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Kent Rasmussen Winery Pinot Noir North Coast 2006

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Kent Rasmussen Winery Pinot Noir North Coast (2006)

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Winery:: Kent Rasmussen Winery
Varietal:: Pinot Noir
Region:: USA > California > North Coast
Type:: Red Wine
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Drink Dates:: Drink Now - 2010
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User Tags: pinot, body, region

What to Expect

California has long struggled with Pinot Noir. Finding the right vineyards for this most fickle of grape, one that enjoys a cool growing season yet needs warmth close to harvest to fully ripen, has proven a challenge in such a sunny state. Cooler areas eventually became identified; the Santa Rita Hills, Russian River Valley and Mendocino's Anderson valley are all prime spots for Pinot Noir in California. Unlike the lighter colored and sometimes delicate Pinots of Burgundy, California produces many rich, deep Pinots full of slightly chewy dark berry and cherry fruits with hints of cola, Asian spices and forest floor frequently adding complexity.

Winemakers Notes

The website for Kent Rasmussen Winery says “if I could tell you only one thing about us, it would be this: we make ‘Purely Poetic’ Pinot Noir“. Many historians in Northern California will claim that Kent is a not only a great wine maker, but a visionary based on his willingness and success in farming a region once considered too harsh for quality Pinot Noir. Carneros, CA is now considered one of the best growing regions in the world for this grape. Kent and his wife Celia Ramsey operate the winery with the help of their two sons. Ken originally caught the wine bug while living in Germany during his college years.

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Rich Smith

All Pinot Noirs from the Carneros are excellent. As a frequent consumer of a number of labels from the area, while this one doesn't have as much body as the best of them, it is above average from that region. In fact I'm having one 2006 Rasmussen today. 09/06/2009.

September 2009

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Kent Rasmussen Winery Pinot Noir North Coast 2006