Winemaker Notes
This wine is described as intriguing and beautiful. The nose comes in waves, with notes of hibiscus, shiitake mushroom, olallieberry, and forest floor after a morning rain, followed by cherry, orange peel, clove, and pipe tobacco. It is described as rich, divine, and unbelievably fantastic.
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.”
