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Pinot Noir
[PEE-no NWA]
Pinot Noir, the great red grape of Burgundy, is a touchy varietal. The best examples offer the classic black cherry, spice, raspberry, and currant flavors, and an aroma that can resemble wilted roses, as well as earth, tar, herb and cola notes. Conversely, Pinot Noir can also be rather ordinary, light, simple, herbal, vegetal and even weedy. Other times, it can be downright funky, with pungent barnyard aromas. In fact, Pinot Noir is the most fickle of all grapes to grow: It reacts strongly to environmental changes such as heat and cold spells, and it is notoriously fussy to work with once picked, since its skins are easily bruised and broken. Even after fermentation, Pinot Noir can hide its weaknesses and strengths, making it a most difficult wine to evaluate out of barrel. In the bottle, too, it is often a chameleon, showing poorly one day, brilliantly the next. Nevertheless, it can and does produce some of the planet's greatest red wines.
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$37(free s/h) We have had this Burgundy off and on for the past couple of years. The common thought about the Cote de Beaune Pinot is that they can be
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Vintage: 2004
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Country: France
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$44(free s/h) This is Merryvale's fourth offering of Carneros Pinot Noir. The grapes for this wine are from Block A1 of the Stanley Ranch Vineyard whi
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Vintage: 2005
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Country: US-Ca
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$49(free s/h) The nose contains luscious Pinot fruit with a little smoke while the palate is elegant, full of fruit and delicate. This is the reason C
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Vintage: 2004
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Country: France
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$42(free s/h)In recent years, Oregon has emerged as a wine region of great strength and diversity that continually pushes the envelope in terms of sty
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Vintage: 2004
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Country: US
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$50(free s/h) This is 100% Grand Cru.(very rare!) The Beaufort family cultivates some 16 hectares of vineyards, 13 hectares of which are planted with
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Vintage: NV
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Country: France
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$31(no S/H) Pinotage, which is a blend of Pinot Noir and Cinsault, which provides rich and powerful wines that many people have never tasted. The 200
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Vintage: 2006
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Country: South Africa
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