WillaKenzie Estate Aliette Pinot Noir 2003

Pinot Noir
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    WillaKenzie Estate Aliette Pinot Noir 2003 Front Label
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    Varietal

    Producer

    Vintage
    2003

    Size
    750ML

    Features
    Green Wine

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    Winemaker Notes

    The Aliette vineyard is maturing beautifully, consistently producing some of our most subtle and elegant wines. This is immediately evident in the complex aromatics where lifted red and black fruits are followed by fragrant floral notes of rose and violet. In the mouth the wine is full and generous with round dark fruits, blackberries, cherries and plum, whose concentration is balanced by supple, fine grained tannins. Hints of toast and caramel accompany the lingering finish. With its intriguing combination of power and finesse, Aliette will be a great companion for such dishes as rack of lamb, barbequed steak and stuffed eggplant. A wine of this scale will only improve with age and can be cellared for 5-10 years. Decanting an hour or two before serving is also advised, especially if you can't wait to sample it now.

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    WillaKenzie Estate is located in Oregon's Willamette Valley on rolling hillsides in the Chehalem Mountains. The winery was named after the Willakenzie soil on which the vineyards are planted to convey the influence that the soil imparts on the wine's flavors and aromas. The vineyards are planted with grapes of the Pinot family, mostly new Dijon clones of Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris from Alsace. Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris are cool climate grapes, which are particularly well adapted to Oregon. As winemaker for WillaKenzie Estate, the acclaimed producer of single-vineyard Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Gris, Erik Kramer leads all winemaking and cellar

    operations. He has been working in Oregon’s Willamette Valley since 2004, where he has built a reputation for world-class wines of finesse and balance. A scientist by training, Erik worked as a hydrogeologist in the petrochemical industry before combining his passion for science and appreciation for fine wine into a career. He spent a few seasons in Washington as a harvest cellar worker before

    pursuing a postgraduate diploma in viticulture & oenology at Lincoln University in New Zealand, where he graduated with honors. Kramer went on to craft wine in New Zealand before to moving to the Willamette Valley. Prior to joining WillaKenzie Estate, Erik crafted highly-regarded wines for Domaine Serene and Adelsheim Vineyard. He also holds a degree in geology from Florida State University, which he draws on today when considering the relationship between terroir and wine quality. When not at the winery, Erik enjoys spending time with his family at his wine country home in McMinnville

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