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Wine Details
Price:
$24.00 per bottle
Description:
This Pinot Noir was made from our very own estate grapes just outside the winery. Grapes were cool-fermented using French yeast in stainless steel tanks and then aged 10 months in new and second fill, predominantly French oak barrels. Being the only Pinot Noir from the Livermore Valley, we aim to make this wine our little jewel. More cool ferments, separation of lots, experimentation with different French barrels, longer barrel ageing and many more plans are all in line for this wine.
Supple berry-fruits with hints of spice on the nose are followed through on the palate. Ripe tannins, silky mouth feel, long finish.
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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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