Tasting Notes: All wines produced under the Talley Vineyards label are grown, produced and bottled by the Talley family. This is the flagship Pinot Noir of the estate, barrel aged for 15 months ... in French barriques, 30% of which are new. Read More
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For three generations the Talley family has farmed in the Arroyo Grande Valley, located just south of San Luis Obispo in the heart of California’s South Central Coast wine region. Complete control over all phases of winegrowing is the guiding principle: from the planting of vines ideally suited to each vineyard site, to viticulture and winemaking that emphasize long term sustainability, low yields and minimal processing, to the gentle bottling of the finished wine.
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California has a rich history of vine growing beginning in 1769 when Padre Junipero Serra is believed to have brought vinifera cuttings with him from Mexico, when he established the Mission San Diego. With the secularization of the Franciscan missions in 1830, commercial winegrowing was established throughout the state, though on a fairly small scale. With a large influx of European immigrants during, and after the "Gold Rush," vines were planted everywhere. In 1862, the French Revue Viticole reported that California was "...capable of entering competition with the wines of Europe." The legal designation of "Central Coast" is a broad AVA for wines which are grown in an area extending from San Simeon in the north, through Santa Barbara in the south. This area also includes a number of smaller AVA, such as Arroyo Grande Valley.
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The Pinot Noir grape is an ancient variety that has been grown for nearly two-thousand years in Burgundy, and is also famous for producing high-quality red wines around the world. This variety is known as being difficult to farm, due to its sensitivity to climatic conditions, such as wind and frost. The thin skins and tight conical grape bunches of Pinot Noir also make it susceptible to fungus and mildew. Some of the finest Pinot Noir wines are produced in cooler climate areas, and are characterized by a light body and complex aromas of earthiness and fruit.
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This wine loves nothing more than a simply roasted chicken (get one from a good farm!). Also nice with simple roasts of beef.
