2021 Dundee Hills Estate Pinot Noir Magnum (1.5L)

VINTAGE HIGHLIGHTS
2021 was the 2nd-warmest growing season we have ever seen since 2015. We also got to add a new term to the dictionary: "Heat Dome". Three straight days of triple-digit temperatures in late June, breaking heat records for the Willamette Valley! Bud break started like usual in the middle of April. We had the driest March through May that the Willamette Valley has seen through 128 years of record keeping! Bloom also appeared on time in early/mid June. While late June brought the “Heat Dome”, our grapes made it through thanks to bloom being finished at all our sites and there still being soil moisture, so they grew like crazy over those three days of hellish temperatures. While July and August turned out to be exceedingly hot and dry, September arrived with little rain, which allowed us to fully ripen the grapes. The hot and dry summer made for fruit that was extremely clean, resulting in excellent fermentations. All in all, Mother Nature gave us something to be grateful for on our 50th anniversary.

WINE PROFILE
On the nose, the 2021 Dundee Hills Pinot Noir shows notes of black cherry and raspberry accompanied by leather. On the palate, the fruit remains the same but is joined by black pepper and clove.

SCORES
2021 - (92) Jeb Dunnuck, (93) James Suckling
2020 - (90) Wine Enthusiast, (90) Wine Spectator
2019 - (93) James Suckling, (91) Wine Spectator, (92) Vinous

13.5% AVB