Winemaker Notes
Bursting with fruit notes, this 2020 Rosé of Pinot Noir has notes of peach and strawberry on the nose followed by hints of melon and rose petal. The palate is bright with refreshing berry notes, melon and clean acidity on the finish.
Perfect for all things summer. Pair with dungeness crab cakes, grilled zucchini and asparagus, and the classic brunch staple, eggs Florentine.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
A deep salmon-colored rosé with aromas of cranberries, strawberries, rhubarb and pomelo. It’s medium-bodied with a vibrant, juicy core of fresh fruit. Flavorful finish. Drink now.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Medium cherry-pink in color, the 2020 Rosé of Pinot Noir has inviting aromas of watermelon, red berries and citrus. The light-bodied palate is fresh and lively with crunchy fruit and a gently textural finish.
Whether it’s playful and fun or savory and serious, most rosé today is not your grandmother’s White Zinfandel, though that category remains strong. Pink wine has recently become quite trendy, and this time around it’s commonly quite dry. Since the pigment in red wines comes from keeping fermenting juice in contact with the grape skins for an extended period, it follows that a pink wine can be made using just a brief period of skin contact—usually just a couple of days. The resulting color depends on grape variety and winemaking style, ranging from pale salmon to deep magenta.
Home of the first Pinot noir vineyard of the Willamette Valley, planted by David Lett of Eyrie Vineyard in 1966, today the Dundee Hills AVA remains the most densely planted AVA in the valley (and state). To its north sits the Chehalem Valley and to its south, runs the Willamette River. Within the region’s 12,500 acres, about 1,700 are planted to vine on predominantly basalt-based, volcanic, Jory soil.