Monterey Pinot Noir De Tierra Pinot Noir 2005 Tondre Grapefield has a complex combination of hard spices, Bing cherries and smokey vanilla that leaps out of the glass. This 2005 Monterey Pinot has good weight and breadth of flavor, from ripe red fruits with undertones of cassis continue on the palette. Firm acidity and fina tannic structure combine to feature the more opulent side of the Pinot Noir. This Pinot Noir wine was aged in 60% new French Oak for softness and complexity, and 40% one, two and three year old Hungarian Oak for spiciness and vanillin character. It was aged ten months and racked only once, just before bottling, to retain maximum richness and fruit character. The Tondre Grapefield is located in the heart of the Santa Lucia Highlands. This wine represents the warment vineyard from which De Tierra sources the fruit. It gives a riper and more opulent version of Pinot Noir due to warmer days and softer winds. Certainly rich and lovely now, mid-term cellaring will reward the patient pinophile. 470 Cases were produced.
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De Tierra Vineyards is a small wine maker located in Corral De Tierra, a valley situated between the Santa Lucia Highlands and Carmel Valley in Monterey County, California. The vineyard is organically farmed to accentuate the terroir of this most unusual area. This little valley has a combination of very loamy soils with with some Monterey shale and high organic matter content. Using organic farming methods and prime grapes, this wine maker is considered one of the finest vineyards in the Monterey region.
RATINGS: 88 Points - Wine Enthusiast
"From the Santa Lucia Highlands, this is a dry, crisp Pinot, with a stony minerality to the intensely ripe cherry and root beer flavors. It feels upscale in the balance of acids, tannins and oak."
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