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Wine Details
Price:
$14.00 per bottle
Description:
Many great Pinot Noir estates in Burgundy and California yearly craft small amounts of a Vin Gris or Rosé style wine. For this very limited, debut Paraiso Rosé, Pinot Noir juice was “bled off” prior to full skin contact and fermented separately, retaining a beautiful pink hue. Served slightly chilled, this youthful rosé is elegant and dry. While delicious as an aperitif, the wine’s bright cherry and spice character will also prove a charming accompaniment to lighter spring and summer fare. Less than 200 cases produced.
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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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