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Wine of the month.

Don Leo Pinot Noir.


One of my favorite grapes is Pinot Noir. It is elegant but seductive, subtle
but lush, straight-forward but complex. It is said that this is the most difficult
grape both to grow and ferment, and that most of the time, the winemaking
process of Pinot seems outright eccentric. This is why it is regarded as a grape
that produces very noble wines, capable of achieving beautiful maturity full of
layers of flavors without losing raciness or structure.

The classic example of Pinot is Burgundy, both because it is the most


ancient place where it has been grown and the fact that some of the most
expensive cult wines in the world are grown there. Burgundy Pinot is to put it
simple, relentlessly savory. There are other places where Pinot is also of higher
quality; mainly Oregon in the US and New Zealand. Oregon, in my opinion gets
all of the earthy and dirt character to the wines, and New Zealand takes on a
much fruitier and mellow expression. But most people who like Pinot always
want to drink Pinot, and most people who go on vacation always want to drink
local wines, if there are any. Before this year, I thought that it was impossible to
find an interesting Mexican Pinot. They were all too mineral and vintners oaked
the wines a lot in order to mask the slightly hotter climate, which ended
literally sucking all of the magic complexity of this vine and delivering bland
and boring examples in the best of cases.

This year, however, Im happy to announced that I have discovered a


wine that has left me both perplexed and amused, as it has both the
complexity and savor to proudly carry the Pinot Noir legend on its label. I am
talking about a producer from Parras, Coahuila state, a place with slightly
better climate conditions for this grape. The name of the producer is Don Leo,
and its wines are made by the brilliant Mexican winemaker Francisco Rodrguez,
the winemaking director at Casa Madero, one of the most renowned Mexican
wineries.

The Pinot that Paco brought to the world has all of what you could ask
from the grape, but maintaining a regional terroir. I invite you to come by the
restaurant soon, and, if you happen to be a Pinot Noir fan; to try the revelation
(for me) wine of the year: Don Leo Pinot Noir. It pairs amazingly well with our
fantastic Pollito de Leche and our Duck Magret. Remember that after nine we
have our Wine Oclock hour with a special discount on all of our labels upon
request. Come by the restaurant soon, before I drink all of the Don Leo bottles
that I have!

Salud!

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