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Wine Details
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Description:
While the Rosella’s is the new kid on the block in the Santa Lucia Highlands, the Garys’ Vineyard has become a more established “middle-aged” vineyard. For those of us buying Garys’ fruit from the beginning that is difficult to come to grips with as it seems that the 1999 vintage (the year of the first crop off of Garys’) was just around the corner. The wines tell a different story. Both the 2002, and now the 2003, vintages are the finest wines this vineyard has produced. They show a richness and depth of flavor that only comes from a mature vineyard. Lively flavors of raspberry, cherry, and pomegranate carry thru on a long finish with good acidity helping make this a wonderful wine for a rich meal.
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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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