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Wine Details
Price:
$12.00 per bottle
Description:
General: Saignee' First, the accent grave should be above the first e, but I don't know how to make my computer do that. The term is common in France for juice drawn from the Pinot noir fermentation tanks prior to fermentation, the goal of which is to increase the skin to juice ratio of the remaining wine producing a more concentrated Pinot noir. This wine is made from that juice. We ferment it in used oak barrels until dry and until it completes malolactic fermentation. It is dry but fruity, with cherry candy aromas and flavors, well balanced with soft tannins and mouth cleansing acidity. It's a great summer sipping wine, or great with grilled (or baked) fowl.
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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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