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2001 PINOT NOIR SOUTHEAST BLOCK RESERVE

2001 PINOT NOIR SOUTHEAST BLOCK RESERVE Wine Details
Price: $38.00 per bottle

Description: 490 cases produced. The Southeast Block is a six-acre section of the Estate vineyard planted to the Pommard clone in 1979. This block consistently provides exceptional fruit of distinctive character. The 2001 has a spicy nose of nutmeg and clove, flavors of black cherry, cola, roasted hazelnut and light roast coffee with mocha notes on the finish. Sweet fruit and good structure through the finish make this wine a good candidate for cellaring. "Dark in hue and blue in tone, this wine is still unresolved at the moment. But the pieces already in place are haunting, redolent of pine forests shrouded in fog. For all its dark tones, it's surprisingly fresh on the palate, on the second day, blue-green pine scents more firmly anchor the wine, yet its light touch remains." ( 91) Wine & Spirits

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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