D’Autrefois, 2010 Pinot Noir

White or Red: Red

Grape(s): PN

Origin: Somewhere in France

Vintage: 2010

Price: 12 bucks

Happy holidays!  Only a few weeks left in the life of Semi-Pro but we’ll be going strong up to Christmas. 

I don’t claim to be a pairing expert but what I can tell you is that as you think about wine for the holidays remember the food element.  Many of the wines reviewed here are consumed sans fare; after all, we never claimed food pairing in our credo.  I’m bringing you this wine because it would be amazing with traditional holiday proteins. 

I stumbled upon Total Wines (amazing wine store) in West Palm Beach this week and I pulled this bottle based on staff descriptions – elegant, sophisticated, wholly French, fresh, light in color and stature with elements of strawberry, plum and other darker fruits.  If someone asked me, I’d say “pleasant and smart."  It’s simply excellent.

Google this wine and it gets poor reviews from the major reviewers.  I can only attribute this to the fact that, more than any other wine on Semi-Pro, D’Autrefois is meant to be served as an enhancement to something bigger and heavier- like an indulgent holiday meal.

By the way, I really like bacon- just had some.  As my friend Matt says, "it's the candy of all meat."