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Dark and brooding, the aromatics showcase a broad spectrum of black and red fruits in the 2021 Lewis MacGregor Estate...
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On the nose, rich, dark berry notes are immediately apparent, and aromas of underbrush and coffee beans soon follow....
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Terrific Pinot Noir perfume jumps from the glass with notes of dark cherry and sassafras. Wood spices of nutmeg and...
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Perfumed and floral, the 2021 Williams Selyem Estate Pinot Noir is a study in balance. Fruit, floral, and earthy...
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Inviting, with rather lush raspberry and boysenberry puree flavors laced with cinnamon and tea. Reveals a warmed...
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Boasts pronounced savory and rose petal aromas before raspberry and mulberry fruit surges through, creating a wine of...
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750ml - Case of 6
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Pale to medium ruby, the 2017 Pinot Noir Estate Vineyard offers aromas of prosciutto, pepper, nutmeg and clove with...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $82.50
Lithe and powerful, with concentrated plum pastry and cherry tart flavors that are well-knit. Minerally midpalate,...
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Spicy, high-toned and strong in tannin, this is an impressive wine in its youth that will only get better. Cardamon,...
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750ml - Case of 6
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Lithe, offering cherry preserves and damson plum mixed with hints of lacy black tea and singed anise. Modest in scale...
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Medium to deep ruby-purple colored, the 2016 Hartford Court Pinot Noir Arrendell Vineyard is a little youthfully mute...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $79.49
Aromas of pepper and floral notes lead to a rich, medium-bodied palate of red and black fruits.
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $69.79
Aromas of pepper and floral notes lead to a rich, medium-bodied palate of red and black fruits.
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750ml - Case of 6
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A big, punchy wine, the 2012 Pinot Noir McDougall Ranch hits the palate with bold dark cherries, pomegranate, spices,...
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Echoing the mood of the harvest, the personality of this wine conveys a strikingly pure fruit character. The deep...
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Sports vivid, punchy boysenberry and mulberry fruit, along with a burst of hibiscus throughout, all framed by a...
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The 2016 Pinot Noir Cuvee Agustina Katherine Lindsay Estate displays a medium ruby-purple color and fragrant earth...
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The 2020 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir showcases the great balance that can be found in the vintage because early...

Pinot Noir United States California Sonoma Valley

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.

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.

California as a wine producing region has grown in size and importance considerably over the past couple of centuries, and today is the proud producer of more than ninety percent of the United States' wines. Indeed, if California was a country, it would be the fourth largest producer of wine in the world, with a vast range of vineyards covering almost half a million acres. The secret to California's success as a wine region has a lot to do with the high quality of its soils, and the fact that it has an extensive Pacific coastline which perfectly tempers the blazing sunshine it experiences all year round. The winds coming off the ocean cool the vines, and the natural valleys and mountainsides which make up most of the state's wine regions make for ideal areas in which to cultivate a variety of high quality grapes.

California's beautiful and remarkably fertile Sonoma Valley has grown over the decades to become one of the United States' most respected and profitable wine regions, with wineries within the region benefiting from the superb Californian sunshine, low rainfall and wonderfully rich soils. Because of this vital combination of excellent conditions, the region is able to grow a wide range of grape varietals for use in the production of an impressive array of wines, with many different red and white wine grapes flourishing each year and producing excellent and characterful results. The soils have been enriched by volcanic activity, and the presence of geothermal springs, which make this region a unique one, and very much the beating heart of California's ever growing wine industry.