Twomey - Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 2018

Twomey - Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 2018

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Description

With its dark ruby colour, our 2018 Twomey Anderson Valley Pinot Noir has aromas of kirsch, black raspberry, and rich black truffle. A light entry yields a focused and complex palate with layered tannins to provide structure. Flavours of orange peel and dark spice culminate in a broad finish.

Critical Acclaim

Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: I am always on the search for Anderson Valley Pinot Noirs because these are some of the wines that I loved when they first came onto the market, and they remain some of my favourite Pinot Noirs. The 2018 Twomey Anderson Valley Pinot Noir is bright, active, and pure. TASTING NOTES: This wine combines the aromas and flavours of fresh red fruits and savoury spices. Enjoy it with slowly braised meats and baked root vegetables. (Tasted: May 9, 2020, San Francisco, CA)

 

--------THE PRODUCER--------

Twomey Wines

From the great minds and founding forces of the illustrious Silver Oak winery comes Twomey Wines. Over 45 years at one of Napa Valley’s top wineries taught them how to respect the land as well as to create the delicate balance of place and the grape’s character in the final wines. The result is absolute finesse in all the wines that they produce. As they say, they’ve got old world techniques in the most new world wine region there is.

 

--------THE GRAPE--------

Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir produces some of the world's most expensive, most lauded, rarest and delicious wines. Equally it is one of the most difficult grapes to grow successfully and as a result it is quite hard to make a balanced Pinot Noir. It is historically from Burgundy, most specifically in the Cote de Nuits, so much so that people will refer to Pinot Noir as a 'Burgundy'.

 

--------THE REGION--------

California

California is the United States of America's largest and most important wine region. It produces 90% of the USA's total production - with the fair majority of that being red wines. Since it is 'always sunny in California' it is the perfect region to grow red grapes that need a lot of heat to ripen up. This has lead to Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and an Italian grape varietal: Primitivo (Californian's call in Zinfandel) to being the most important red grapes. Chardonnay is the leading white followed by Sauvignon Blanc.