Love Noir Pinot Noir 2018
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Every wine has a darker side. Love Noir is a luxurious, fruit-forward take on Pinot Noir. We’ve sourced some of California’s finest grapes to deliver a rich, aromatic wine with dark fruit aromas, concentrated bold flavors and a velvety texture. In this unique style, richness and decadence are balanced with supple structure to form layers of luxurious flavor from the first alluring sip to the last. Robust, jammy flavors of dark cherry and rich espresso spark intensity and intrigue and lead to a smooth, balanced finish with soft hints of vanilla and toasted oak. Succumb to your urges and experience Love Noir. Pairs well with garlic and herb roasted pork tenderloin or chicken artichoke flatbread.
The winemaker teased out the ripest, richest tones to bolster the natural essence of pinot noir, while ensuring the fruit is front and center. Not your average pinot, layers of luxurious flavor spark intensity and intrigue. Select batches of grapes from Northern California were chosen for their ability to produce notes of jam, dark blackberry, ripe cherry, strawberry and a hint of rich dark chocolate.
Winemaker Andrea Beltran brings a passion for agriculture and a gifted palate to Love Noir. Hailing from a family of farmers, Andrea’s dedication to growing prized grapes runs through her veins. Her labor of love in the vineyards paired with her fascination in the science of winemaking is evident through Love Noir's rich, decadent taste profile.
Internationally recognized for gorgeous, pure fruit combined with great elegance, California Pinot noir thrives among the state’s cooler, coastal zones. Characterized by eclectic flavors and aromas of strawberry, black cherry, plum and potpourri with notes of forest floor, mushroom or black tea, the best California Pinot noir boast a supple texture and good acidity, giving them the ability to improve with age.
Credited with the beginning of Pinot noir’s glory in California, two growers, Joe Rochioli and Joseph Swan in the late 1960s independently planted Pinot noir vineyards in the Russian River Valley of Sonoma County. Today Sonoma County remains the leading producer of Pinot noir in the state, and Pinot noir is the leading red grape in the county, achieving its highest potential, in the Russian River Valley and Sonoma Coast.
Other coastal appellations where Pinot noir flourishes include Carneros, Anderson Valley and most of the Central Coast.