Dear Wine Lovers,
How are you doing?
Today I have to raise the level of the reviews a bit and I'm wondering how to do that... perhaps by presenting one of the nicest wines in the world, reverred by few people but with a huge network of fans (I'm one of them), yes, I'm talking about the amazing and gourgeous "Pinot Noir".
Pinot Noir is used in a lot of blends and the most famous is the historical "Champagne"; with Pinot Noir, sometimes mixed with the popular "Chardonnay" or "Pinot Meunier" grapes, are produced the best "Champagne" of the world but also the best "Franciacorta" and many other white and sparkling wines.
Some friends of mine will say: "but the Champagne is a white wine and the Pinot Noir is a black grape", oh yes, this is correct, but (small oenologist lesson) the red colour is given by the tannins present in the grapes skin and not by the juice.
Pinot Noir is a grape for master-wine-makers and this is not only my humble opinion; to cultivated and vinify this kind of grape is very challenging due to Pinot Noir's berry which has a fundamental characteristic that makes it unique: "the thin skin".
Yes, thin skin, you understood well, so Pinot Noir grape need a lot of care growing-up, they need to avoid hot temperatures and require a good temperature range between day and night. The most famous soil for the "Pinot Noir" is the Bourgogne, French, but I'm really happy to say that in Italy we have some wine-producers that are achieving some important milestones in the Pinot Noir production and one of my favourite is the San Michele Appiano winery with his:
Pinot Noir Sanct Valentin
Oh-My-God this is a spectacular wine, fruity, fresh, elegant and with the above mentioned gentle power!
You know (if you have read my past reviews) that I love the muscle and powerful wine with a deep red colour but I have to make an exception for this "prince" cause the colour of Pinot Noir wines can't be dark due to the celebrated "thin skin" and for it's gentle and soft tannins; in spite of that, I absolutely assure you that when you'll try this Pinot Noir you'll find in this nectar all the crispness of the fresh red fruit like cherry, straberry, raspberry and with a really exclusive sweet tast on the long and persistent final.
So, I suggest you to try a bottle of Pinot Noir during your next "restaurant excursion" or during your next "aperitif" with friends and then write me your opinion about it.
I'm so sure that you'll turn into a Pinot Noir fan, like me and like all the people who love the terrific world of wine.
Besides that, I'll suggest a really nice movie named "Sideways" a Californian "wine tasting road trip" to salute Jack’s (Thomas Haden Church) final days as a bachelor who careens woefully sideways as he and Miles (Paul Giamatti) hit the gas en route to mid-life crises. A funny commedy that talk about wines with humor and lightness... also for the abstemious.
Well, now I have to give you my warm embrace and I hope to find you here for my next Wine review.
I'm really pleased to have met you today dude :)
Take care,
Angelo D'Alessandro
thedeliciousworld@gmail.com
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