Cono Sur Pinot Noir 2007

It's often said by professional wine writers that this Chilean wine is the best value for money Pinor Noir on the planet.  At £5.99, that just might be true.

I'm not really a fan of it, but that doesn't mean it's not any good.  It's made in a new-world style, which means fruit-forward, richly coloured and (just about) gluggable.  The pitchfork-and-hay character of the grape is there, but it's very much in the background.  More than say, Australian versions such as this.  It comes across as a bit confected - a sort of soft-drink version.

I respect Cono Sur for what they are doing.  They are presenting themselves as a quality winemaker without pretense, and providing the consumer with affordable, good quality wines.  They have a number of ranges of wines of varying quality, and this, the plain "Cono Sur" brand  is the bottom rung.  I am interested in trying some of their higher end wines, as I suspect they would be very interesting.

So if you are keen to try a new world Pinot Noir, and don't want to break the bank, this may be a good one to try. 

Cono Sur

Pinot Noir 2007

Central Valley, Chile

Sainsbury's

£5.99

2.5/5