Winery Schell CreekPinot Noir
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The Pinot Noir of the Winery Schell Creek is in the top 0 of wines of California.
Details and technical informations about Winery Schell Creek's Pinot Noir.
Discover the grape variety: Jaoumet
Light, simple fruity reds with a lightly coloured light ruby robe, silky tannins and an airy palate with moderate acidity, showing undemonstrative aromas of red fruits. Discreet, rustic profile. Almost extinct, preserved in INRAE varietal collections, bearing witness to the pre-phylloxera ampelographic diversity of the South-West and part of the heritage grapes being studied. Rare French black grape, formerly grown in the South-West.
Informations about the Winery Schell Creek
The Winery Schell Creek is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of California to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Flint (smell of)
Mineral odour reminiscent of flint and flint heated during sharpening.
