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Bronco Wine Company HARLOW RIDGE Coastal Vines Pinot Noir California |
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USA, California
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£105.29
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12 x 75 cl |
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Bronco Wine Company HARLOW RIDGE Coastal Vines Pinot Noir California from USA, California by Bronco Wine Company Ceres CA (12 x 75 cl)
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USA, California |
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Bronco Wine Company Ceres CA |
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Kendall Jackson VINTNERS RESERVE Pinot Noir California
Description: Part of Jackson Wine Estates, Kendall Jackson have for more than two decades been a family-owned winery sourcing fruit from mountain and hillside vineyards along California's cool coast to bring you flavourful wines. The signature wine style and consistent quality have made it one of America's favorite wines time and time again. This wine is 100% Pinot Noir and the Winemaster Randy Ullom considered: 'Black cherry fruit with velvety tannins typically found in hillside grapes along the North Coast combine with flavours of raspberry and strawberry jam from Santa Barbara and Monterey Counties. Oak ageing adds hints of vanilla, cola and a soft, smoky finish.' (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £66.53
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Clos du Val Carneros Pinot Noir California
Description: WINEMAKER'S COMMENTS This dark ruby red Pinot Noir has an enticing nose of black cherry, strawberry, ginger and a hint of clove. Well integrated fruit and toasted wood, that adds a dollop of cream,combine with a solid backbone of acid and tannin to create a balanced and structured wine. Full-bodied, round and lush, this hearty Pinot delivers a full Clos Du Val finish. HISTORY French born winemaker Bernard Portet and American businessman John Goelet founded Clos Du Val in 1972. After traveling the world for two years in search of wine growing regions of great potential, Portet selected two sites in the Napa Valley (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £206.27
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Sebastiani Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir California
Description: One of our most popular wines, this Pinot Noir is consistently soft and drinkable. The color is a medium garnet with nice clarity. The nose shows abundant Bing cherry aromatics with vanilla and smoke overtones. You will pick up lots of bright cherry and strawberry fruit, infused with toasty oak and sandalwood spice. This wine is medium-bodied with bright fruit, acidity and tannin: hallmarks of a great, ageworthy Pinot Noir. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £177.53
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Gallo Family Vineyards SONOMA COUNTY Pinot Noir California
Description: Winemaking has been a tradition in the Gallo family for almost 70 years and in developing the Ernest & Julio Gallo Sonoma wines, the winemakers have made a careful journey from vine to wine. The journey begins in Sonoma County where cool ocean breezes, lingering coastal fog and the warm sun nurture the ripening grapes. It ends with patient barrel-by-barrel tasting during fermentation and ageing to ensure that the potential tasted on the vine is captured in the bottle. More than other varietals, perhaps, Pinot Noir is a winemaker's wine, especially in the opportunities it provides for finessing delicate nuances of flavour or character. California's Sonoma County makes this challenge even more appealing by the excellent quality of its Pinot Noir grapes. Vineyards near the coast offer virtually ideal weather conditions with warm daytime temperatures during the growing season, followed by heavy fog intrusion at night and dramatically cooler conditions. Such a climate cycle slows down the ripening process, enabling Pinot Noir to develop crisp acids, good colour and great depth of flavour on the vine. Once in the winery the grapes were de-stemmed to limit the extraction of bitter tannin and delivered to the fermenting tanks uncrushed, since broken and macerated skins can be another source of excess tannin in the finished wine. Fermentation with 20-30% whole berries results in Pinot Noir rounder in body and fresher in flavour. The wine was 100% barrel aged for 6 months, during which time it gained greater complexity by completing a secondary cycle of malolactic fermentation. This care has produced a distinct fruit-forward character with intense flavours of dark red fruit-cherry and ripe raspberry. This Pinot Noir is framed by fresh earthy notes and a velvety finish showing a subtle layer of sweet vanilla oak. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £71.03
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Gallo Family Vineyards TURNING LEAF Pinot Noir California
Description: Our California Pinot Noir offers jammy cherry flavors enhanced by a hint of cedar on the finish. The conditions for the vintage were such that California experienced warm spring days followed by hot spells in late July and August. These conditions yielded grapes with crisp acidity and intense varietal flavors. In order to preserve these rich full flavors, the grapes were crushed at the winery and transferred to stainless steel for fermentation. 100% of the wine went through malolactic fermentation for greater flavor concentration and texture integration. The wine was aged in oak to add complexity while softening the wine in the process. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £43.82
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Sean Thackrey ANDROMEDA DEVIL'S GULCH RANCH Pinot Noir California
Description: Sean Thackrey’s has a slightly ramshackle winery in cool Bolinas, just north of San Francisco. Something of an independently minded intellectual, he makes wines to please himself and hence the unconventional range of wines. One of the oldest vineyards in Marin County is Devil's Gulch Vineyard, owned and farmed by Mark Pasternak. 'Marin is clearly cooler then Carneros or Santa Barbara, more like the Sonoma Coast around Freestone,' says Pasternak. He adds that 'because of these cool growing conditions Marin Pinots are more elegant, with more black fruit nuances.' Sean Thackrey is one of the producers that purchase Pinot Noir from Devil's Gulch vineyrad and he has produced a rich dense ruby coloured wine showing plum and blackberry aromas. In the mouth the plumy fruit flavours develop while french oak characters are evident in this well structured Pinot Noir that has a mouth coating finish. Limited Availability. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £566.82
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Gloria Ferrer Cameros Pinot Noir California
Description: On our 335-acre estate in Carneros, no less than 11 soil types and a wide variety of clones and terrain combine with the daily fog and wind to produce exceptional Pinot Noir. For 18 years we've studied Carneros and its relationship to our vines. With this knowledge of our terroir as a guide, the estate Pinot Noir gains complexity and consistency with each passing year. One of our most exceptional wines to date, this Pinot Noir exhibits a range of complex aromas, graceful fruit characteristics and a silken texture on the palate. DESCRIPTION The bouquet opens with aromas of ripe cherry and boysenberry, gradually revealing a complex earth element and spicy toast notes in the background. The palate is supple and balanced, with flavors that mirror the aromas through an extended finish. WINEMAKING • 100% Estate grapes • Colmar, Wadenswil, Trefethen, Dijon 115, Martini, UCD 32, Pommard and Jackson clones were chosen for the blend • Individual vineyard lots were destemmed, gently crushed and cold-soaked for three days to extract color and aromas • A variety of traditional and modern maceration techniques were employed during fermentation to extract fruit character without bitterness • Only free run wine was used to create the final blend • The wine underwent malolactic fermentation in barrel and was not racked in order to preserve the inherent delicacy • Barrel aged for nine months in 100% French oak barrels coopered by Francois Frères, Billon, Cadus and Damy among others • Bottled unfined (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £96.09
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Domaine Carneros THE FAMOUS GATE Pinot Noir California
Description: In the heart of the Carneros appellation stands the majestic chateau which houses Domaine Carneros winery. Claude Taittinger, president of Champagne Taittinger, traveled in the Carneros as a young man and recognized the potential of this beautiful area to produce world class wines. With the completion of Domaine Carneros in 1989, his dream of a California prestige winery became a reality. Domaine Carneros stands as testimony to Champagne Taittinger's devotion to the creation of fine wines, and is considered the landmark of the region. The 2000 Famous Gate Pinot Noir is loaded with fruit intensity. Aromas of plum, dark cherry, blackberry and raspberry fill the nose and intermingle with scents of toast, smoke and coffee. The wine hints of strawberry jam, cinnamon and chocolate. As always with this wine the texture is opulent and velvety soft. The wine is aged for 10 months in French oak 50% of which is new each year. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £171.22
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Francis Ford Coppola DIAMOND COLLECTION Silver Label Pinot Noir California
Description: Since its inception, the Francis Coppola Diamond Collection has been an expansive endeavor to create consistently high-quality wines that are pure expressions of each varietal. They sought out vineyard sites across California, which would ensure superior grapes year-after-year, and employ precise winemaking techniques to showcase the true character of the fruit. Pinot Noir grapes are harvested in the early morning hours, crushed, and then cold soaked for 48 hours to elicit color and aromas. During fermentation, the grapes are punched down four times a day to intensify flavors and extract tannin. Finally, the wine is aged in small French oak barrels. The wine has exceptionally dark colour, which is not typical of this varietal. It exhibits explosive aromatics of crushed raspberries, cranberries, and wild lavender. Impressive concentration, due in large part to the well-draining soils of our Monterey vineyards, the tannins are supple and the finish on this wine is extremely lengthy. 'Winemaking and filmmaking are two great art forms that are very important in the development of California. They both start with raw ingredients-in the case of wine, the land and the grapes, and in the case of film, the script and the actors' performances. The winemaker takes these raw materials and ferments and blends. He says yes to this batch, no to that one. The director does the same thing: a series of yeses and nos, from casting and costuming to edits and sound mixes. In both cases you have to start with top notch raw materials-whether it's the land or a script.' -Francis Ford Coppola (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £86.87
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De Loach CALIFORNIA SERIES Pinot Noir California
Description: For the 'California' series, DeLoach combine their Russian River Valley wines with those from selected premier growing regions in California. Each is carefully made and bottled at DeLoach estate facility and proudly the our family name. This Pinot Noir was crafted from select vineyards in the Central Coast appellations where coastal fog and cool evenings create the perfect environment for extended ripening. As a result this wine is an intense red cherry colour showing clove and shitake mushroom aromas. This wine has a light acidity and soft tannin structure, while delectable flavours of strawberry and rhubarb with notes of vanilla and smoke evolve on the palate culminating in a long smooth finish. The Russian River Valley has come to be known as 'America's Burgundy,' and DeLoach is proud to have been an important factor in this distinction. Purchased by Boisset in 2003 and the appointment of new winemaker Greg La Follette marked the start of their return to form for DeLoach. Greg is a Pinot specialist, as his background would suggest, and these are the wines that are the most distinctive in the De Loach range. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £112.89
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De Loach CALIFORNIA SERIES Pinot Noir California
Description: For the 'California' series, DeLoach combine their Russian River Valley wines with those from selected premier growing regions in California. Each is carefully made and bottled at DeLoach estate facility and proudly the our family name. This Pinot Noir was crafted from select vineyards in the Central Coast appellations where coastal fog and cool evenings create the perfect environment for extended ripening. As a result this wine is an intense red cherry colour showing clove and shitake mushroom aromas. This wine has a light acidity and soft tannin structure, while delectable flavours of strawberry and rhubarb with notes of vanilla and smoke evolve on the palate culminating in a long smooth finish. The Russian River Valley has come to be known as 'America's Burgundy,' and DeLoach is proud to have been an important factor in this distinction. Purchased by Boisset in 2003 and the appointment of new winemaker Greg La Follette marked the start of their return to form for DeLoach. Greg is a Pinot specialist, as his background would suggest, and these are the wines that are the most distinctive in the De Loach range. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £112.59
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Clos du Val RESERVE Pinot Noir California
Description: A Pinot's Pinot here- deep hued, richly sweetly, extracted crimson savoury cherry-oak and spice of cloves, chocolate and pepper. (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £168.98
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Don Sebastiani & Sons SMOKING LOON Pinot Noir California
Description: Brilliant garnet color with seductive rose petal green tea aroma. The palate is ripe with heavily extracted cherry and strawberry flavors with a slight astringency akin to pomegranate seeds. Appellation: 40% Mendocino, 60% Monterey
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Calera CENTRAL COAST Pinot Noir California
Description: This relatively light-coloured wine has a lovely, spicy bouquet and fantastic depth of concentration with toasty, savoury fruit and an earthy length on the palate. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £208.13
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ZD Pinot Noir California
Description: After an absence of around 10 years from the UK market, ZD wines are back. The world famous vineyard was established in 1969 by two former aerospace engineers who sought to create wines with Zero Defects. The Chardonnay has three times won the Decanter Aw (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £411.39
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Jackson Wine Estates LA CREMA Pinot Noir Anderson Valley California
Description: Part of Jackson Wine Estates, La Crema winery was founded in 1979 and quickly established itself as a pioneer for intensely flavoured Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. This wine is from the Anderson Valley known for sloping hillside benches thta are blanketed by cool fog from the nearby Pacific Ocean during the heat of the summer growing season. These moderating conditions are ideal in cultivating Pinot Noir with naturally bright acidity and delicate red cherry and cranberry fruit aromas. The Anderson Valley is Mendocino’s premier growing region for Pinot Noir and this wine used the Dijon, heirloom Martini and Pommard clones to enhance the aroma and complexity. In the vineyard fruit-thinning is undertaken to remove late flowering clusters ensuring even ripening throughout the vineyards. Next the fruit is handpicked from the cool climate vineyards and delivered to the winery in small half ton bins to protect the integrity of the fruit. Once in the winery the Pinot Noir grapes are put on to a belt delivery system with sorting table to purge damaged fruit. Here only 70% of the whole berries are selected before fermentation takes place for greater fruit expression. Next a five day, 48 degree cold soak is completed before fermentation so that it enhances the silky tannin texture. Open top fermentation with cap punch downs four times daily extracts precise colour before the wine is aged 10 months in 100% French oak barrels refines the finish. Finally the Pinot Noir is bottled unfiltered and unfined to express the pure character of this great varietal. Winemaker Melissa Stackhouse had the following comments to make about this wine: 'Exotic aromas are delicate and floral with a hint of blueberry and herbal black tea. The flavours are focused on lush dark red cherry fruit which provides an enticing plush texture. Bright acidity accented by cranberry and red cherries create a seductive fruit entry that leads to a broad lingering finish.' (6 x 75 cl)
Price: £102.48
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