Artesa Estate Reserve Pinot Noir 2006
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Pair with braised beef, duck, goose, pheasant, lamb tangine, osso bucco, plank-roasted salmon, semi-soft, herbed and smoked cheeses.
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This classy, polished Pinot Noir leans to the restrained, balanced side of the variety while still delivering a keenly focused look at ripe red cherries, hints of cocoa and rooty, dusty earth nuances. If it is perhaps a bit less dramatic than some of its upscale peers, it does come with a more accessible price and has fairly wide distribution in the market. Its tannic spine adds a French-like, sturdy quality, and, as much as we like this wine now, we expect that it will get better and better over time.
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Artesa (ahr TESS uh) means "craftsman" and connotes "handcrafted" in Catalan, language of Barcelona and their owner, Group Raventós-Codorníu –Spain's oldest winemaking family, one of the world's oldest wineries, owner of 14 wineries and exporting to over 100 countries–.
In 1991 , this family ventured to a new world: a sea-facing hillside in the Napa Valley, with rocky soils and a favorable coastal climate. Artesa's architecturally-acclaimed facility opened then, named as Codorniu Napa, and dedicated solely to méthode champenoise sparkling wine production.
The arrival of a world-class winemaker and a $10 million conversión shifted their focus dramatically in 1997. The winery reopened in 1999 with the inaugural release of ultra-premium, estate grown, artesan still wines.
While Artesa is a relative newcomer to Napa, it has received a rich heritage of five centuries of history with 15 generations of a remarkable winemaking family, which are put now at the service of their mission: crafting distinctive wines and sharing them with joy.