Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Aromas of wild red berries, dried herbs and fresh coffee. Medium-bodied with juicy, soft tannins. Bright berries and a citrus undertone.
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Tasting Panel
The streamlined, pillow-light mouthfeel is complemented by lean acidity. Wild strawberry and pomegranate make way for savory notes of earth and soy sauce.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2020 Iris Vineyards Pinot Noir is bright, fresh, a pleasing. TASTING NOTES: This wine exhibits aromas and flavors of biting, tart red fruits, savory spices, and earthy notes. Try it with a mildly-spiced lamb stew. (Tasted: March 31, 2022, San Francisco, CA)
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.