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Wine Details
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Bam! 'Nuff said. Only tasting notes should be "hide the women and children - this one is trouble!" Need we say more?!? Nope. Not gonna do it. Okay maybe a little more....Aromas of sweet red plums and smoky cherries - lively on the palate with concentrated strawberry, lightly roasted coffee and delicate tannins.... ohhhh the tannins. Although youthful, this wine already shows a long, elegant finish and will continue to improve for the next 5 years or so.
Our grapes are 100% Old Mission Peninsula grown and come from three different farms: 3 Little Bears Vineyard, Harbor Downs and the 2Lads Estate Vineyard. By blending from different age vines, clones, and soil types from around the peninsula, we achieve a more complex and balanced style of Pinot Noir.
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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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