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Grilled salmon and Pinot Noir, what a combo!  Now, I will drink white wine with salmon at the drop of a hat, but as far as I am concerned, nothing beats Pinot Noir with salmon.  Last night we opened a bottle of 2009 Irony Monterey County Pinot Noir to accompany our grilled salmon, and it was a great match.

 

Monterey is a good area to grow Pinot Noir, with warm days and cool Pacific breeze nights to nourish the delicate Pinot Noir grapes.  The Irony opens up with a light nose of jammy berries and hints of cherry.  The flavor starts out with a slight strawberry nuance, a favorite of mine in a Pinot Noir.  It continues into a pronounced cherry flavor which remains solid into the finish, which lingers with a bit of vanilla.  The wine was aged in oak for three months, which was just enough to impart a little of the oak into the finish.

 

The Irony is 89% Pinot Noir, 5% Petite Sirah, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 1% other.  The alcohol content is 13.5%.  This is not an over-powering Pinot Noir and is a touch on the light side, which to me makes it the right style for salmon.  It made our grilled salmon a wonderful meal, and I would pair these two any time.  Norm's score is 87.

Price:  $12 to $15

Score: 87

 

Norm

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