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2003 Pinot Noir “Cummin’s Ridge Vineyard”

2003 Pinot Noir “Cummin’s Ridge Vineyard” Wine Details
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Description: This beautiful Pinot Noir comes from of 2 ½ barrels of wine from grapes grown at the top of Cummin’s Ridge Vineyard. Located on the east side of Cummin's Ridge, rising low between McMinnville and Yamhill in Oregon's beautiful Willamette Valley, this site has yielded some of the tastiest Pinot Noir that we have seen. Bob Hanson uses enlightened farming practices to produce crop sizes that are among the lowest in the Valley and consequently flavors that are intense. Mostly Wadensvil clone, the 63 cases of this Pinot Noir represent the meager yield from this 2.4 acre block.

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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