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Wine Details
Price:
$75.00 per bottle
Description:
Since the first vintage of School House Pinot Noir was produced in1957, our feminine, Burgundian style wine has proved that the combination of the 1500 foot vineyard elevation, the cooler microclimate of the School House Vineyard, our fertile and well drained mountain soils, along with our decision to continue dry-farming (not irrigating) the vineyards combines to provide ideal growing conditions for the evolution of these noble Pinot Noir vines. This small crop (just under a ton per acre) was fermented in open-top bins after a light pressing to separate the stems from the fruit. The dry, young wine matured in new French Oak cooperage, and after 18 months was hand-bottled.
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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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