2007 Estancia Pinot Noir Monterey County $14

California pinot noir is like most pinot noir, overpriced, so it's hard to find the good stuff for less than $20. This Estancia has a fairly basic nose not much going on there, but there is a decent cherry and oak component on the smell. On the palate the wine is soft and light. The wine is dry with a slight bite from the tannins on the finish. This wine is alright but I don't recommend it. I have found it really hard to find a decent bottle of Pinot Noir at a reasonable price lately, I'm almost turned off by the whole variaetal. But it is best to keep trying to find a good one cause they are out there, it's just not this one. This wine is by no means bad but it is just not interesting.