2021 The Estate Pinot Noir
Willamette Valley
A seamless portrait of our remote hillside vineyard—where each clone, soil, and exposure comes together in a Pinot Noir of aromatic depth, silken texture, and lingering minerality.
Each year, The Estate Pinot Noir captures the essence of the Lonesome Rock Vineyard—its windswept slopes, fractured volcanic soils, and the interplay of light across varied exposures. This cuvée brings together fruit from every Pinot Noir block—clones 667, 777, Wadenswil, and PN50—planted in 2007 and 2015, weaving them into a singular expression of place.
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The 2021 pinot noir is a bright, luminous crimson, with an open-knit and inviting bouquet of griotte cherry, wild strawberries, and crushed rose petal. It gains depth and silkiness on the palate and has a lacy frame of fine-grained tannins and a lengthy finish with energy and balance. Delicious now, but should evolve beautifully through 2036.
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With 2 separate picks on September 21 and 29, the fruit was harvested by hand into tiny bins to ensure uncrushed fruit arrives at the winery. Meticulously hand-sorted and 100% destemmed berries are cold-macerated for 4-5 days, fermented with native yeast, and hand-punched down during fermentation. Transferred to 100% French oak (20% new) and aged in cold cellar for 10 months before a light filtration at bottling.
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Vintage: Inaugural
Cases Produced: 504 (750 ml); 15 (1.5 L)
Years Planted: 2007, 2015
Harvest Dates: 9/9, 9/21/2021
Clones: 667, 777, PN50
Cropload: 2.15 tons/acre
Winemaker: Isabelle Dutartre
Release Date: 5/1/2023
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