Pinot Noirs | Summer with JW Flashcards
Pinot Noir Blend
Lo-Fi
Santa Barbara, CA
2021
Weight: Light and bright, full of dark, crunchy fruit
Fruit: Pomegranate, wild berries, black cherries
Non-Fruit: Savory herbs, olive brine, licorice leaf, cracked black pepper
Grapes: 72% Gamay from Santa Ynez Valley and 26% Pinot Noir from Los Alamos
Producer: Mike Roth and Craig Winchester founded Lo-Fi in 2014. Wines are young, vibrant, and alive
Region: Lo-Fib is based in Los Alamos and sourced fruit throughout the region. The Santa Ynez is an east-west oriented valley in California’s Santa Barbara County.
Pinot Noir
Method Carbonique
Division
Willamette Valley, Oregon
2022
“Cold boiling Pinot”
Weight: Medium bodied, bright but juicy
Fruit: Ultra-ripe strawberry, bing cherry, dried raspberry
Non-Fruit: Wet forest floor, rose petals, wet rocks
Grapes: Pinot Noir sourced Yamhill-Carlton and Eola-Amity Hills, organically grown from vines planted to soils consisting of volcanic remnants
Producer: Division Wine Company is part of Oregon’s new guard of wine, making authentic, soulful and low-intervention wines
Region: Eola-Amity Hills benefit from a long, warm growing season with a maritime climate. Yamhill-Carlton is a warmer, drier district to the north.
What are all of the Pinot Noirs in order?
Pinot Noir Blend, Lo-Fi, Santa Barbara , CA 2021
Pinot Noir, Methode Carbonique, Division, Willamette Valley, OR 2022
Pinot Noir, Mon Pere, Lundeen, Willamette Valley, OR 2021
Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County, Au Bon Climat, Central Coast, CA, 2019
Pinot Noir, Classique, Forge, Finger Lakes, NY, 2021
Pinot Noir, Chehalem Mountain Vineyard, Patricia Green, Willamette Valley, OR, 2021
Pinot Noir, Bohan-Dillon, Hirsch, Sonoma County, CA 2019
What are the three pink (rose) you have on the menu?
Pinot Noir Rosé, Olivia’s Rose, Beckham, Willamette Valley, OR, 2022
Aladasturi Rosé, Gvantsa’s Wine, Imereti, Georgia, 2021
Duras Blend, Terroirist de Printemps, Plageoles, Gaillac, France, 2021
Describe carbonic maceration?
Intracellular fermentation: makes it lighter bodied, may even present like a white wine. Makes it more fruit forward.
I like an old-world style Pinot Noir. What do you recommend?
The Bohan-Dillon from Hirsch would be great. It’s earthier and rich, a bit gripped with notes of seaweed.
Which of our reds is best suited to the “go big or go home” crowd?
Barolo or Pantera
