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Wente Reliz Creek Pinot Noir(2005)
- Winery:
- Wente Vineyards
- Varietal:
- Pinot Noir
- Region:
- USA > California > Central Coast
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- red grape, soil, pinot noir, lenoir grape, ava, monterey, fruit, cranberry, resinous, oak
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Source:
Wine.com
- Blend: 96% Pinot Noir, 4% Barbera This wine was named after the creek that runs through the Wente family'sestate vineyards in the Arroyo Seco region of Monterey, where Wente Vineyards hasbeen growing Pinot Noir since the 1960s. It is the ideal region to grow thisBurgundian varietal because of the long, cool growing season, which allows thegrapes to fully ripen and develop deep fruit flavors. The gravelly-loam soils foundhere, rich with shale and limestone deposits, impart desirable earthy and mineralqualities to the wine. This vintage of Reliz Creek Pinot Noir has refreshing aromas read more...ofstrawberry cream and vanilla. Flavors of black cherry and cranberry are followed bya smooth, long, fruity finish, with undertones of aromatic cigars. (hide)
