Girardet
Baco Noir
Umpqua Valley, Southern Oregon, Oregon, USA
Nerd alert! Girardet's Flasgship red. 2011 #UmquaValley Baco Noir from #Oregon. Dark and smoky like Syrah but with a Pinot Noir-like elegance. Plum, black cherry and cranberry mixed with roasted coffee, toasted oak and vanilla spice. Soft and silky. #wine #baco #sommelier #unique
Nerd alert! Girardet's Flasgship red. 2011 #UmquaValley Baco Noir from #Oregon. Dark and smoky like Syrah but with a Pinot Noir-like elegance. Plum, black cherry and cranberry mixed with roasted coffee, toasted oak and vanilla spice. Soft and silky. #wine #baco #sommelier #unique
Mar 2nd, 2014
Philippe Girardet brought this zesty, robust Franco-American hybrid to the Umpqua AVA in 1971. One of the post-phylloxera efforts of SW French horticulturalist François Baco, an unusual cross btn vitis vinifera Folle Blanche & a N. American varietal. Now planted in cooler US & Canadian regions,
Philippe Girardet brought this zesty, robust Franco-American hybrid to the Umpqua AVA in 1971. One of the post-phylloxera efforts of SW French horticulturalist François Baco, an unusual cross btn vitis vinifera Folle Blanche & a N. American varietal. Now planted in cooler US & Canadian regions,
Aug 23rd, 2013
Plums crossed with chocolate, this heritage hybrid is a fascinating oddball
Plums crossed with chocolate, this heritage hybrid is a fascinating oddball
Aug 15th, 2014Great summer wine! Full body with a silky, dark fruit on the mouth . Finishes with velvet flavors of coco and very subtle baking spices!
Great summer wine! Full body with a silky, dark fruit on the mouth . Finishes with velvet flavors of coco and very subtle baking spices!
Mar 14th, 2014
