Here at Paraiso, F??ite represents the pinnacle of four decades experience growing world-class Pinot Noirâ??â? Vintage: 2006 Vineyard: Paraiso bEstate/b, Block Seven Vinifera: Dijon bClones/b 667, 115 Cooperage: 6 French Oak Barrels, ...
Like great sex or a great bvacation/b, my only regret about Pinot Days is San Francisco is that it didn't last longer. I tasted so many quality wines, but I only tasted wines from 26 producers out of about 180. This Fort Mason event is a nice contrast ... Own-root, a Martini bclone/b planted in the '80s. Intense cherry fruit with some minerality. Good depth. 92. Woodenhead Troika North Coast Pinot Noir 2006 ($120) intense cherry fruit, medium body. Chewy tannins built for age. ...
New varieties in new areas, new bclones/b in new and old areas, monocultures versus polycultures- these all play a part in our new ways. A clone that does well in Dijon finds itself a current "darling" and in three years California has ...
