Winemaker Notes
Hyland Vineyard is one of the oldest in the Willamette Valley, and has proven time and time again to produce wines that stand up to the best in the world. This bottling has an expressive nose that goes for days. Notes of Jasmine flower, clay putty, and lemon balm start it off, moving to young blueberry and grapefruit on the palate.
Professional Ratings
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Jeb Dunnuck
A transparent medium red, the 2022 Pinot Noir Hyland Vineyard comes from 50-year-old vines grown on Jory volcanic soils in McMinnville. On the nose, it offers perfumed notes of potpourri, fresh redcurrants, a hint of cinnamon spice, roses, and fresh, lifted mountain herbs. Medium-bodied and approachable, it fills the palate with fine tannins, a weightless feel, and a clean finish. It offers a lot of finesse and charm, with a refreshing feel. Drink it over the next 15 years.
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Wine Enthusiast
The absolutely bearable lightness of being runs throughout the Hyland Estate Pinot Noir. The journey begins with fresh and floral aromas of lavender, peonies, raspberries and a citrusy touch of yuzu. Adter that, the wine's flavors of wild strawberries, basil and ginger collide to give the impression of a nice Pimm's Cup.
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Wine Spectator
Savory and tightly focused, with cherry and pomegranate flavors framed by steely acidity and lively tannins as well as forest floor and black tea accents. Drink now through 2032.
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.