2021 Reserve Pinot Noir

92 points and Editor’s Choice - Wine Enthusiast Magazine

$46

Our 2021 Reserve Pinot Noir is a single barrel select bottling. This premium, craft wine was hand-picked after tasting through the seven barrels of Pinot Noir from the 2021 vintage. At first sip it just sang to me! It is 100% Pommard clone of Pinot Noir from the unique soils of the Tualatin Hills AVA. The wine was harvested at almost 25 Brix and spent 21 months in neutral oak barrels. See below for formal tasting notes from Michael Alberty, Wine Enthusiast Magazine and James Wine Specialist and enjoy a tasting video below.

Only 25 cases produced

92 points and Editor’s Choice - Wine Enthusiast Magazine

“Looking for a single-minded Pinot Noir? This Reserve wine represents one clone—Pommard—one vineyard and one barrel. Aged entirely in neutral French oak, it is light on its feet, with nice acidity and silky tannins. It is also packed with aromas and flavors of blackcap raspberries, tangerines, Thai basil and bergamot tea.” — Michael Alberty, Wine Enthusiast Magazine

Tasting Notes from James Wine Specialist

Visual: deep red and purple, nearly opaque.

Nose: pleasant intensity that carries red and blue fruits with vanilla and aged cedar. A rich crushed gravel and light petrichor persist into a subtle and unctuous earthy invitation. Big and sophisticated.

Palate: lovely blueberry and savory mushroom are an immediate, welcoming note. Then, subdued black pepper transitions to light jalapeño in the length. In between, are layers of Rainier cherry and ripe Albion strawberry supporting an array of complex flavors with a bright and lifting acidity. The added time in new oak has been well managed and lends a depth to the finely integrated tannins. A light menthol and sweet tobacco make this Pinot very engaging.

Assessment: this wine is very good.

Pairing: serve with Mediterranean spiced rack of lamb and creamy polenta.

James Wine Specialist 2023.

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