Cycles Gladiator Pinot Noir Central Coast 2005

I am always interested in finding that awesome Pinot that costs very little, so I like to taste some inexpensive bottles in search of that type of wine. So I picked up a bottle of Cycles Gladiator Pinot Central Coast 2005 and tasted some this weekend. In short, this one is no bargain, at least for me. It is reasonably priced at $11.99, but that's where the bargain ends. It does have a colorful label with an unclothed redheaded woman flying around with a cycle. It is a chewy, smokey, highly tannic type of Pinot that is not much fun to drink. Maybe it would improve with some aging, or maybe the bottle I tasted from is a bad one. But overall, I don't think I can recommend this Pinot, sorry.