2022 Blackberry Block Estate Pinot Noir

VINTAGE HIGHLIGHTS
What started as a dry winter turned into a deluge of rain in the springtime. We had the wettest and coldest April/May/June in recorded (130 years) history. Freezing temperatures on the morning of April 14th and 15th knocked back the fragile new growth, and we thought our crop yields would be down by 50-60%. In over 51 years of growing grapes here in the Dundee Hills, we have never seen a freezing event during the growing season, so we had no idea what was going to happen. The primary buds froze and died, but the secondary buds came on, produced fewer but larger clusters, and the vines made a miraculous comeback. We had the 2nd warmest and driest summer on record, and then we got to October. Everything depended on good ripening conditions in the month of October since bloom was much later. Fortunately, we got the warmest October in Oregon history, we were able to let the grapes hang, and the rains stayed put until all our Estate fruit was in on Thursday, October 27th. The fruit got nice and ripe, and we are thrilled with the wine produced from this vintage!

WINE PROFILE
The 2022 Blackberry Block Pinot Noir shows notes of plum, black currant, and black cherry on the nose. The palate has bright notes of raspberry and a floral bouquet, with a finish of black tea.

THE STORY
The Blackberry Block is the first piece of land purchased by Alison and Alex Sokol Blosser when they succeeded Bill and Susan Sokol Blosser in the family business. It was named for the 20+ years of untamed growth of blackberry bushes throughout the block. Despite all the hard work to prepare the land for planting in 2008, it now thrives as one of Sokol Blosser’s Cellar Club-designated wines.

NUTRITION FACTS
Ingredients: Pinot Noir grapes, tartaric acid, SO2
5 - 5oz servings per bottle
Calories: 107
Carbohydrates: 3.5g
Fat: 0g
Protein: 0g

13% ABV