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Category Archives: Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir, La Forge de Tart, Premier Cru, Morey-Saint-Denis AC, Côte-d’Or, Bourgogne, France, 2007, 13.5% abv.
Sylvain Pithiot, the winemaker at this famous house, originally arrived in Burgundy as a map maker – he’s the person who created the incredibly detailed terroir maps of the Côte d’Or. It wasn’t until later that he decided to make … Continue reading
Posted in France, Pinot Noir, RED
Tagged 2007, Bourgogne, Côte-d'Or, france, French wine, La Forge de Tart, Morey-Saint-Denis AC, pinot noir, Premier Cru, red wine
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Pinot Noir, The Princess and the Peasant, Signal Ridge Vineyard, Alexander Valley, Sonoma, California, 2014, 13.9% abv.
We’ve been to Napa and Sonoma before and for sure, they’ve got the storied, now chi-chi vineyards – all buttressed by the legacy of that 1976 double blind Judgement of Paris tasting that introduced California to Europe. They have their … Continue reading
Brut Vintage, Gold Label, Lanson, Champagne AC, France, 1999, US$75.00
I was awarded this bottle, oh yes I was… along with an engraved decanter for having the highest overall score in 2014 for WSET graduates in BC. As someone who doesn’t even work in the industry (alas, the blog doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Champagne, Chardonnay, France, Pinot Noir
Tagged brut, bubbles, champagne, france, gold label, Lanson, sparking wine, vintage
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Pinot Noir, Free Form, Haywire, Okanagan Valley VQA, BC, 2014, 12.8% abv, C$41
If I could drink this all day, every day, I would. Hands down. No question. Unfined, unfiltered, fermented with indigenous yeast, and aged for 8 months on the skins in amphorae. Pressed and then rested for two more months and … Continue reading
Posted in British Columbia, OTHER, Pinot Noir, RED
Tagged Alberto Antonini, BC, concrete egg, Free Form, Haywire, indigenous yeast, Matt Dumayne, Okanagan Valley, pinot noir, red wine, unfiltered, unfined, VQA
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Pinot Noir, Knez Winery, Demuth Vineyard, Anderson Valley, California, 2012, 13.4% abv, US$40
What a treat – biodynamic Pinot Noir, unfiltered and grown at 500m on the dry-farmed, 30 year old Demuth Vineyard located in California’s stunning Anderson Valley. Always one of the top US products available, Knez sells out almost each of … Continue reading
Posted in California, Pinot Noir, RED
Tagged Anderson Valley, Demuth Vineyard, Filiberti, Knez Winery, Philo, pinot noir, red wine
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Pinot Noir, Foxtrot, Erickson Vineyard, Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, BC, 2010, 13.6% abv.
We visited Foxtrot in 2013 and purchased this bottle plus another Pinot Noir made with grapes from the Foxtrot Vineyard. It wasn’t easy keeping this one until Christmas 2015, but we managed. A perfect accompaniment to turkey dinner with sausage stuffing … Continue reading
Posted in British Columbia, Pinot Noir, RED
Tagged 2010, BC, Erickson Vineyard, Foxtrot, Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, pinot noir, red wine, VQA
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Pinot Noir, Le Clos Jordanne, Le Grand Clos, Twenty Mile Bench VQA, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, 2011, 13.5% abv.
When in Ottawa, I walked into the Constellation speciality store and purchased this. Perhaps I should have known better, but hope springs eternal. I thought, “Going to their upper end product may make a difference!” It didn’t. Made with Pinot … Continue reading
Posted in Ontario, Pinot Noir, RED
Tagged Le Clos Jordanne, Le Grand Clos, Niagara Peninsula VQA, Ontario, pinot noir, red wine, Twenty Mile Bench
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Pinot Noir, Reserve, Mission Hill, Okanagan VQA, BC, 2012, 13% abv.
Drinking this, one should almost exclaim, “We’re not in Kansas anymore,” because it’s ruby red, as in ‘Dorothy’s-shoes-were-here,’ ruby red. With its deep aromas of Okanagan cherry, moss and cedar frond, this wine is characteristically BC; the green moss gets … Continue reading
Posted in British Columbia, Pinot Noir, RED
Tagged BC, Mission Hill, Okanagan VQA, pinot noir, red wine, Reserve
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Pinot Noir, Schug, Carneros, Sonoma, California, 2010, 14.5% abv.
With American Thanksgiving on the horizon, this is a California Pinot Noir that would be worth finding to pair with the turkey. On the eyes, this wine is the colour of raspberry juice with some garnet thrown in for tone. Its … Continue reading
Posted in California, Pinot Noir, RED
Tagged 2010, california, Carneros, pinot noir, red wine, Schug, Sonoma
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