2018 Willamette Valley Estate Pinot Noir

2018 Willamette Valley Estate Pinot Noir


Tasting Notes

2x Double Gold (Savor NW & Oregon Wine Awards) Double Platinum (NW Wine Press) Gold (Texsom). From an exceptional vintage that saw early bud-break (3weeks in fact) and our first harvest in mid Sept (usually occurs in October)!! The grapes were ripe and ready, and it has produced a spectacular estate wine. Beautiful aromas of black cherry, leather, cedar and cinnamon with layers of black currant, more black cherry and black pepper. A robust Pinot with pleasant acidity and balanced tannins.

Technical Information

Varietal - 100% Pinot Noir (Pommard, Dijon 115 & 777)
Appellation - Willamette Valley
Production - 247 cases

Fermentation

Destemmed to whole berries
Commercial and indigenous yeast fermentations
Full malolactic secondary fermentation
100% French oak aged 10 months, 25% new

Harvest

Vineyard - Pudding River Estate, Salem, OR
Harvest Date - September 15, 2017
Crop Load - 3.1 tons/acre
Brix - 24

Finished Wine

Alcohol - 13.8%
TA - 5.6
pH - 3.85