Winery ArmitageDry Hole Vineyard Pinot Noir
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The Dry Hole Vineyard Pinot Noir of the Winery Armitage is in the top 0 of wines of Chalone.
Details and technical informations about Winery Armitage's Dry Hole Vineyard Pinot Noir.
Discover the grape variety: Orbois
Supple, fresh dry whites with a pale golden colour, ample palate with moderate acidity, aromas of apple, pear, white flowers and brioche notes. Also as sparkling (Crémant de Loire). Featured in the AOC Touraine, Cheverny, Valençay and Crémant de Loire blends, it defines authentic Loire whites. Synonym of Arbois, indigenous French white variety from Touraine, mainly grown in Loir-et-Cher (not to be confused with the Jura wine region of Arbois).
Informations about the Winery Armitage
The Winery Armitage is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Chalone to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Chalone
First AVA of Monterey County (1982), 8,640 acres at 1,800 ft in the Gabilan Mountains: California's only AVA on Burgundy-comparable limestone. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir signature varieties (~100 acres each) — Chardonnay with stone fruit, lemon curd and toasted hazelnut, wet stone minerality and saline chalky texture from limestone. Elegant structured Pinot Noir. Decomposed granite, 50°F thermal amplitude, 12-14 in rainfall, rare mineral identity.
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Deep
A rich, complex wine that lingers on the palate and gradually reveals a strong potential for aroma and structure.
