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Wine Details
Price:
$36.00 per bottle
Description:
These small clusters were close to the trunk and were very well nourished. The tiny, yet luscious, maroon colored berries were intensely juicy with an almost caramelized boysenberry taste. The grapes were handled carefully and approximately 30% were left whole. Partial whole berry fermentation helped enhance the varietal fruit character and allowed for some carbonic maceration. The fermentation was kept cool and extended maceration for 26 days; this protects the finer qualities of the fruit, like the herbs and spices. This Pinot Noir spent 12 months aging in French Oak before it was bottled.
This is a real Pinot Noir with flavors of Ruby Red Grapefruit, black cherries and lots of allspice. This wine has been dubbed as the most Burgundy-style Pinot Noir outside of France by many a "Pinot People."
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Varietal Definition
Pinot Noir:
The name is derived from the French words for ‘pine’ and ‘black’ alluding to the varietals' tightly clustered dark purple pine cone shaped bunches of fruit. Pinot Noir grapes are grown around the world, mostly in the cooler regions, but the grape is chiefly associated with the Burgundy region of France. It is widely considered to produce some of the finest wines in the world, but is a difficult variety to cultivate and transform into wine. By volume most Pinot Noir in America is grown in California with Oregon coming in second. Other regions are Washington State and New York.During 2004 and the beginning of 2005, Pinot Noir became considerably more popular amongst consumers in the United States, possibly because of the movie Sideways. Being lighter in style, it has benefited from a trend toward more restrained, less alcoholic wines. It is the delicate, subtle, complex and elegant nature of this wine that encourages growers and winemakers to cultivate this difficult grape. Robert Parker has described Pinot Noir: "When it's great, Pinot Noir produces the most complex, hedonistic, and remarkably thrilling red wine in the world."
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