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Wine Details
Price:
$40.00 per bottle
Description:
A sleek and sexy wine, the 2004 benefited from a rare combination of full ripeness and excellent acidity. You will certainly smell the characteristic explosion of black and berry fruits in the nose, but plan to be surprised by the fantastic level of tartness and acidity that is evident in the structure of the 2004 Pinot Noir. Good acid in a Pinot Noir makes it a fantastic dining accompaniment, and this wine will match with everything from salmon to elk tenderloin. Harvest 2004 was punctuated by a heat wave that got the grapes fully ripe, but the acid didn't have much time to dissipate, so the resulting wines are really special in that regard. We think you will enjoy the wine young--full of generous fruit character and verve, and the levels of fruit and acidity hint at an amazingly long cellaring capacity for this wine as well. As usual, we believe 5 years in the bottle will be a rule of thumb for Clos Pepe Pinot Noirs. Another really nice wine from the Santa Rita Hill's own Grand Cru: Clos Pepe Vineyards. Blend of 115 and 667 Clones from hillside plantings. 14.4% alcohol and 1/3 new French oak barrels for 11 months. (SHIPS IN FEB 2006)
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