Tasting Notes
A stunning vintage! Dark purple color, juicy, ripe, black fruit, velvety texture, rich chocolate, earthy finish.
Accolades
2022 Sunset International Wine Competition – 91 points, Gold
2021 Great Northwest Wine Invitational – Double Gold
91 points, Wine & Spirits Magazine: “Aromas of spiced black cherries, raspberries and mushrooms on the nose of this young, ripe pinot. The medium-bodied palate offers soft tannins and a fresh, juicy finish."
90 pts, Vinous: "Deep garnet. Pungent, spice-tinged red and dark berries, rose oil and smoky minerals on the highly perfumed nose. Juicy black raspberry and bitter cherry flavors show good clarity and become sweeter as the wine opens up. Succulent herb and cola notes appear on a very long, supple finish framed by dusty, slowly building tannins."
90 Points, James Suckling: “Aromas of spiced black cherries, raspberries and mushrooms on the nose of this young, ripe pinot. The medium-bodied palate offers soft tannins and a fresh, juicy finish.”
Alder Yarrow, Vinography: "Medium garnet in the glass, this wine smells of earth and raspberries shot through with a touch of green herbs. In the mouth, raspberry and cranberry fruit flavors mix with green herbs and a hint of peeled willow bark. A touch of toasty oak lingers in the finish with a hint of astringency. Good acidity."
91 pts, Paul Gregutt, Wine Enthusiast: “This was an especially good vintage in the Willamette, and this wine displays the sturdy structure and weighted depth that can be missing from lesser years. Black cherry fruit, charred barrel toast, coffee grounds and scorched earth combine here. The tannins are well managed and fully ripened. Roughly a fifth of the barrels were new. Drink this now while it retains the ripe, sweet fruit flavors.”
