2023 Eola-Amity Hills Pinot Noir
Josh's Notes
This area has a unique way of handling a warm vintage, as in 2023, and still possessing a lot of energy in the wine. Loamy earth, licorice, surrounding forest, clove, and wafts of blue fruit shine through on this wine that evolves rapidly. There is great energy to the wine with building tannins that are rich. I tasted over three days and the wine continued to get better and better.
Technical Notes
Appellation
~Willamette Valley~
Eola-Amity Hills
Vineyard Source
Coulee Estate
Blending Profile
100% Pinot Noir, 10% whole cluster fermented
Clones: Pommard, Wadensvil, 667
Barrel & Aging Program
16 months in 70% new French oak and 30% neutral French oak barrels and puncheons
Production
Bottling Date: February 2025
Release Date: Fall 2025
Alcohol: 14.1%
Cases Produced: 710