Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Pale ruby-purple colored, the 2015 Last Chapter offers up a gorgeous violet, kirsch and pomegranate perfume with hints of tar and black soil. Light to medium-bodied, delicate and with wonderful energy, the tannins are exquisitely fine and it has a long, perfumed red berry finish.
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Decanter
A barrel selection from Chapter 24, though it emphasises wine derived from the volcanic soils which also inform 'The Fire'. A dramatic bouquet of raspberry, rich spice and a framing of expensive new oak introduces a wine of impressive amplitude and textural finesse, structured around fine-grained tannins and juicy acids. Drinking Window 2018 - 2025
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Wine Spectator
Sleek and seamless, with expressive cherry and green tea aromas and elegantly layered plum and smoky licorice flavors that build depth toward the finish. Drink now through 2021.
Home of some of the planet’s most amazingly elegant and expressive Pinot noir, the Willamette Valley is a pastoral, mixed landscape of green, bucolic rolling hills, dramatic forestlands and small, independent, friendly wine growers. As a leader in environmental stewardship, the valley has some of the nation’s most protective land use policies, with two-thirds of its vineyards farmed sustainably and over half, organically. While the valley claims a cool, continental climate, and is heavily influenced by the cold, moist winds of the Pacific Ocean, its warm and dry summers allow for the steady, even ripening of Pinot noir.
The potential of Willamette Valley Pinot noir continues to attract the investment of serious growers and winemakers both locally and from abroad, as naturally the finished wines bring accolades from professionals and enthusiasts. With a range of styles from delicate dried cherry, raspberry and hibiscus to stronger notes of truffle, mocha, plum and spice, a fine Willamette Valley Pinot noir is a perfect expression of both character and grace.