OK, first off, I hate Landot Noir. Always have.
Second, I have never been to Paradise Hills, though I have tasted some of their other wines.
So, again, while I was at Wineries Unlimited in 2018, I tasted a wonderful Connecticut wine, Paradise HIlls Landot Noir from Paradise Hills Vineyard & Winery, located at 15 Windswept Hill Road, in Wallingford, CT. They are on the Washington Trail, on which the General marched scrounging up recruits and supplies during the Revolutionary War.
Richard Ruggiero is the founder. They opened in late 2010. "We grow seven different varieties on 5 acres, planted on a 65 acre farm," Ruggiero said. They grow Chardonnay, Seyval Blanc, Vidal Blanc, Vignoles, Chambourcin, Tramenet and Cayuga,
The Paradise Hills Landon Noir is 100% Connecticut grown fruit. It has an opaque deep, dark red color, with aromas of dark cherry, plums, and, mocha. Lovely flavors blend into a deep, dark finish of tannins and spice. And impressive, impressive wine. It might even make be believe in Landot Noir - and you too!
