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Wine Details
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Description:
The 2001 Dolcetto-Pinot Noir is a blend of 83% estate-grown Dolcetto, a popular variety of Italy's Piedmont, and 17% estate-grown pinot noir (from the Cuvee lot).
This is a medium-bodied wine, with crisper acidy than pinot noir, is versatile with a wide range of Italian meals: from a simple pasta dish (such as, pasta ribbons drizzled with garlic sautéed in extra-virgin olive oil topped with Parmesan cheese) to more elaborite specialties (such as hen braised in red wine).
Dolcetto is a supple and dry red with fresh and lively flavors that is luscious when mature. The pinot noir in this blend, adds balance, depth, complexity, and length to the finish, without losing the Dolcetto character. This is a wine that can be enjoyed now or over the next 2 - 3 years.
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Varietal Definition
Dolcetto:
Italian red grape from the Piedmont area of the North West. Produces soft varietal wines for early drinking. Gives lots of up front fruit with soft tannins with a style not unlike the Gamay of Beaujolais.
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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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