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2019 Pinot Noir Freedom Hill Vineyard

Appellation

Willamette Valley

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Tasting Notes

The 2019 Pinot Noir Freedom Hill has dense spice and broad dark fruit aromas. On the palate there are dark red fruits balanced by ripe tannins. These flavors slowly meld into exotic sweet earthy notes. Built for richly flavored dishes and always my pick for grilled or roasted red meats, it is also lovely with chocolate desserts.

REVIEWS

Wine Enthusiast - Michael Alberty
I have rarely encountered such a spicy nose filled with za’atarlike spices ranging from dried sumac and cumin to marjoram and sesame seeds. If all of that isn’t enough for you, the wine’s sandalwood and blackberry aromas are also pretty nifty. Bright cherry and lemon flavors flanked by crispy acidity bring it all home.
94 Points

Wine & Spirits
This pinot is compact and sleek when first poured, the caramel and tobacco aromas forming a frame around spiced red cherry. As it opens, a cool savor comes through in the firm, earthy tannins. For a lean cut of steak.
93 Points

James Suckling
Notes of chocolate-coated red berries with ground spices, dried citrus rind and raw mushrooms. It’s full and creamy on the palate, with tight tannins and dense, fleshy dark fruit on the mid-palate. Meaty and muscular and little chewy at the end.
93 Points

Vineyard Notes

Freedom Hill Vineyard is located in the foothills of the Coast Range, 10 miles SW of Salem, Oregon. During the day warm air rises from the valley floor ripening the skins. At night, cool ocean breezes act to retain acidity. Planted on old sedimentary soils, the vines have a SW exposure at an elevation of 520’ to 580’. Our Pinot noir comes from two blocks, one planted in 2004 with Pommard and Wädenswil and one planted in 2008 with 777.

Production Notes

Release Date: Sep 2023; Production 1117 cases. The de-stemmed grapes were fermented in 4-8 ton stainless steel and Burgundy oak fermenters with no SO2, allowing the fermentations to process naturally. After gentle pressing and settling, the wine aged in French oak barrels, 24% of which were new, for 16 months before bottling by gravity and without fining.

Food Pairing Notes

Richly flavored entrees like hearty pasta dishes, steak, chops and chocolate match well with this dark-red fruited, earthy nuanced and solidly structured Pinot Noir.

Drink

Up to 12 years