I recently received my monthly Trader Joe's "Fearless Flyer" in the mail. Over the next few days, I will review some wines featured in the flyer. The first is the Reserve Pinot Noir Arroyo Grande Valley.
Trader Joe's labeled wines come in the following brands, in ascending cost and quality levels:
1 Charles Shaw
2 Trader Joes Coastal
3 VINTJS
4 Trader Joes Petit Reserve
5 Trader Joe's Reserve
6 Trader Joes Grand Reserve
The Trader Joes Reserve label is reserved for small lot, mostly Estate, opportunities from specific growing regions.
The Arroyo Grande Valley is a growing area within the large Central Coast AVA. The Central Coast AVA stretches from Santa Barberra to San Francisco. Interestingly, much of the wine growing area in this AVA is not on the Pacific coast but inland, often separated from the coast by mountains. The Arroyo Grande Valley is in southern San Luis Obispo County, just north of Santa Barberra County and south of the larger Pasa Robles growing area.
The label says the wine has notes of ripe plum, rasberry and blackberry with hints of spice, smooth tannins and a long finish. Typical of pinot noir, the wine is lighter in color. I detected a whiff of flowers on the nose, a taste of lighter fruit and a finish with some oak. The whole experience was enjoyable and I recommend it. At $9.99, this wine is a terrific value.
SC Wine Joe rating=89
Trader Joe's labeled wines come in the following brands, in ascending cost and quality levels:
1 Charles Shaw
2 Trader Joes Coastal
3 VINTJS
4 Trader Joes Petit Reserve
5 Trader Joe's Reserve
6 Trader Joes Grand Reserve
The Trader Joes Reserve label is reserved for small lot, mostly Estate, opportunities from specific growing regions.
The Arroyo Grande Valley is a growing area within the large Central Coast AVA. The Central Coast AVA stretches from Santa Barberra to San Francisco. Interestingly, much of the wine growing area in this AVA is not on the Pacific coast but inland, often separated from the coast by mountains. The Arroyo Grande Valley is in southern San Luis Obispo County, just north of Santa Barberra County and south of the larger Pasa Robles growing area.
The label says the wine has notes of ripe plum, rasberry and blackberry with hints of spice, smooth tannins and a long finish. Typical of pinot noir, the wine is lighter in color. I detected a whiff of flowers on the nose, a taste of lighter fruit and a finish with some oak. The whole experience was enjoyable and I recommend it. At $9.99, this wine is a terrific value.
SC Wine Joe rating=89
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