Winemaker Notes
This perfumed nose shows beautiful spice notes of black pepper, nutmeg and mesquite with floral aromas of lavender and dried rose petal. Ripe blueberry, raspberry and blackberry bramble mingle throughout. The mouth mimics the nose with spice notes, maple, black cherry reduction and dried sage. Chocolate nibs, malted and cinnamon frame the sweet mid palate, fresh with juicy acidity and finishing with lovely long, dusty tannins.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2019 Pinot Noir Laurel wood District has a medium ruby color and alluring scents of cranberry sauce, allspice, conifer, nori and iron. The light-bodied palate offers notably concentrated flavors. It has a silky, mouthwatering frame and a long, layered finish streaked with bitters-like nuances. Best After 2023
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James Suckling
Juicy and flavorful with redcurrant and berry character, medium body, creamy tannins and a delicious finish.
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Wine Spectator
A handsome red, refined and well-built, with blueberry and cherry flavors accented by loamy earth and dusky spices. Finishes with medium-grained tannins. Drink now through 2030
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Wine Enthusiast
Rich, almost liqueurlike cherry aromas with a trace of saline preview this wine perfectly. Each sip is like a bite from a blackberry tart, with black-pepper, lemon-mint and toasted chestnut flavors bringing up the rear. The tannins are sturdy, while the acidity is restrained
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.