GRAPES:
Pinot Noir
FROM:
Burgundy, France
DESCRIPTION:
Rich red, dense with cherry, strawberry and earth flavors. Firm and muscular, with moderate length.
FACT:
Pinot Noir is the red wine grape of Burgundy, over the years it has been adopted (sometimes successfully sometimes not) in many other wine regions – in the US, Oregon probably produces the most Burgundy-like Pinot Noir because of its similar climate.
Hautes Cotes de Nuits is grown on higher slopes (1000ft), making it lighter and less rich than some of the Burgundy’s from lower growing areas.
FOOD PAIRING
Bourgogne is the home of great cooking – Beef Bourguignon is a specialty so think along those lines when pairing this wine.
