I had the chance to visit Left Coast Cellars during my #wbc12 pre-trip prior to the Wine Bloggers Conference in Salem, OR. It was a day of visiting many wineries including Left Coast Cellars, but I remember being struck at how unique and delicious Left Coast’s White Pinot Noir was. Fast forward three years, and I was provided with a sample of the 2014 Left Coast White Pinot Noir and the 2013 Cali’s Cuvee Pinot Noir to try side-by-side.
It was #thirstyfriday at my office and this was the perfect educational opportunity to allow my colleagues to try a white pinot noir, which was different enough for a wine geek, but really fun to watch the reactions as people tasted the unexpected. It had lots of stone fruit – peach and pear, floral notes and a great minerality. This is going to become one of my “go to” wines that I take to a gathering of wine folks because it was so unique, but absolutely gorgeous.
The second wine – the traditional Oregon pinot noir – had plum, black cherry, earth, floral and spice. It was a great version of Oregon Pinot based on several clone blends This blend was named after Cali, the daughter, and like the other one, both were estate grown.
How would you serve the White Pinot Noir – chilled like a traditional white or at roughly room temperature like you would a Pinot Noir? I was given this bottle as a host gift and a little baffled by it. Thanks!
Chris, chill it like a traditional white. Let me know what you think.
Where can you purchase this white Pinot noir, in dallas tx?
You should be able to find it at Specs.