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Wine Enthusiast
The "Architects" refers to the four vineyards that constitute the blend: Laetitia, La Encantada, Firepeak and Bien Nacido. The wine purity's is proof that a great Pinot does not have to come from a single vineyard. It's bone dry and full-bodied in tannins, with complex flavors of black cherries, red currants, Dr. Pepper cola and exotic Asian spices. It was raised in one-year old oak, which gives smoky vanilla and caramel notes, in just the right proportion, to the fruit. Score: 93 - Steve Heimoff, April 2010.
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| Type | Red
| | Varietal | Pinot Noir
| | Vintage | 2007 | | Bottle size | 750mL | | Alcohol content | 14.1% | | Appellation | California
– Central Coast
| | Wine Advocate | --
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| 93
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Christian Roguenant, winemaker Christian Roguenant is a career winemaker, with almost 30
years experience. A native of France, Christian studied Oenology and winemaking
at the University
of Dijon. He has made
wine all over the world; in Burgundy, Champagne, Mendoza, Marlborough, the
Northern Rhône, the Loire and Rhine Valleys, and even in South Korea where he
made the official sparkling wine for the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics.
He came to the South
Central Coast
in 1986 as winemaker for Maison Deutz, and in 1999 the Niven family hired
Christian to make their Baileyana wines. He has formed long-term friendships
and relationships with other winemakers and growers in the area, and has made
the Edna Valley his long-term home. He has had
winemaking experiences with each of the four vineyards that make up the
Architects blend.
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Product #1183493
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