2012 Appassionata, Fortissimo, Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills, Oregon, USABrand new to the Place de Bordeaux this year is a passion project by Ernie Loosen in Oregon's Willamette Valley that began in 2005. 'A great wine starts with the idea of a great wine' Ernie believes and his idea was to create a new world Pinot Noir (Burgundian vineyards were and are too expensive) but released when the wines are starting to be ready to drink 10 years! Smoked meat, fragrant strawberries and rose petals on the nose, delightfully