2023 Kalita Yamhill-Carlton Pinot Noir
VINTAGE HIGHLIGHTS
2023 was our 3rd warmest growing season on record after the 2015 and 2014 vintages. We had the warmest and driest August on record and if it was not for the rain in early September our harvest would have started before Labor Day Weekend. Three cheers for the rain! One of the interesting things about 2023 was the arrival of our first hailstorm right after bloom. We have never seen a damaging hailstorm in our vineyard since we started in 1971, so seeing it happen and the resulting damage was at first a little scary. While it looked like our yields might have been higher, the hailstorm helped reduce the crop to our desired amount. The resulting fruit was excellent, with the heat in August producing lower acid in the grapes and nice full flavors. - Winemaker Robin Howell
2023 was our 3rd warmest growing season on record after the 2015 and 2014 vintages. We had the warmest and driest August on record and if it was not for the rain in early September our harvest would have started before Labor Day Weekend. Three cheers for the rain! One of the interesting things about 2023 was the arrival of our first hailstorm right after bloom. We have never seen a damaging hailstorm in our vineyard since we started in 1971, so seeing it happen and the resulting damage was at first a little scary. While it looked like our yields might have been higher, the hailstorm helped reduce the crop to our desired amount. The resulting fruit was excellent, with the heat in August producing lower acid in the grapes and nice full flavors. - Winemaker Robin Howell
WINE PROFILE
On the nose, our 2023 Kalita Vineyard Pinot Noir greets you with notes of violets and dark fruit notes. Dark fruit continues on to the palate, met with baking spice, chocolate and minerality.
On the nose, our 2023 Kalita Vineyard Pinot Noir greets you with notes of violets and dark fruit notes. Dark fruit continues on to the palate, met with baking spice, chocolate and minerality.
SCORES
93 points International Wine Report
90 points Wine Enthusiast
THE STORY
Kalita Estate Vineyard is located in the heart of the Yamhill-Carlton AVA in the Willamette Valley. This stunning, bowl-shaped vineyard was planted in 2000 by Arthur and Sherry Kalita; since purchasing the vineyard in 2021 we transitioned Kalita to organic certification by Oregon Tilth in the fall of 2024.
Kalita Estate Vineyard is located in the heart of the Yamhill-Carlton AVA in the Willamette Valley. This stunning, bowl-shaped vineyard was planted in 2000 by Arthur and Sherry Kalita; since purchasing the vineyard in 2021 we transitioned Kalita to organic certification by Oregon Tilth in the fall of 2024.
NUTRITIONAL INFO
Ingredients: Pinot Noir grapes, tartaric acid, SO2
5 - 5oz servings per bottle
Calories: 121
Carbohydrates: 3.8g
Fat: 0g
Protein: 0g
Ingredients: Pinot Noir grapes, tartaric acid, SO2
5 - 5oz servings per bottle
Calories: 121
Carbohydrates: 3.8g
Fat: 0g
Protein: 0g
Wine Specs
Vintage
2023
Alcohol %
14.5