Tasting - Big House Pinot Evil

Name: Big House 
Variety: Pinot Evil (Pinor Noir)

Region: California
Country:  USA
Year: ?
Price: $19.95 box
Shop/wine critic/winery review:

The Three Wise Monkeys are the mischievous deviants of the Big House. But don’t let them fool you with their playful demeanor.…They rule the prison’s vineyards. Long believed by many winemakers to be the most difficult to grape and craft into a wine, Pinot Noir often seems possessed if not downright evil. The Three Wise Monkeys prefer to view Pinot Noir as their guilty pleasure. And with that philosophy in mind, Pinot Evil dances with a lovely ripe cherry nose that cascades into a smooth, velvet finish. 

Your Review:

I have previously tried the Cab Sav and needed a wine that was going to be able to be saved for more than a few days.  This week I had some traveling to do for interviews and was not going to be able to drink an entire bottle before I left.  I like the idea of box wine, but I think the fact I left this in the fridge was a bad idea.  It is a consistently thin on the mouthfeel wine that increased the longer it spend in the fridge.  It does have a cherry and gritty earth nose, and the flavor is similar.  I do want to try a Burgundy to compare old vs. new world styles. Otherwise I have paired this with a potato/pepper dish (delicious) and some pasta (also good).