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2005 Talley Rosemary's Vineyard Pinot Noir

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RATINGS

95Robert M. Parker Jr.

...great intensity and stunning notes of spring flowers, forest floor, raspberries and black cherries. With wonderful purity, good acidity, terrific focus and an unbelievably long finish...

92Vinous / IWC

...evokes dark berries, cherry and bitter chocolate. Chewy and deep in dark fruit flavors, picking up suave baking spice qualities with air. Finishes sweet and round, with excellent persistence...

91Burghound.com

...nose of red berry fruit aromas that includes wild raspberry and cranberry where the latter element continues onto the silky, sophisticated and stylish flavors possessing a really lovely mouth feel and excellent length..

90Wine Spectator

Smoky oak, herb, sage and cedary wood notes fold in nicely with ripe cherry and berry fruit, making this an elegant, complex, stylish, well-proportioned wine...

REGION

United States, California, Central Coast, Arroyo Grande Valley

Arroyo Grande Valley AVA is a 42,880-acre appellation within the Central Coast AVA. The appellation surrounds the town of Arroyo Grande, and is located southwest of San Luis Obispo. Located within four miles of the Pacific Ocean, the 16-mile long valley includes several microclimates, such a cooler lower one on the west end, where Pinot Noir is grown, and a higher, hotter microclimate inland, where Zinfandel thrives. Arroyo Grande was officially recognized as an AVA in 1990. Many grapes are grown here, including Grenache, Mourvedre, Petite Sirah, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah and Tempranillo. Like most of the Central Coast, this AVA has a long tradition of farming. Most of the ever-growing number of wineries here have sprung up in the last 30 years and they tend to focus on Rhone varietals.

TYPE

Red Wine, Pinot Noir

This red wine is relatively light and can pair with a wide variety of foods. The grape prefers cooler climates and the wine is most often associated with Burgundy, Champagne and the U.S. west coast. Regional differences make it nearly as fickle as it is flexible.