Pinot Noir

I’m sure I’ve touted the virtues of pinot noir before, of which is quite possibly the most elegant wine grape in the world.  Pinot noir with it’s layered aromas and flavors of cherry, strawberry and earth, is the sole grape variety used in red Burgundy wines.  With varying soil types throughout Burgundy, pinot noir expresses its elegance differently from plot of land to plot of land.  Pinot noir adds faint berry flavors, finesse and structure to Champagne and other sparkling wines.  And when grown in Oregon it’s a berry fruit bomb with earth undertones.  All of this said, I had the privilege of enjoying a sparkling wine from here in the US, New Mexico to be exact;  Gruet Blanc De Noirs.   Gruet Blanc De Noirs is a sparkling wine made with 75% pinot noir and 25% chardonnay.  Produced in the same method as  Champagne, this sparkler is elegant and creamy with pinot noir finesse tasted throughout.  I sipped this sparkler with my quiche brunch, then I sipped it again with my grilled sea scallop dinner, then I sipped it again on my deck with friends.  It is now gone and time to replenish :)

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