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Date Printed: 5/25/2013
Clos du Val Carneros Pinot Noir 1999
Clos du Val Carneros Pinot Noir 1999
 (search item no. 40297)
Wine & Spirits rating: 89 points
PRICE ON 5/25/2013: $25.19

ratings pedigree (past vintages):
2006 The Wine News rating: 90 points
2003 The Wine News rating: 89 points

Winemaker's Notes:

 Concentrated aromas of black cherries and toasty oak lead to an elegant entry of ripe, intense fruit with a lingering, complex, spicy finish. This wine will develop beautifully with further aging.
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About Clos du Val Wine Co.:

 Clos Du Val Winery, founded in 1972 has firmly established its label among the world's finest. President and winemaker Bernard Portet, raised in the Bordeaux region of France, creates wines that harmoniously marry French elegance with rich Napa Valley fruit. Following the Chateau concept that world class wines are produced from the finest grapes, Clos Du Val has 130 acres of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Zinfandel in the Stags Leap District and 140 acres of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in the cooler Carneros region of Napa Valley.