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Wine Details
Price:
$45.00 per bottle
Description:
This vintage of our Quail Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir has even more forward perfume than its highly acclaimed 2002 predecessor. There is a striking purity of cool-climate Pinot aromatics here. Notes of crushed ripe raspberry and tart pie cherry come immediately to mind with complex floral overtones weaving in and out of the nose as this wine opens up in the glass. Subtle accents of a coriander-like spice and toasty oak round out the profile. Flavors are juicy, yet not overripe in any way, with an uncommon minerality this year. Elegant, balanced extraction, and crisp acidity give weight and length without heaviness. Overall, a classic expression of our home estate and our distinctive area within the Russian River Valley. This wine will drink wonderfully upon release in the Fall of 2005 and, like previous vintages, will continue to improve with further bottle age. We expect a graceful and rewarding evolution over the next 5-10 years.
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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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