Robert Cantin Les Grezes Pinot Noir 2016

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    Vintage
    2016

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    750ML

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    Elegant light Pinot Noir. Ruby color with a fine, fruit driven nose with notes of red berries. Highly recognizable as pinot noir with round mouthfeel and fruit finish with peppery note on the finish.

    Match it with cold cuts and white meat dishes such as chicken breast with pan fried mushrooms and herbs.

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    Robert Cantin, France
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    Situated on the beautiful slopes of Thauvenay in the Loire Valley, several generations have worked at this Domaine perfecting the process that makes Robert Cantin wines so good. Currently fourth generation, handed down from father to son the Domaine spreads over 79 acres. Producing wines from various appellations in the Loire Valley, they search for quality at every step of the process, from making sure the vine yields are low, to doing as much of the vinification by hand as possible (or in the case of crushing the grapes, by feet!)

    The winery has a strict management process approach to the vineyard (organic, no herbicide, grass-growing, hoeing, ploughing, disbudding, green harvest…), hard work in the winery (wild/natural yeasts). The wines are made to reflect their appellation, while still retaining a house style, and offer superb, artisan quality at very good prices.

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    Pinot Noir is grown in many French regions but the greatest concentration is in the Champagne region. Here it is a key component, along with Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier, in the region’s famous sparkling wines, simply called, Champagne. On the eastern border with Germany, in Alsace, winemakers utilize it for both still and Sparkling Wines. In the Loire Valley it is used for red and rosé wines, namely in Sancerre. The Jura and Savoie also produce Pinot Noir, and small amounts are grown in higher altitude sections of southern France.

    But the pinnacle of French Pinot Noir is unquestionably Burgundy, called Bourgogne locally. All top Burgundy reds are 100% Pinot Noir, with the finest—the Grand Crus—considered among the world’s most prestigious wines. The first recorded mentions of Pinot Noir in Burgundy date to the 14th century, though viticulture has been in the region for well over 2,000 years. For centuries Bourgogne was controlled by monastic orders that not only worked the vineyards but took meticulous notes about the wines that resulted from individual parcels. This detailed record-keeping led to the recognition that wines vary depending on the source of the grapes—even if made by the same person in the same way—and that certain sites consistently tend to produce superior wines.

    These observations ultimately led to the designation of 33 Grands Crus (and over 600 Premiers Crus) vineyards. Most of these are in the small sloping area known as the Cote de Nuits, widely thought to be the ancestral and spiritual home of Pinot Noir. Bourgogne could also be said to epitomize the French concept of terroir—the combined sum of all-natural factors that affect a specific vineyard or parcel (called a climat). The notion of terroir lends itself perfectly to Pinot Noir, a thin-skinned grape that is highly reactive to its environment. When produced from exceptional sites, especially in fine vintages, the grape can lead to wines that are complex and sensual, with a subtlety and depth of flavor that make them both hedonistic and thought-provoking.

    WWH146354_2016 Item# 393263

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