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Wine Details
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Our 2005 Marin County Estate Grown Pinot Noir
(200 cases) is vibrant ruby in color and not quite brilliant in clarity, denoting its nonfiltered processing (done to maintain optimum richness and character in the wine). It is a lush wine, with flavors of lively blackberry and cherry, a hint of cinnamon spice, brown sugar, soft and sweet tannins, and a rich palate. It is an elegant but full wine with focused acidity, good balance, texture and length. It lingers on the palate, revealing creamy vanilla, nutmeg, and a touch of wood characters on the finish. Made from organically grown grapes.
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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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