Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Very decadent with smoked-meat, spice and dried-strawberry character on the nose. Medium to full body, rich fruit and hints of walnuts, berries and mushrooms. Lovely wine. Drink now.
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Wine Enthusiast
The Rocheux has never been better than this new vintage. Crisp cranberry and raspberry fruit carries an underlying, wet-rock minerality. Flavors are dense and detailed, and seem to extend almost indefinitely. Drink now through 2030.
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.