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Wine Details
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Description:
The fruit for this pinot was harvested under ideal conditions on September 27. A long moderate fall allowed these grapes to reach optimum maturity. The grapes were lightly destemmed and fermented in small open top containers with hand punch downs twice daily. Following a gentle pressing, after 18 days skin contact, the wine was allowed to age in French oak until bottling April 2002. The wine has rich cherry and berry aromas, with cocoa, herbs and forest mushroom flavors. The finish is long and sultry, always inviting another sip. The wine is an excellent companion to herb butter sautéed chicken and oily grilled fishes, such as salmon or tuna.
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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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