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Kent Rasmussen Pinot Noir (22089) CSE $410.28 EACH $37.99 Add To Cart Product Details Food & Wine Pairings Ratings Carneros This small section of Northern California is situated at the base of both the Napa and Sonoma Valleys. Carneros has made its reputation with its Pinot Noirs, which are filled with strawberry, cherry, spice, and chocolate, and are very rich and seductive. Chardonnay is also excellent, very buttery but not too fat. Pinot Noir (pee noh nwahr)—A tricky grape to grow, Pinot Noir makes some of the best wines in the world. The prototype wine is red Burgundy from France but Oregon, California, New Zealand, and parts of Australia also produce good Pinot Noir. The wine is lighter in color than Cabernet or Merlot with relatively high alcohol, medium-to-high acidity, and medium-to-low tannin. Its flavors and aromas can be very fruity or earthy and woodsy, depending on how it is grown. It is rarely blended with other grapes. Cheese Brie Feta Goat Cheese Gouda Sharp Cheddar Swiss Fish or Shellfish Seared Ahi Tuna Herbs & Spices Anise, Fennel Seed, Tarragon Basil Cinnamon Mint Pepper (black, white, green) Rosemary Pasta & Grains (Grilled) Tofu Pasta with Creamy Mushroom Sauces Pasta with Truffles Poultry & Eggs Roast Chicken with Herbs Roast Duck Roast Turkey Red Meat Curried Beef Curried Lamb Curried Pork Grilled Flank Steak Hamburgers Pork w/Fruit Sauce Roast Pork Tenderloin w/Sage Sausage Sauces Red Wine Sauce Vegetables Beans, White Beets Mushrooms Tomato Vegetable Gratin or Stew Tastings, 4/3/2006 Vintage: 2003, Rating: 88 Body: light Complexity: rich

Kent Rasmussen Pinot Noir (22089)

CSE
$410.28

EACH
$37.99

Carneros

This small section of Northern California is situated at the base of both the Napa and Sonoma Valleys. Carneros has made its reputation with its Pinot Noirs, which are filled with strawberry, cherry, spice, and chocolate, and are very rich and seductive. Chardonnay is also excellent, very buttery but not too fat.

Pinot Noir

(pee noh nwahr)—A tricky grape to grow, Pinot Noir makes some of the best wines in the world. The prototype wine is red Burgundy from France but Oregon, California, New Zealand, and parts of Australia also produce good Pinot Noir. The wine is lighter in color than Cabernet or Merlot with relatively high alcohol, medium-to-high acidity, and medium-to-low tannin. Its flavors and aromas can be very fruity or earthy and woodsy, depending on how it is grown. It is rarely blended with other grapes.