Pinot Noir grapes make one of the most popular wines in the world. It represents delicate, elegant, and feminine wines. The grapes are sensitive to climate, soil and geography. Pinot Noir grapes are thin-skinned. Originating in Burgundy, France Pinot Noir has a long history of cultivation; the earliest record it of is during the 1st century A.D. and at that period the grape was known as Pinor Vermei. Pinot Noir is now widely planted, the largest growing area is in Bourgogne, France, followed by the USA and New Zealand.
It just doesn't get better than our Reserve Pinot Noir. This expression of Pinot Noir is the cream of the crop. The aromas suggest perfume like lavendar and wild flowers. Red fruits dominate like pomegranate and wild strawberry. There's a hint of licorice and spice on the finish backed by a mouth watering acidity that makes this wine great with lamb or duck.
This Rhône-inspired Syrah has lovely notes of white and black cracked pepper, chanterelles, huckleberries, graphite and backyard plums. Fine, elegant tannins are prevalent, as is a long, lingering finish.