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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	$80.00  2006 Liger-Belair Reserve Grand Vin de Bourgogne Chambolle Musigny ($80/btl)Serena Sutcliffe, Master of Wine and the head of Sotheby's wine department, writes that "The top wines of Chambolle should have supreme scen …more info Vintage: 2006   Country: France quantity:
	$20.00  2007 La Tebaide Pinot Noir delle Venezie IGT (FREE S/H 20/btl)The grapes were harvested in October 2007 from 18 year old vines. After vinification this wine spent six months in stainless steel ta …more info Vintage: 2007   Country: Italy quantity:
	$92.00  2007 Hospices de Beaune Cuvee Suzanne Chaudron ($92) The nose is open and frank with a bouquet of fresh black fruits, a touch of truffle, leather, and spices. It is clean in the mouth with a fresh …more info Vintage: 2007   Country: France quantity:
	$30.00  2007 Moro Cuvee Barrique (FREE S/H* 30/btl)"Moro" is a rare red coral from the Caribbean. Rudolf Geil has selected this beautiful creation of nature to describe his own specia …more info Vintage: 2007   Country: Germany quantity:
	$42.00  2007 Lobster Bay Marlborough Pinot Noir Estate Grown (FREE S/H 42/btl) A very fragrant, beautiful Pinot Noir. "Stylish and aromatic, with spice box and rose petal highlighting raspberry, blackberry and b …more info Vintage: 2007   Country: New Zealand quantity: