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de Lancellotti Vineyard Pinot Noir

de Lancellotti Vineyard Pinot Noir Wine Details
Price: $55.00 per bottle

Description: The second jewel in the Bergström Estate crown is the magnificent de Lancellotti Vineyard, situated at the crest of Calkins lane between Ribbon Ridge and Bald Peak. This sandy-soiled vineyard planted densely with Dijon clones 115 and 777 had provided a powerful wine of incredible vibrancy for the massive 2003 vintage. Produced from a mere 3 tons of fruit off of 8 acres of vines, this scarlet-hued Pinot Noir offers gorgeous focused aromas of black cherries, brambly fruits, caramel and toasty new French oak. In the mouth this wine is poignant with a restrained sense of urgency about it. Bright sappy fruit flavors enveloped in a balanced acid/tannin structure may make this wine the best cellar candidate of the vintage. 230 cases 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."


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