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Wine Details
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Description:
We’ve always given Oregon a great deal of respect for the role it has played in teaching us how to deal with Pinot Noir. Each year presents its own challenges. In 2004, it was the looming rain. We maintained a constant vigil in order to harvest our fruit at the last possible moment and benefit from maximum ripening. The day after we harvested our fruit, the Willamette Valley was deluged with 4” of rain. Now that is timing.
This wine is a blend of Muirfield, Shaw Mountain, Arbre Vert and Hawk’s View Vineyards. Compared to 2003 the 04’s are definitely more elegant but also a bit more complex. Flavors of raspberries, dark cherries and flint seamlessly integrate with fine grained oak tannins. The harmonious balance of flavors and backbone make this a great food wine.
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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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