Pinot Noir
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Pinot Noir is a thin-skinned red grape variety grown most notably in Burgundy, France, and across cool-climate New World regions including California's Sonoma Coast and Oregon's Willamette Valley. The grape requires precise growing conditions to express its hallmark range of red fruit, earth, and spice, with oak aging adding structure and depth. Sonoma Coast producers like Flowers and Occidental from Kistler bring coastal fog influence to their wines, yielding taut acidity alongside dark cherry and forest floor. Belle Glos works two distinct vineyard sites - Balade and Clark & Telephone - demonstrating how soil and location shift the grape's expression even within the same appellation. Resonance channels the cooler, more restrained character typical of Willamette Valley fruit. Belle Glos Balade represents an approachable entry point, while Occidental Freestone-Occidental reaches toward the category's more structured, site-driven upper tier.
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Pinot Noir is a thin-skinned red grape variety grown most notably in Burgundy, France, and across cool-climate New World regions including California's Sonoma Coast and Oregon's Willamette Valley. The grape requires precise growing conditions to express its hallmark range of red fruit, earth, and spice, with oak aging adding structure and depth. Sonoma Coast producers like Flowers and Occidental from Kistler bring coastal fog influence to their wines, yielding taut acidity alongside dark cherry and forest floor. Belle Glos works two distinct vineyard sites - Balade and Clark & Telephone - demonstrating how soil and location shift the grape's expression even within the same appellation. Resonance channels the cooler, more restrained character typical of Willamette Valley fruit. Belle Glos Balade represents an approachable entry point, while Occidental Freestone-Occidental reaches toward the category's more structured, site-driven upper tier.
