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Wine Details
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Description:
Harvested on October 10 from the Wiley vineyard at the northern end of Mendocino’s Anderson Valley. This is one of the oldest pinot noir vineyards in the valley. A perfect south slope with enough elevation usually keeps this property above the marine fog layer that penetrates further inland towards Booneville. A long growing day and cool evenings ripen pinot noir while maintaining balance. The ’99 came to the winery in perfect condition making the winemakers job easy. This wine has a smooth entry with pretty spice and floral notes, rich ripe cherry berry fruit and a nice lingering finish. Very good with light veal dishes and poached salmon or cheese sauce pastas.
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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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