Winemaker Notes
Brimming with red fruits and deep flavors, succulent acidity, and a back bone of fine grain, and silky tannins.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Lifted red fruit, forest floor and sweet spices on the nose. The palate is medium-bodied, fresh and vibrant, with focused acidity and fine, chewy tannins. A very giving, fresh pinot to be taken seriously.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2022 Pinot Noir Old Eight Cut overdelivers for its modest price. It marries pomegranate and rhubarb with savory nuances of tobacco, mushrooms, dried earth and underbrush. The medium-bodied palate is bursting with dark red, spicy fruit. It has a fine, dusty texture, mouthwatering acidity and a long, flavorful finish.
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.