Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Aromas of fresh red berries, fresh herbs and nutmeg. Medium-bodied with fine, slightly chewy tannins. Bright and pleasantly tart. Dry finish.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2016 Torii Mor Pinot Noir is straightforward and attractive. TASTING NOTES: This wine is bright and alive. Pair its lively aromas and flavors of red fruit and chalky notes with grilled lamb burgers with wild mushrooms. (Tasted: March 4, 2020, San Francisco, CA)
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.