Winemaker Notes
Intense fruit tickling both your nose and palate. This wine was voluntarily bottled with part of the gaz naturally produced for better protection and without adding sulfites. The slight fizziness embarks the palate with an invigorating sensation lifted by a deeply vinous character which takes it to a whole other level without disavowing its highly pleasurable character.
Thin-skinned, finicky and temperamental, Pinot Noir is also one of the most rewarding grapes to grow and remains a labor of love for some of the greatest vignerons in Burgundy. Fairly adaptable but highly reflective of the environment in which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate and requires low yields to achieve high quality. Outside of France, outstanding examples come from in Oregon, California and throughout specific locations in wine-producing world. Somm Secret—André Tchelistcheff, California’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker decidedly stayed away from the grape, claiming “God made Cabernet. The Devil made Pinot Noir.”
