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Is Pinot noir supposed to be sweet?
I just had a glass of Pinot noir for the first time;not a very expensive bottle, but a modest one that was highly reccomended. I found it too sweet. Is just me or are all Pinots like that? I drank it at room temp could that have made a difference?
All Pinot Noirs are classified as dry red wines, not sweet. Most likely you were drinking a California Pinot or maybe an Oregon Pinot. They are know for being more fruit-forward styles with bold flavors of cherry and red berries and moderate amounts of alcohol. If you are interested in a stronger, dryer Pinot Noir try one from France, this is where this grape really thrives.
vno Says: August 6th, 2007 at 4:29 pm
No, and it probably actually wasn't sweet; just had a lot of fruit flavors in it or vanilla flavors from oak aging that come across to you as "sweetness".
And a pinch of sugar to a glass of it and let it dissolve. Then taste it and you'll know what true sweetness tastes like.
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Bryan B Says: August 6th, 2007 at 7:39 pm
All Pinot Noirs are classified as dry red wines, not sweet. Most likely you were drinking a California Pinot or maybe an Oregon Pinot. They are know for being more fruit-forward styles with bold flavors of cherry and red berries and moderate amounts of alcohol. If you are interested in a stronger, dryer Pinot Noir try one from France, this is where this grape really thrives.
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BTW: was the producer of the wine Mirrasou?
kako Says: August 8th, 2007 at 1:06 pm
No, it's not supposed to be "sweet". Unless you were drinking some type of dessert wine made from pinot noir grapes.
Temperature should have no effect on whether a wine tastes sweet or not.
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ahlannagirl Says: August 9th, 2007 at 6:33 pm
Pinots are supposed to have a mildly sweeter flavor that say, cabs or merlots. The bottle you had may have been "cheap," and using sweetness to mask a weak natural flavor.
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