 |
|
Wine Details
Price:
$18.00 per bottle
Description:
Exhibiting the intense dark fruits and beautiful acid balance typical of a Tom Stutz Pinot Noir, the 2003 La Rochelle Monterey Pinot Noir will age beautifully for the next 3-5 years.
Made from fruit mostly from the family's San Vicente Vineyard, 2003 rewarded was a tougher growing year than 2002 or 2004, with more temperature swings - higher highs than average. This wine is a bit bigger than its 2002 counterpart, dark cherry and pomegranate aromas predominate.
Good Pinot Noir is difficult to make under any circumstances, but terrific Pinot Noir at this price is practically unheard of. Only 180 cases were produced!
|
|
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."
|
|