Tasting: Meiomi Pinot Noir

Name: Meiomi Pinot Noir

Variety: Pinot Noir

Region: California

Country: USA

Year: 2021

Price: $19.99

Shop Review: "Meiomi Pinot Noir wine has a deep garnet color. It has luxurious and dynamic aromas of ripe strawberry, bright cherry, and faint notes of spicy oak and vanilla. The complexity of the palate smoothly layers rich red currant notes and baking spice flavors with light smoke, earth, and leather. A balanced, velvety texture and supple tannins carry the wine through to a lingering, succulent finish." https://handywineguide.com/meiomi-pinot-noir-review/

Personal Review: Initially when I saw this wine I did not know what to think of it; my roommate had this wine and had me try it and he definitely hyped it up a lot. When I first smelled it, the wine smelled almost overwhelmingly sweet with hints of dark cherry mixed in. It just smelled fruity overall. When I first tasted it, the wine was definitely as sweet as it smelled, but also was a little dry which I could not tell just based on the initial aromas. I actually thought the dryness of the wine balanced its sweetness of it; it was still a bit sweet for my liking, but it was still good nonetheless. I don't think this wine deserved all the hype, but I would still have it again.

References from Wine Folly:

• Aromas: https://winefolly.com/deep-dive/where-wine-flavors-come-from/ (Pages 2-3)
• Flavors: https://winefolly.com/deep-dive/how-to-taste-wine-develop-palate/ (Pages 14-16)
• Varietal Characteristics: https://winefolly.com/grapes/pinot-noir/ (Pages 3-6)

I did not have any food with this wine.