Why so very rare and valuable you ask? The Pinot Noir grape is inordinately delicate and extremely vulnerable to the both the surrounding elements, as well as the amazingly complex processes necessary in order to ensure a perfect production for this “High Maintenance” wine that is all the more alluring and seductive due to it’s tendency to consistently play uncommonly “Hard to get!”
The climate, the soil, the mineral mix, the humidity, the wind, absolutely everything must remain ultimately optimum throughout the growing process for this “Angel” of the vine to survive. Then, due to the fact that so few of the plants actually ever make through to the harvest, and because of the exceptionally small number and size of noteworthy clusters of this dramatically tiny and overtly delicate grape, the fact is, when all is said and done, there are many years where rubies are far more abundantly available than great bottles of premium quality Pinot Noir!
An unusually fruity red wine, with a strawberry - plum flavor, great depth and smoothness and often emanating a distinctive air of black cherry or currant, Pinot Noirs are frequently accented with a well pronounced spiciness that often suggests of cinnamon, sassafras, strawberry, pomegranate, rosemary, caraway, raspberry, oregano, green tea and / or mint.
With an aroma and taste that is as intoxicatingly hypnotic and flavorfully complex, Pinot Noir is a full- bodied and deeply rich, yet light and freshly springy red wine, lower in both alcohol content and acidity than most classic reds, with substantial flavor despite its dignified delicacy. This wine has an amazingly soft and velvety texture, which is pure liquid silk, as it gently caresses the palate and is a perfect match when serving pasta, grilled salmon, roast chicken, fillet Mignon, and grilled lamb.
So while Pinot Noir may be known throughout the wine world as the "difficult" grape, it is by far, one of the easiest wines to drink and quickly fall madly in love with. For you “movie buffs” out there, the mysteriously alluring and magically seductive wine that is obsessively discussed throughout the entire hit movie “Sideways” as Miles metaphorical mistress is in fact, the lovely and radiant Pinot Noir! Now a famous movie star, this wine brings even more buzz and pizzazz to any social gathering or dinner party.
We here at Coastal Vineyards pride ourselves in our ability to present our cherished members with the veritable “Best of the Best” Pinot Noirs found anywhere on the planet. Our wine experts continue to scan the Earth, from horizon to horizon, in search of the most mouthwatering, quality crafted “connoisseur’s Choice,” boutique style pinot noirs made by those celebrated world-class specialty vintners that do it purely for the love and the art of making the finest wines from the finest vines. Pinot Noir is the ultimate example of that craft.
Of course these efforts don’t come easily or cheaply, but as long as we keep getting all the positive feedback that we continue to receive by telephone, email and letters, as well as the consistent increases in “word of mouth referrals and membership renewals, we know it’s appreciated by you and yours, and that’s precisely who we are here to serve. Cheers!