Hello, Pinot

Last night, a friend and I went out to dinner at Uva here in Napa. Great place, good food, fun atmosphere. I brought along a bottle of my favorite wine - the 2004 Wren Hop Pinot Noir from Holdredge. I know this blog is supposed to be about wine tasting in general, not just the same wine over and over, but this wine is delicious. I was saving my 2004s of this pinot for a special occasion, and my friend moving across the country was reason to break out the good stuff as a goodbye for her. This vintage, 2004, is my absolute favorite so far. It was everything I remember it being - round, smooth, and cherries all over the place.

We had that with dinner, then took a bottle of 2004 Passalacqua Old Vine Zin to the bar. Again, delightful, fun, jammy, chewy....all things that zin should be. Nothing can trump my Holdredge pinot, but that zin was delectable. Sort of made me want toast with jam. Interesting.