2001 Queen of Hearts Pinot Noir

[dananne]

Don't know where we were when it happened, but the '03 and '04 of this wine passed us by as we enjoyed '02s right up until last month. When we went to look for more, they had moved on to '05s. Still a dandy QPR PN, but not quite as dazzling as the '01 and '02. Opens like a young, juicy Beaujolais, but after some air it settles into a nice PN, with typical Santa Barbara Pinot characteristics. Tossed the bottle before noting alc., but this one ran us about $13 at a shop that runs a bit high in prices. Likely will be able to find it for closer to $10 elsewhere.