Winemaker Notes
100% Pinot Noir from loam mixed with other soil types, such as loess, chalk, clay, colored sandstone and sand. Gently pressed and fermented under temperature controlled conditions, storage in stainless steel tanks until bottling.
This is an easy, open style with luscious dark fruit shining throughout complemented by fine cocoa tannins.
Enjoy with pasta and pizza as well as barbecues. Serve slightly chilled.
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.”
This sunny and relatively dry region served for many years as a German tourist mecca and was associated with low cost, cheerful wines. But since the 1980s, it has gained a reputation as one of Germany’s more innovative regions, which has led to increased international demand.