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Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 3-Pack Roessler Cellars

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Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons is one of the most popular pieces of baroque music ever written. While countless recordings have been released over the decades, Joshua Bell’s recording with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields is an interpretation that is both deeply personal and truly original. Similarly, pinot noir is one of the most popular varietals in the wine world. The three wines featured in Roessler Cellars’ Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 3-Pack are unique expressions of the pinot noir grape and of the Anderson Valley terroir. Winemaker Scott Shapley has produced three wines that are both deeply personal and truly original, the perfect accompaniment to Joshua Bell’s gorgeous recording.

Experience Spring (Concerto No. 1 in E Major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269) with the 2006 Hein Family Pinot Noir – which showcases bright red fruit. Let this wine open up in your glass over the familiar strings of the Allegro movement, red plum and evergreen aromas wafting on the nose. As the concerto moves into the Largo movement, contemplate spring’s new beginnings and take your first sip - soft cherry flavors match the music’s rich tone. Then, as the vibrant strings of the Allegro Pastorale movement fill the room, strawberry jam flavors make an appearance in the glass. Relish the last notes of “Spring” with this wine’s dark chocolate finish over bright fruit and a touch of oak.

The Allegro non molto from the Summer concerto of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons (Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 8, No. 2, RV 315) opens at a drowsy tempo, like awakening from a summer nap in a hammock. As the Concerto proceeds through the Adagio movement and into the Presto, it picks up the frantic pace that many of our summers can take on before the strings end emphatically on a single note. Enjoy the last glasses of the Hein Family Pinot Noir over this Concerto and take a break from the summer’s breakneck speed.

The 2006 Savoy Pinot Noir is loaded with autumnal flavors, exquisite when paired with Vivaldi’s Autumn Concerto (Concerto No. 3 in F Major, Op. 8, No. 3, RV 293). Imagine the leaves falling, take a deep breath, and enjoy the wine’s aromas of forest floor, mushroom and spice. Mourn the passing seasons over the Adagio molto, then take a comforting sip of this beautiful wine - flavors of black cherry, dark plum and fig meet earth and spice in a perfect balance. Autumn may just become your new favorite season!

Vivaldi’s Winter Concerto (Concerto No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297) features silvery staccato and violin solos reminiscent of shimmering icicles and chattering teeth – warm up with a glass of the 2007 Blue Jay Pinot Noir. Dark and red fruit collide on the palate over the brisk tempo of Allegro non molto. Flavors of mushroom, chocolate, and a winter fire’s smoke all merge over the sweet, warm melody of the Largo. Cinnamon and nutmeg dominate the wine’s long, textured finish as the icicles melt and the Allegro draws the Four Seasons to a close.

Giuseppe Tartini’s “Devil’s Trill Sonata” is including on this recording – a virtuosic performance that provides an elegant soundtrack to any of the three pinots in this 3-pack offering.