Winemaker Notes
The 2021 Pinot Noir is sourced from dry farmed vineyards in the Umpqua Valley and Willamette Valley. 100% Open top fermented with 25% whole cluster this wine bursts out of the glass with raspberry and cherry fruits, toast and spice with a hint of black cherry. The mouthfeel is silky and elegant, fine tannins with mouthwatering acidity.
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Wine Enthusiast
This spectacular value offers perfume-like aromas of rose petals, sweet dark raspberries and jasmine sashaying from the glass. Rich dark plum, black cherry and vanilla flavors drifting on a soft, round mouthfeel are perfect. This wine displays balance and finesse, with silky tannins and optimal acidity.
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While the Willamette Valley and Pinot Noir are a like a fairy tale match made in heaven, most of Oregon is in fact, a glorious source of Pinot noir. Claiming over half of its total area under vine, Pinot noir also thrives in Southern Oregon’s Umpqua and Rogue Valleys where sedimentary and volcanic soils dominate hillside vineyards and cool temperatures create the perfect environment for Pinot noir. Also, Oregon’s Columbia Gorge is becoming increasingly popular for Pinot noir production. What sets Oregon Pinot noir apart from the Pinot of other regions, both New and Old World, is its innate combination of grace with both power and restraint.