Presqu'ile Winery, Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County
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Presqu'ile Winery, Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County - 2023

Item # 47725 750 mL

An accessible, delicious red wine that you can sip alone or pair alongside a steak and fries. Fermented in a combination of concrete tanks and neutral barrels. Then it was aged in neutral French oak barrels for nearly a year.

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As a universal truth in wine shopping, good Pinot Noir can be difficult to find on a budget - and is often measured against the wines of Burgundy. In California, Pinot usually shows a little "bigger" than the more delicate wines of Burgundy, with more concentration of fruit and higher alcohol - like Pinot on steroids. I'm pleasantly surprised by how the Presqu'ile Santa Barbara County Pinot shows as reminiscent of Burgundy. Light and delicate, yet expressive and nuanced - ripe cherry, strawberry and plum with hints of graham cracker, spice, and fallen wet leaves - it checks all of the boxes! Family owned and sustainably farmed, Presqu'ile is dedicated to crafting elegant "cool climate" wines, and this Pinot shows a complex balance of fruit, earth and spice, with a delicate touch that any Pinot lover will appreciate.

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Glossary

Pinot Noir

The Burgundy region of northeastern France is the historic home of the Pinot Noir grape, and is the source of the world’s greatest examples. Here one finds renditions of Pinot Noir that deliver power with finesse and grace, wines that have unimaginable depth of flavor, yet are perfectly balanced and ephemeral in the mouth - in short, wines that deliver all that Pinot Noir has to offer. Terroir, the concept that wines from a specific region have unique and identifiable traits, is intricately...

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California

California makes more wine than any other state in the United States. Not only does the state grow a variety of noble grape varieties like Pinot Noir, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, there are also plantings of lesser-known varieties such as Nebbiolo, Roussanne and Mourvèdre to name just a few.


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