"New World" Pinot Noir
Pinot noir, the majestic grape varieties which every wine lovers love to drink and every wine growers want to plant and work with. We all know its home town is Burgundy in France. Everyone gets excited to talk about it; however the Burgundy growers they don't even state it on the label but instead, they print the provenance of the vineyard, commune, village or a region denomination. In this post, we don't talk about the luxury Burgundy wines but a few experiences I had with some Pinot Noir around the world in the classic New World. There are so many regions in the north and south hemisphere trying to work with this delicate grape. Yes, this grape is very delicate if you don't nail it you can ruin everything, even French people sometimes messed up with it. I'll start with one of the last experience I had Domaine de La Cote from Santa Barbara County in California on the Santa Rita Hills AVA (American Viticultural Area) the legal denomination for American