Opening That Bottle: Pinot Noir, anyone?

So here’s the bottle of wine we opened tonight:

2005 Lange Freedom Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir

For those who don’t know, Open That Bottle Night is an occasion to open that special bottle of wine you’ve been saving. It happens toward the end of February, and we were technically a day late, but Hubby went to a hockey game last night, so we were a little delayed.

We bought this bottle in October, 2007 on our trip to the Pacific Northwest. Although Lange has pretty wide distribution, the stuff at the tasting room was really good, and we fell in love with this Pinot Noir. We’ve been saving it because it’s a bit beyond our typical price point. The nose is of currant, dark cherry, and eucalyptus, and the palate has a bit of smoke with smooth tannin, dark fruit, and a little pepper on the very end of the finish. It’s an incredibly elegant wine, and I’m glad we drank it tonight.

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