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Intense, rich balanced acidity. On the nose, red fruits and anise intertwine with savory notes of bay and tarragon....
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This wine opens with dazzling aromas of cherry and red plum accented by violet, pepper and baking spices. The palate...
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Our 2021 Monterey Pinot Noir has bright cherry aromas that are layered with notes of wild strawberries and black tea....
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The 2021 Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast) is a very pretty wine in this range. Crushed red berry fruit, flowers and spice...
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Refined, if slightly brooding, with precise flavors of blueberry and raspberry. Offers river stone, forest floor and...
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Ripe and open-knit in feel, with kirsch and black cherry compote notes, backed by fruitcake hints on the frankly...
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Very up-front, offering a burst of blood orange and cherry notes laced with hints of sous-bois and red tea. Drink...
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Fog Swept Pinot Noir attains a perfect balance between old and new world styles of Pinot Noir. It has the rich...
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The 2021 Pinot Noir Coastlands Old Firs emerges from a block planted with Martini and Wadenswil clones planted in...
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The 2021 Pinot Noir Doc's Ranch Swan & Calera Selection comes from Calera and Swan clone vines planted in marine...
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Medium ruby, the 2021 Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast has an attractive floral perfume of candied roses, wild berries, lifted...
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This expressive red is dynamic, yet retains a sense of elegance and refinement, showing pomegranate and blueberry...
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A wine of depth and presence, this Pinot slowly unfolds with an elegant intensity that highlights blueberry and...
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This wine from one of Kosta Browne's founders shows just-ripe black cherry and blackberry flavors that are compelling...
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Cooper & Thief Pinot Noir offers bright red fruit aromas with jammy, cherry flavors blended with spiced notes from...
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This wine expresses forest floor fruit. Blackberry, blueberry, and raspberry round out the velvet balanced structure...
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All these Pinots from Copain are a concentrated ruby color with a pinkish hue. The 2021 Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast is...
Pinot Noir 2012 2021 Switzerland United States 750ml
Regularly described as being the grape varietal responsible for producing the world's most romantic wines, Pinot Noir has long been associated with elegance and a broad range of flavors The name means 'black pine' in French, and this is due to the fact that the fruit of this particular varietal is especially dark in color, and hangs in a conical shape, like that of a pine cone. Despite being grown today in almost every wine producing country, Pinot Noir is a notoriously difficult grape variety to cultivate. This is because it is especially susceptible to various forms of mold and mildew, and thrives best in steady, cooler climates. However, the quality of the fruit has ensured that wineries and vintners have persevered with the varietal, and new technologies and methods have overcome many of the problems it presents. Alongside this, the wide popularity and enthusiasm for this grape has ensured it will remain a firm favorite amongst wine drinkers for many years to come.
Switzerland is composed by 26 cantons and 4 linguistic areas: the German one, the French one, the Italian and the Romanche. This creates a richness of various expressions, which are also reflected in traditions, lifestyles, eating and drinking manners. Its wine-producing geography is subdivided into six areas: the cantons of Valais, of Vaud and of Geneva, the three lakes' region (Western Switzerland), the German-speaking area (Eastern Switzerland), and the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino. Moreover, Switzerland's particular geographical situation, in between four wine-producing nations (France, Italy, Germany and Austria), offers an extreme diversity in the characters of its wines.
Swiss vineyards give a large choice of grape varieties, although they are still scarcely known abroad. The most typical white grape variety is Chasselas, whose extreme sensitivity to both soil and situation is reflected in subtle differences in taste. Among the red grape varieties, the most widespread is Pinot Noir which can take very different characters depending on the region from where it comes and the type of vinification it has undergone.
History
Vineyards have been cultivated in Switzerland since the Roman era. Even though certain traces can be found of a more ancient origin, many native Swiss vines have Latin names. Christianity and the needs of religious services ensured the cultivation of the vineyards throughout the Middle Age and long after it. However, wine would not be used in masses only and, despite its highs and lows, the wine-production in Switzerland lasted and developed to our days. Swiss products can now be seen abroad as cultural ambassadors of a country whose winegrowers completely dedicate themselves to producing the very best.
Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.