Tasting - Game of Thrones Pinot Noir

For my first wine tasting of the semester, I had a lovely pinot noir from Westeros. Well not really of course, but it was the Game of Thrones Pinot Noir. However, it was actually from Willamette Valley in Oregon. It was a 2017 vintage and costed around $20 dollars. My friend and I were scouring for a wine to try and we were watching Thrones before we left the house, so when we saw this it was an instant purchase.

Name: Game of Thrones Pinot Noir
Variety: Pinot Noir
Region: Willamette Valley, Oregon
Country: USA
Year: 2017
Price: $20

Winery review: "This Pinot Noir is elegant, well-built and bursting with brilliant, ripe, rich fruit flavors and aromas. It is fruit focused with subtle tones of earthiness, vanilla, spice and toasted oak in the background. There is a long, smooth inviting finish; tannins are present and well blended."

My Review: This is my first time actually discussing the taste and flavors of a specific wine so bear with me. It was a lighter red wine that didn't have much of the usual dryness or bitterness of other reds, in my opinion. It was incredibly fruity with each sip and I caught a slight hint of apple when I first had any sip. There may have been some citrus in it, but there was a heavy amount of berry flavors present. Maybe I'm just not good at noticing it yet, but I didn't gather any woody or earthy flavors. There also was a small taste of a yogurt taste, but not in a fouled way. Overall, I enjoyed the wine and was pleasantly surprised that a TV show themed wine wouldn't be terrible.

Initially I didn't have it with food, but then it actually got paired with a hamburger, but the flavors didn't really affect each other.