Winemaker Notes
Bright raspberries and strawberries with notes of cotton candy and savory rhubarb.
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Wine Enthusiast
Blueberry coulis flecked in herbs and licorice root comprise the nose of this appealing Pinot. It’s light- to mediumbodied with succulent fruit along a spine of chalky, spice-sprinkled tannins that add some power and food friendliness. This is a tasty drop now and will continue to be over the next several years.
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.”
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