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Bien Nacido Vineyards consists of over 800 acres (3.2 km 2) of planted vines, of which over 300 acres (1.2 km 2) are planted to Chardonnay, over 250 acres (1.0 km 2) to Pinot Noir, a variety associated with the appellation, [7] and a number of acres each to Pinot Blanc, Syrah, and Merlot.
Grand Cru (great growth) is the highest level in the vineyard classification of Burgundy.There are a total of 550 hectares (1,400 acres) of Grand Cru vineyards—approximately 2% of Burgundy's 28,000 hectares (69,000 acres) of vineyards (excluding Beaujolais)—of which 356 hectares (880 acres) produce red wine and 194 hectares (480 acres) produce white wine.
Each Chapitre collects and stores its own wine, with one member assigned to look after the cellar. [ 6 ] The principal annual event of the Confrérie is the tasting of Burgundy wines, called Tastevinage , at the Château du Clos de Vougeot, when wines deemed worthy by a jury of tasters are awarded the accolade of Tasteviné and are permitted to ...
CÔTE 'D'OR. A Celebration of the Great Wines of Burgundy. Weidenfeld Nicolson. p. 576. ISBN 978-0-297-83607-0. Doesn't cover all of Burgundy, but is a very useful guide with tasting notes covering many vintages. Coates MW, Clive (2008). The Wines of Burgundy. University of California Press. Updated version of previous with coverage of more areas.
Summer in the Santa Maria Valley is goose-bump season, with an average summer temperature of only 75 °F (24 °C). [9] This is a growing environment that is a Region I on the Winkler Scale. As with most of Santa Barbara County, annual rainfall is very low in the Santa Maria Valley. The AVA averages less than 14 inches (360 mm) in non-drought years.
Pinot noir may also be blended with other grapes in inexpensive varietal wines, where the Pinot noir percentage is high enough for a varietal labeling but is not 100% (75% in the United States, 85% in the European Union). Commonly a heavier grape like Syrah is used to add color and body, resulting in a wine rather unlike pure Pinot noir wines.