Domaine Nico Grand Pere Pinot Noir 2017
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The 2017 Domaine Nico Grand Pere is packed with intense fresh red fruits notes balanced with medium-high acidity. Low perception of alcohol. Fine and silky tannins with a lengthy finish.
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James Suckling
This has very attractive, fragrant allure. Super complex, with a subtly savory side to the nose and a powerful, focused palate. Assertively linear tannins. Very focused, very chiseled and very long. Dark and red-cherry flavors abound. A parcel of the first pinot noir parcel planted by Catena in 1986. Drink in the next five years.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The difference between the 2017 Grand Père Pinot Noir and the Grand Mère comes from the soils; they come from the same vineyard but selected from different parts, and this is very stony and full of limestone. There is more austerity, and it feels less juicy, with very fine tannins, with an ethereal texture; it feels light but there is inner strength. It's a very Burgundian Pinot Noir.
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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.”
With a winning combination of cool weather, high elevation and well-draining alluvial soils, it is no surprise that Mendoza’s Uco Valley is one of the most exciting up-and-coming wine regions in Argentina. Healthy, easy-to-manage vines produce low yields of high-quality fruit, which in turn create flavorful, full-bodied wines with generous acidity.
This is the source of some of the best Malbec in Mendoza, which can range from value-priced to ultra-premium. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Chardonnay also perform well here.