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Calstar Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
Year
2007
2007
Varietal
Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir
Style
Smooth
Smooth
Origin
United States
United States
Pairing
Poultry
Poultry
$30.00 per bottle
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Origin
Covering 750 square miles, California's Sonoma Coast appellation is the United States' largest and most diverse American Viticultural Area (AVA). The region runs north from the Sonoma-Marin County line along the Pacific coast to Mendocino County's southern border. Stretching inland as far as 40 miles in places, the Sonoma Coast overlaps parts of other cool-climate AVAs, such as the Russian River Valley, Green Valley, Chalk Hill and Carneros. While many grape varieties thrive in these cool climes, the region is best known for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Pairings
Pinot Noir is an extremely versatile food wine, and the Calstar is a case in point. It welcomes a broad array of spices; however, it is best to shy away from foods that are too powerful or aggressively seasoned. If in doubt, let the wine shine alongside more refined and subtle preparations. Elegant by nature, it refuses to overwhelm many seafood and vegetarian dishes, but stands up proudly to lighter red meats and thoroughly delights in the company of poultry. Here's to a chicken in every pot...;and Pinot Noir in every glass!Serve at cool room temperature (62°F).
Winemaker
A native of New York State, Rick Davis headed west in pursuit of his passion for fermented grape juice and spent the next 20 years honing his winemaking skills. A protégé of famed Pinot Noir artisan Greg La Follett, Davis is now a very busy consulting enologist, known best for his efforts at Flowers, Londer and Halleck. Eventually, he decided it was time to contribute to the success of his own enterprise and, in 1999, began handcrafting wines under the Calstar label. "The name was inspired by his wife's two feline companions: Callie and Star. The Wine
This bright and lively Pinot Noir is abundantly fragrant, with notes of sun-ripened cherries, rose petal, lavender and lemon blossom mingling with assorted red fruits, allspice and anise seed. On the palate, notes of black cherry, raspberry, cranberry, vanilla bean and dried tea are lifted by sweet spice from French oak cooperage. The lingering finish features ripe, fine-grained tannins and nuances of cinnamon and orange zest. Recently Viewed :
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