Pinot noir is a wine of red that is very popular across the U.S, is produced in many diverse regions. It generally has moderate to light body and is fruit-forward.
You can find it on numerous wine lists and also in the retail outlets for a range of pricing. There are a variety of pinot noir varietals, that range from the classic Burgundy vineyards up to Oregon as well as New Zealand.
Winemakers
Vaughn Duffy’s pinot noir wine was awarded the title of top wine at the 11th Annual North competition that brings several of the finest producers in the United States. It’s an incredible feat in particular for a wine that was made by an untrained winemaker, employed at a custom crushing company.
Matt as well as Sara Vaughn are the couple who make Vaughn Duffy wines. Their tale is one of the hard work, persistence, and determination. It’s about how a few open bottles of wine — mainly Pinot Noir helped fuel their lives and then led to the current business.
This is the second consecutive win for Waterbrook, one of Precept Wine’s portfolio of Yakima Valley vineyard sites. This single vineyard Merlot features a rich, mouth-watering blend of black cherry and mocha barrel notes. It’s a good match with the meaty and hearty food like pork chops.
Vineyards
The grapes for Vaughn Duffy pinot noir are obtained from vineyards all over all over the North Coast region, but mostly in Sonoma’s Russian River Valley. Every vineyard is selected for its terroir-based fidelity as well as the quality of fruit.
Pinot noir is an wine grape that’s renowned by its medium- to light-bodied and fruit-forward wines. It’s a relatively low-alcohol red wine, which is mostly produced in France, but it can also be discovered within Italy, Oregon, California, New Zealand and Australia.
The juicy and delicious Pinot Noir is easy to take pleasure in. It’s an excellent price. The palate is a combination of red plum, and baking spices, with strawberry preserve and cranberry flavors.
Matt Sara and Matt Sara are the first generation of a winemaking family, and their ethos is one of hard work, passion and grit. The first time they made a batch of wine in 2009. In 2020 they committed to make wine full-time.
Tasting Notes
The Vaughn Duffy 2021 Pinot Noir, Baciagalupi Vineyards, Russian River Valley was selected as the top wine at the eleventh edition of the North Coast Wine Challenge. It beat over 1,200 bottles to earn Best of the Best and Best of Show Red awards.
The 2021 Bacigalupi Pinot Noir is a blended blend that is mid-weight and comes of four high-quality vineyards. It is a blend of Bricoleur, Hopkins Ranch Wohler and Suacci and is with different Dijon Clones.
It’s got a powerful nose filled with black cherry, red plum as well as baking spice. The palate shows the strawberry preserve, cranberry, and some savory herbs. It’s a wine with excellent balance, and beautifully blended oak.
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Pinot noir is one of the most well-known red grapes that is produced across virtually every wine-producing nation. The winemaker is well-known by its soft, light-bodied, acidic, and velvety texture.
The herbaceous and earthy flavor and scents of blackberries, raspberries and other fruits as well as licorice, savory spices and licorice make an excellent complement to any dish. It is also well-known for its mild tannins and an acidity that is balanced.
Vaughn Duffy pinot noir was recognized as the top wine in the annual 11th North Coast Wine Challenge after surpassing nearly 1,200 other wines. This wine also took home Best of Show and Best of Sonoma County awards.
Sara Vaughn, Matt Duffy Sara Vaughn, Matt Duffy and Matt Duffy founded this boutique winery. It’s the unique of the kind and only has a handful of. They make sought-after Pinot Noir and more that you can taste at their tasting room in Kenwood.
