Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Pinot Patchwork?

Last night I saw an interesting post on Twitter. Jayson Bryant of TheWineVault, tweeted, “If smell were a fabric, what would Sauvignon Blanc be?” Immediately I thought of linen. Cool, crisp, clean. He then asked me "what about Pinot Noir". My first thought was corduroy. Textured, structured, yet soft, like our Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir. Then I thought, no, pinot noir is more like velvet – deep, dark, elegant, smooth, luxurious. Hmmmm…which is it? Maybe it’s actually shantung silk, silky with some texture, crisp and brilliant color…I can’t decide! Maybe the true answer is that Pinot Noir would be a patchwork quilt. Some pinots are corduroy, some velvet and others silk…aren’t those differences part of the beauty of Pinot Noir? What are your thoughts?

1 comment:

TR Michael said...

Steven - I've been reading that pinot book you sell at LR. Lots of interesting info. Question - about whole cluster/berry vs crushed fruit. What does LR do? What does Tom think about that? Does it matter where the fruit comes from? I'll hold off on the question of oak until next time - then there is brix etc. Exciting stuff. BTW the current Sleepy Block A is tasting very nice right now. Enjoyed a glass Sunday/Monday/Tuesday (Monday after soccer practice). Thanks! Maybe a fine silk for the block A???