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Wine Details
Price:
$21.00 per bottle
Description:
Will Nord, the scion of the Nord Family Vineyard, is one of the premier longtime Napa Valley viticulturists. The vineyard is located on the Napa side of Carneros, an area respected throughout the wine world as perfect for Pinot.
I, Skippy, Chief Cellar Rat, was able to sneak some after one of the boss's recent tastings. Okay, I confess, I love French Burgundy, and this comes awfully close. The color is deceptive. Its light, brickish hue hardly prepares the nose and palate for an explosion of flavors.
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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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