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Tondre's Grapefield Pinot Noir

Tondre's Grapefield Pinot Noir Wine Details
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Description: his wine is a testament to the cool climate of the Santa Lucia Highlands. It shows what can happen when a pinot vineyard is planted in the right location. It has the typical spiciness of the Highlands appellation, coupled with an amazing depth of tart red cherry fruit. The tight grain of the Hungarian oak allows only a hint of oak flavors that support rather than dominate the fruit. The palate is well structured, with plenty of color and smooth tannins to ensure ageability.

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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