Step into taste56 and the first thing you’ll see is our wall of 56 rotating wines available to try before you buy, all organized by style. Taste up to three different wines each time you visit to find your perfect bottle. 

Not sure where to begin? Regardless of whether your first instinct is to search by grape variety, location, or a comfortable descriptor like “light reds,” Palate Character offers a logical starting point. 

Try this approach for your next tasting: compare and contrast different styles of the same grape variety to identify which style you prefer while keeping a constant variable. For example, ask our sommeliers to guide you through a tasting of the following Pinot Noirs and determine which Palate Character is for you.

Presqu'ile Pinot Noir Presqu'ile Pinot Noir

Lioco
Mendocino County Pinot Noir 2022
BUY $26

Smooth & Silky: Elegant and approachable, Smooth & Silky wines are about finesse. The proportions of acidity, body, and alcohol are balanced and understated.

The structure is elegantly balanced with a mix of dark bramble, red cherry fruit, rose, and tobacco, with mineral and clove notes.

Melville Estate Pinot NoirMelville Estate Pinot Noir

Melville
Estate Pinot Noir 2022
BUY $39

Round & Fleshy: From ripe grapes grown from warmer vintages and/or climates, these wines often have generous, ripe, almost sweet fruit and higher alcohol, with respectively lower tannin and balanced acidity.

A fruit-forward style of Pinot Noir with generous red cherry fruit and subtle notes of herbal tea, mineral, and cola.

LVI Pinot Noir LVI Pinot Noir

Pierre Cornu-Camus
Pernand-Vergelesses Rouge 2022
BUY $29

Tone & Backbone: Proportionally higher acidity and/or tannin combine to create medium to full-bodied wines. Not flashy, these dry wines are defined more by structure and restraint.

Medium-bodied with ample structure and complex flavors of red and black cherries, followed by notes of herbal tea, rose, forest floor, and mineral in the formidable finish.