference between spanish table roja and Saint-Emilion is negligible. So I've sort of given up)C
