Wine of the Week: Cono Sur Pinot Noir (Reserva)
Posted on February 15th, 2010
Saved in Red wine, Sour Grapes recommends, Wine, €10-€15
Cono Sur have a bit of cheeky tagline which I actually quite like, if for nothing else but its honesty.
“No family trees, no dusty bottles, just quality wine”.
I don’t think they’re shunning tradition but their emphasis is clearly on what’s in the bottle.
And what’s in the bottle is what counts.
This is a wonderfully expressive Pinot Noir, with gorgeous rich aromas – worth sitting over, sniffing and savouring before getting stuck in.
In the gob it has a very clean and crisp acidity, very few tannins and has plenty of cherries and raspberries with a little bit of mocha finishing it off.
Medium bodied, it’s very nicely balanced and at €10.35 from Tesco, a real steal.
How it’s made
The Cono Sur Pinot Noir is made in the Casablanca Valley, an area with cool nights and foggy mornings – perfect Pinot climate.
It’s aged in French oak for 4 months followed by one in stainless steel.
With food?
I love Pinot with food, it’s a fantastic match for many things – lamb, turkey/chicken, salmon, cheeses etc. though I’d be just as happy drinking this on its own, on my own.
Very much a personal favourite. Love Pinot but not possible to get Aussie or Kiwi stuff this good at that price. It’s alovely wine. The regular is not bad either. In fact I’ve heard it described as Irelands best value red wine. When I heard it first I thought it was a word play on connasieur(spellcheck) but it means south cone.
Just got a bottle from Londis for 9 youros.
Nice.