Winemaker Notes
Visually, the 2022 Landform Pinot Noir is striking, with its medium garnet color and violet hue. Focused aromas of wild strawberry, red licorice, and Bing cherry are featured on the nose, while subtle flavors of violet and spice emerge on the palate. Round, silky tannins create a seamless texture that persists throughout the surprisingly long finish.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
A moody, enticing pinot that's not heavy and has an appetizing balance. Good value, too. Aromas of black tea, forest floor and rhubarb lead to meaty, black cherry flavors, with sour cherries, cloves and bay leaves building on the palate. Medium-bodied. Made from 20% whole clusters and aged in neutral, broken-in barrels.
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.