Winemaker Notes
The 2022 Siduri Willamette Valley Pinot Noir comes from vineyards in two distinctive appellations within the Willamette Valley: Yamhill-Carlton and Eola-Amity. The contrasts of marine sedimentary and volcanic soils weaver together to create a wine that shows red and black fruits, clove, dried herbs and savory spices.
Professional Ratings
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Jeb Dunnuck
Pouring a dark red color, the 2022 Pinot Noir Willamette Valley is pure with fruity aromas of baked cherries, mossy earth, and pressed flowers. Medium-bodied and ripe, it fills the palate without feeling heavy and has a clean finish.
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Wine Enthusiast
What’s not to love about an aromatic combination of Bing cherries, cheesecake and a bittersweet dark chocolate? Things flip on the palate, with tarter red cherries and cacao nibs dueling with spicy nutmeg and balsa for flavor supremacy. Fortunately, a muscular set of tannins is up to the task of standing up to all that fruit.
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Wine Spectator
Tart and vibrant, with brisk cherry and raspberry flavors accented by dusky spice notes. Finishes with snappy tannins. Drink now through 2030. 11,382 cases made.
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.