Wine of the Day: Whitecliff Vineyard NV Table Rock Red
January 12, 2023: The rare noiret-forward blend I can recommend
Look, I get it. Noiret has great color and some nice peppery spiciness. It absolutely has value as a blending grape in regions where reds tend to be simple and lightly colored. I get it. I really do. Noiret on its own or as the main grape in a blend, however, is gross. Almost always. It tastes like an ashtray. Not leaf tobacco or any other tobacco-rela…