If your nymph is lacking in refinement, then this is the wine for you. It's cheap, goes down easy and just a little accompaniment will mask its flaws. Good for all nighters as well. Expect a blackened tongue and a fair hangover.

Bacchus speak:
Ugly, pale, dirty ruby colour. The nose has some fruit, some sweet, and not much else. Slowly develops some legs. The taste is oddly bland and cloying at the same time. The finish has just a touch of a bite, with maybe a bit of pepper.

Grade: C
Price: $7

Wine Reviewed:
Turning Leaf Reserve Pinot Noir
2005
Pinot Noir
Turning Leaf Vineyards
Modesto, California
www.turningleaf.com
1-866-99TLEAF
Alcohol: 13% by Volume.
Bottle: 750 ml
Closure: Plastic