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Wine Details
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Description:
The 2002 McDougall Pinot is a powerful and alluring wine. Brooding aromas of black cherries, Asian spice and mineral evolve in the glass. The intensity of the nose is underlain with a beautiful delicate floral perfume. The palate is likewise intense and interesting with deep cherry fruits, vanilla tones and fresh acidity. The extra barrel aging time for this wine provides a saturated fruit quality with tremendous sweet tannin balance. Try this offering alongside a saddle of rabbit, pasta with carbonara sauce, or a tri tip off Mac's grill. 250 cases produced. 92 points, Wine & Spirits.
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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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