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Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Pinot Noir
Sipping
the Bosss Wine
Among the varietals he has played with are chenin blanc, merlot,
sangiovese, and pinot noir. Byrne contributed a five-year-old bottle of
his pinot noir to our tasting.
St.
Clair Vicar's Choice Pinot Noir (2004)
Pinot Noir is a love it or leave it grape, and I’m a sucker for a good,
affordable Pinot. It is a textbook example of a well-made Pinot Noir.
Supply,
Demand and Pinot Noir
Supply, Demand and Pinot Noir You can run into some mighty strange
situations when you're looking for a particular wine. Henry Estate 2004
Oregon Pinot Noir ($16) Quaffable and appealing, with a style that
brings a hint of Burgundy's everyday reds to Oregon.
2005
Parker Station Pinot Noir
Unfortunately, this is what we had to do last night after opening a
bottle of Echelon Pinot Noir to discover what we think was the worst
case of oxidation we’ve encountered. Todd came home with a bottle of
2005 Parker Station Pinot Noir.
Talbott
Vineyards Kali Hart Pinot Noir 2004
The region is fast becoming an area know for Pinot Noir due to it's
climate of warm days, and cool nights needed to grow the Pinot Noir
grape. Being over exposed in the movie, Sideways, it has gained a
repution and advanced the cause of Pinot Noir from Monterey County.
Oregon
Winery Visits
Pinot Noir was a bit wan, just soft and dull today.
Grochau
Cellars Pinot Noir
But the main wine for Grochau Cellars so far is the Pinot Noir. It’s
$35 on the Higgins list, which is still quite a deal in top flight
Oregon Pinot Noir.
VUE
Weekly
I purchased three bottles of the 2001 Chumeia Pinot Noir a few months
ago and gave them a while to recover.
Henry
Estate 2003 Umpqua Cuvee Oregon Pinot Noir
This is a clear ruby-color wine, on the light side as is typical of all
but the most extracted Pinot. Also typical of Pinot are ...
MAD
Pinot Noir 2004
MAD pinot noir is the brain child of 3 buddies of mine who share a
passion for wine. Ferrous is one of three single-vineyard designated
plots of pinot noir owned by Kooyong Estate.
Some
reds were born to be cool
Your average Cabernet, Merlot, Syrah or domestic Pinot Noir has a
little too much structure to ice down. In Alsace, the mountainous
northern region that borders Germany, some producers make a small
amount of Pinot Noir, typically in quite a different style than those
made in Burgundy and wonderful served after a half-hour in the ice
bucket.
Les
Folies de la Marquetterie, Champagne de Domaine... by ...
Premier wine of the Maison Taittinger estate, “Les Folies de la
Marquetterie” is a brut champagne made exclusively from Chardonnay and
Pinot Noir grapes grown on the estate. “Les Folies de la Marquetterie”
is brut champagne made with 55% Chardonnay and 45% Pinot Noir grapes.
Crimson
Pinot Noir 2004 by Ata Rangi
The 2004 vintage saw Ata Rangi release its first "young vines" pinot
noir named Crimson. Not the most complex of pinots, but there is
typicity, which makes for a very decent glass of pinot noir.
Sale
of allocated Pinot Noir
Available wines include (all are Rex Hill winery wines): Anden Vineyard
2002 (170 cases), Carabell Vineyard 2003 (422 cases), Jacob-Hart
Vineyard 2003 (516 cases), Seven Springs 2003 (144 cases), and Rex Hill
Reserve Pinot Noir 2003.
Grilling
and Wine: Celebrating a Tasty Fourth of July
Your options include such varietals as Merlot or Pinot Noir.
Some
picks for grilling, chilling time
Castle Rock, whose Columbia Valley cabernet has been on my recommended
list for the past year, has a fine stable mate in this Columbia Valley
pinot noir. Now granted, Washington state, good as it is, has never
distinguished itself with pinot noir.
Quick
tasting at Bethel Heights
For $30 this isn't cheap, but if you like savory Pinot Noir instead of
the jammy, fruit packed versions, definitely seek this out.
Anapamu
Central Coast Pinot Noir 2004
A rare commodity these days is a $15 Pinot Noir that could be priced
higher.
The
World of Pinot Noir - Part 1
This is the first of a three part series covering the wine show: World
of Pinot Noir.
AMISFIELD
PINOT NOIR CENTRAL OTAGO - 2003
When you think of Pinot Noir, I'm sure Burgundy, France, Oregon, or
Santa Barbara California come to mind.
Bindi Pinot Noir 2001
A lovely example of a Pinot Noir that has aged well. For my palate,
Bindi are clearly making the greatest expressions of Pinot Noir in
Australia.
Le
Mark West Vin De Corse Pinot Noir 2004
Have you noticed a small but very significant change on the label of
your 2004 Mark West Pinot Noir? *In August, 2005, Winewaves reviewed
Mark West Central Coast Pinot Noir 2004.
North
American Pinot Noir
I was so intimidated when I first got the 450-page tome that is North
American Pinot Noir that I pulled a trick from teaching undergrads out
of my hat: I scheduled a class where I would have to read it.
Paringa
Estate Pinot Noir 1999
Lincourt
Santa Barbara Pinot Noir 2004
Lincourt* Pinot Noir 2004 is Pinot Noir, 6/10 from Santa Maria Valley
(Solomon Hills Vyd) and 4/10 from Foley's Rancho Santa Rosa in Santa
Rita Hills.
Willamette
Valley Whole Cluster Pinot Noir 2005
In 100 words, tell Willamette Valley Vineyards why you love Oregon
Pinot Noir. The composition of Willamette Valley Whole Cluster Pinot
Noir 2005 is 91% Pinot Noir, from Willamette Valley.
2003?
Kenwood "Russian River" Pinot Noir
Jeir Creek Pinot
Noir 2002
I visited their cellar door late last year and picked up this bottle as
part of a clearance to make way for the 2003 vintage Pinot Noir.
Stoller's
new LEED-certified winery
The Stollers are partners in Chelalem winery in Newberg, long the
source of the most visible Stoller vineyard Pinot Noir in the market.
The
New Wine Media
It's a blog written by a winery owner devoted to Pinot Noir.
A
Week in Review...
A silky finish made this a very pleasant under $20 Pinot Noir.
Pinot
envy
And a couple of weeks ago, I had a 1998 Dehlinger Pinot Noir (find this
wine) that tasted as fruit forward as it did on release.
Tasmanian Wine
Tasting Notes At Winorama
The wines covered include the 2003 Freycinet Pinot Noir, 2003 Frogmore
Creek Pinot Noir, 2004 Freycinet Chardonnay and the 2005 Maestro Pinot
Grigio.
Link
Few wines combine depth and elegance like Pinot Noir.
Link
A Brett nose can be described as 'barnyard, leather, clove and strong
spice to medicinal and animal' (From Purely Pinot Noir).
Good
Wine and Simple Meals
The Burgundy in this case was 2003 Bouchard Pere et Fils Bourgogne
Rouge, France ($15)–Pinot Noir and delicious.
Instant
Champagne knowledge
There are seven permitted grape varieties but only three are
significant: Pinot Noir (12,254 ha), Pinot Meunier (10,877 ha) and
Chardonnay (8,952 ha).
Top 100 Vin
De Pays Tasting
Reflecting the poor quality harvest in 2004 the 16 judges chose not to
award trophies for Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir and Viognier.
Galena
Cellars General's Reserve Red
Yet other websites claim that it's an unorthodox blend of Cabernet
Sauvignon, Merlot, and Pinot Noir.
Pairing
wine with sushi
I also heard that light, non tannic red wines such as Pinot Noir or
Beaujolais work as well.
Perfect
Red Wine for the Texas Heat!
The focus today is on hand crafted estate bottled Pinot Noir and
Chardonnay from the Olivet Lane vineyard in Russian River Valley,
Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot from the family's Cloverdale Ranch in
Alexander Valley, and an old clone Zinfandel from their Eight Cousin's
vineyard.