A bottle of Lonesome Rock Pinot Noir 2024 wine with a white label featuring a red berry plant illustration, set against a plain light background.

2024 The Estate Pinot Noir

Willamette Valley Pinot Noir from Every Block of Our High-Elevation Vineyard

A seamless portrait of our remote hillside vineyard, where clone, soil, and exposure converge in a Pinot Noir of layered aromatics, suede-like texture, and opulent fruit.

Each year, The Estate Pinot Noir reflects the full breadth of the Lonesome Rock Vineyard—its windswept slopes, fractured volcanic soils, and shifting light across varied exposures. Fruit from every Pinot Noir block is brought together in this cuvée, including clones 667, 777, Wadenswil, and PN50, planted in 2007 and 2015, to form a singular and complete expression of “lonesomeness.”

Tasting Notes

The nose opens with pomegranate and black cherry, followed by notes of brown sugar, molasses, and violet. The palate is generous and open even in its youth, with supple fruit and suede-like tannins. Freshness carries through a long, persistent finish, giving the wine both immediate appeal and the structure to develop with time.

Winemaking Notes

The fruit was hand-harvested, hand-sorted, 100% destemmed, cold-macerated for 4-5 days, fermented with ambient yeast, and hand-punched down during fermentation. Transferred to 100% French oak (20% new) and aged in cold cellar for 11 months before a light filtration at bottling.

The 2024 Growing Season

The 2024 season progressed at an even pace, without prolonged periods of extreme heat. As harvest approached, cooler September days and nights slowed ripening and gave us time to pick each block when it was ready.

That long, measured growing season preserved freshness while allowing the fruit to develop fully, giving the 2024 wines balance, clarity, and structure.