Summary

A crushed fruit fermentation wine, first using cold soak for additional color and whole cluster addition or stem inclusion for additional tannin and flavor. Malolactic conversion and maturation usually occur in oak vessels (a portion new) before any fining, filtering, and bottling.

Key Varietals

• Pinot Noir

Structurally Similar

• Oregon or California Pinot Noir
  (Very Good to Outstanding)
• Central Otago Pinot Noir
  (Very Good to Outstanding)
• Côte d’Or Rouge Premier Cru or Grand Cru
  (Outstanding)
• Baden or Pfalz Spätburgunder
  (Very Good to Outstanding)
• Naoussa Xinomavro
  (Very Good to Outstanding)