Winemaker Notes
The wildness of the Coast Range vineyard often shows itself in the wines, and this Pinot Noir is no exception. Rich, earthy notes of dried mushroom, cardamom, and bergamot playfully intertwine with the ripe blue fruits we so often see from this site. The balance is impeccable, with velvety tannins that linger throughout a very long finish.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Spectator
Silky and elegantly multilayered, with refined cherry, floral violet and clove accents that build richness and tension toward polished tannins.
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James Suckling
This has a fragrant nose of wild raspberries, cranberries and rose hips. Subtle spice notes, too. Bright and vibrant with a medium body and fine-grained tannins. Excellent freshness. Drink now or hold.
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.