Winemaker Notes
The 2024 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir captures the quiet elegance of Oregon in every glass. Aromas of cherry and cedar rise from the glass, leading into vibrant flavors of pomegranate and cacao nibs. The palate is supple yet structured, with fine tannins and a bright line of acidity that carries through a long, graceful finish. Crafted to elevate both everyday moments and special occasions, this wine reflects the beauty and balance of the Willamette Valley.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
You'd be hard pressed to find a better Willamette Valley Pinot Noir value than this early release from Stoller. It has a beautifully earthy mix of blackberry tea and loamy soil aromas that are complemented by notes of seared steak and lilacs. It is a balanced, almost medium-bodied, wine with a silky texture. Flavors like blackberry jam, thyme, cedarwood and a tart and tangy bit of sumac coat the palate in fine fashion. This wine made me happy. When I saw the price, I crossed over to ecstatic ville.
Editors' Choice
Stoller Family Estate is one of Oregon's most highly regarded vineyards and wineries. Pioneering Oregonian and Founder Bill Stoller purchased his family's second-generation farm in 1993 with the vision of cultivating an enduring legacy for the land and Oregon wine industry. Over the last 30 years, he has patiently transformed the 400-acre property into the largest contiguous vineyard in the Dundee Hills. We continue to look for new ways to refine and protect that legacy so it can thrive for generations to come.
Stoller Family Estate features the world's first LEED® Gold certified winery, a reflection of our ongoing commitment to sustainable and environmentally responsible winemaking.
Thin-skinned, finicky and temperamental, Pinot Noir is also one of the most rewarding grapes to grow and remains a labor of love for some of the greatest vignerons in Burgundy. Fairly adaptable but highly reflective of the environment in which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate and requires low yields to achieve high quality. Outside of France, outstanding examples come from in Oregon, California and throughout specific locations in wine-producing world. Somm Secret—André Tchelistcheff, California’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker decidedly stayed away from the grape, claiming “God made Cabernet. The Devil made Pinot Noir.”
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.