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Robert Sinskey Pinot Noir *375ml* 2008Price: $25.00    Case Price: $22.50

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Color:
Red
Body/Type:
Medium Bodied
Style:
Modern
Size:
Half-Bottle, 375 ml
Winery:
Robert Sinskey
Grapes:
Pinot Noir
Serve At:
57°-63° F
Region:
USA > California > Napa Valley

As Robert Sinskey says "Pinot Noir became my muse. She scared and thrilled me at the same time. I didn’t always understand her, but I intuitively knew that if we provided for her, she would reveal her subtle and elegant beauty." Pinot Noir is a challenging and maddening varietal, whether it be from Napa or anywhere else in the world. To Rob, the first step had to be strict attention to his soil and in 1991 they went organic and started applying Biodynamic preparations to the soil, vines and compost. They planted cover crops to protect the vines and employed sheep to graze the lush growth between the vines. As Rob says, his wines aren't necessarily showy instead, our Pinots would be elegant, intriguing wines that evolve, holding back just enough to pique your interest and retain your attention. Once the youngest upstarts making Pinot in Napa, their 2008 is the twenty-third vintage!
Serve 57?-63? F

Rob Sinskey believes the goals of making luxuriously elegant wines and farming with earth friendly methods are not mutually exclusive. Rather, he has found that caring for the land organically, combined with conscientious business practices (practices that include a solar powered winery, using biodiesel from used restaurant oil in tractors and trucks, having sheep and chickens mow the cover crops) have helped define the well-crafted wines of RSV. After 20 years, his philosophy that "Wine is not an athletic event" still holds true to this day. The goal has always been to make "pure wines of character that pair well with cuisine." RSV is spreading the gospel that fine wines made from organically grown grapes are the ultimate luxury. RSV's holdings have grown to over 200 acres of CCOF certified organic and Demeter certified Biodynamic vineyards in five Carneros locations (Three Amigos, Vandal, OSR and Capa in Napa Carneros and the Scintilla Vineyard in Sonoma Carneros) with a small estate vineyard behind the winery in the Stags Leap District.

The Napa Valley is one of the most highly praised regions in the wine world, and has been ever since the mid-70's (if not the mid-60's for Robert Mondavi and like-minded pioneers) for the quality of its climate, and its seemingly inexhaustible supply of moderate, ideal growing seasons. A region full of climatologically diverse sub-regions, it is a winemaker's paradise, as they are able to harness the potential of so many diverse terroirs within such a relatively small area.

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