J. Lohr Falcon’s Perch Pinot Noir 2020
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Philippe De Rothschild Pinot Noir Pays d’Oc
Tale of the Tape:
The Boston Bruins just completed a historic regular season run setting a league record for most wins and most points in a season. It took some time for the Florida Panthers to find their footing throughout the season, but a late season surge has them set in attack mode and ready to pounce.
Hockey WineUp Prediction:
Hockey WineUp is choosing Philippe De Rothschild Pinot Noir Pays d’Oc to win the first round match up. This selection is based on accessibility and quality. Anyone starting to get into wine should become as familiar as possible with wines from France and Philippe De Rothschild Pinot Noir Pays d’Oc is an inexpensive way to start learning and developing your wine palette.
J. Lohr Falcon’s Perch Pinot Noir 2020
Pairing: Boston Bruins
Vintage Year: 2020
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Country: USA
Region: California, Monterey County
Alcohol/Volume: 13.5%
Price: $29.95
From the winery:
The 2020 vintage saw normal levels of preseason rainfall in Monterey County, and was at record levels of growing degree days at the completion of the Pinot Noir harvest in mid-October. Cool, foggy mornings and evenings persisted through spring. Daytime highs in the 80s through summer allowed for slow ripening and aromatic expression of the delicate Pinot Noir grape. Above average temperatures in late September and early October pushed ripening for the vintage. Harvesting of the Pinot Noir began the week of September 21 in the Santa Lucia Highlands, representing a third of the 2020 blend. The remaining two-thirds of the blend was harvested from the Arroyo Seco appellation the week of October 5th. The resulting wine is showing excellent fruit expression in the bottle.
Philippe De Rothschild Pinot Noir Pays d’Oc
Pairing: Florida Panthers
Vintage Year: N/A
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Country: France
Region: Pays d’Oc
Alcohol/Volume: 12.5%
Price: $14.45
From the winery:
Welcome to the world of French Pinot Noir. This is a very accessible wine at a great price from a historically significant and well storied wine brand – Baron Philippe de Rothschild. The wine region Pays d’Oc is nestled between the mountains and the Mediterranean in Southern France. The warmer climate will result in more prominent dark fruit flavours like plum and blueberry – also keep your taste buds aware of hints of chocolate. This is a warmer climate pinot noir for a warm climate hockey team and is best served at 55° F.
Schedule:
Game 1: Monday, April 17: at Boston, 7:30 p.m
Game 2: Wednesday, April 19: at Boston, 7:30 p.m
Game 3: Friday, April 21: at Florida, 7:30 p.m
Game 4: Sunday, April 23: at Florida, 3:30 p.m
Game 5: *Wednesday, April 26: at Boston
Game 6: *Friday, April 28: at Florida
Game 7: *Sunday, April 30: Boston
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