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2023 Pinot Noir Villages Cuvee
Appellation
Willamette Valley
In Stock
Tasting Notes
The Pinot noir, Villages Cuvée has robust sweet spice aromas with
lovely black cherry, smoky berry and dark rose notes. Juicy and pungent
flavors of dark cherry, wild strawberry, allspice, cinnamon with a touch of
smoke fill your mouth. Beautifully balanced with soft tannins and fresh
acidity, the finish slowly fades into supple dried fruit and spices. Still young
now the wine will fill out through the winter and into the spring. This is my
favorite wine for thanksgiving and flavorful white meat dishes. It is just as
good with burgers, brats and pizza. Enjoy now through 2030.
Vineyard Notes
Our Villages Cuvée is produced from Pinot noir grapes grown in Oregon’s
northern Willamette Valley. Fruit from other sites are blended to create a Pinot noir that
complements rich white meat and fish dishes. To enhance this match, we
blend to maximize both the spectrum of flavors and length on the palate
while minimizing the use of new oak. The composition for this bottling is:
Freedom Hill Vineyard 32%, Temperance Hill Vineyard 29%, Shea Vineyard 39%.
Production Notes
Release Date: ; Production 1008 cases. The de-stemmed grapes were fermented in small stainless and Burgundy oak fermenter with no SO2, allowing fermentation to proceed naturally. After
gentle pressing and settling, the wine aged in French oak barrels, 8% of which were new, for 12 months before bottling by gravity without fining.
Food Pairing Notes
Grilled salmon, quail, pork tenderloin and pasta dishes with full-favored preparations.
Winemaker Notes
Vintage Notes: 2023,
Drink
Up to 8 Years