It’s a much-desired grape, planted throughout the world, and an exceptionally brilliant one. It’s easy to love and appreciate wine, but if pinot noir hasn’t been part of your wine-loving life, we're hoping you'll reconsider. Under all of the meticulous layers that winegrowers and winemakers hammer out, our consumer is left with a lacy, transformative wine experience.” The dedication, muscle, practice, and form are all there, but the audience only sees a lovely display and performance.
Like Mark Tarlov who just recently left us used to say, pinot noir is like a ballerina. 'A well-balanced pinot noir should entice you aromatically, enter gracefully onto your palate, and leave a long, beautiful finish.
'Every great pinot noir requires balance,' says Ian Burch, winemaker at Archery Summit in Oregon’s Willamette Valley.
