2018 La Chenaie Pinot Noir
A full-bodied Pinot Noir, bursting with notes of raspberry bramble, cherry cola and, pomegranate reduction with a warm, long-lasting finish.
From the La Chenaie Vineyard in the Eola-Amity Hills AVA, planted in 2006.
Only 200 cases produced!
Flavor Notes
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Big and weighty on the palate with deeply concentrated, notes of luxardo cherry, plum compote, and cherry cola with a warm tobacco and cinnamon bark finish.
Sommelier
This smooth pinot would be amazing with any meat dish, but I’d pair it with a char-grilled steak with crispy smashed potatoes and a blueberry and pomegranate compote on the side. Delicious!
Chef
Notes of dark cherry and plum sauce are complemented by notes of cured tobacco and dried cranberry. Crisp and quenching on the palate, with fine tannins, cherry cola and a long spicy finish.
Enologist
Winemaking Notes
A wet and cool April delayed bud break, but by bloom, we were quickly caught up to average tracking for the season. Summer was steadily warm but without heat spikes or temperature extremes experienced in 2016 and 2017.
By mid-September, the vines became weary from much sun and not much water and began to shut down causing ripening to stall. A brief rain event and cool down gave the vines the respite and harvest the jumpstart it needed.
We picked Pinot in a concentrated two-week window running until October 10. The Riesling, however, enjoyed an extended spell of sunny but cool autumnal weather that was perfectly ideal for beautiful ripening lasting through October 22.
The resulting wines from the season are vibrant, fresh, and full of concentrated flavor.
A hallmark vintage!
- Type
- Red
- Varietal
- Pinot Noir
- Region
- Oregon
- Appellation
- Eola -Amity Hills
- Vintage
- 2018
- Vineyards
- La Chenaie
- Filtration
- Cross-Flow
- Case production
- 200
- Aging
- 18 Months
- Crush format
- Hand Sorted and 100% Destemmed
- Bottling date
- 2020-06-25
- Harvest date
- 2018-10-10
- Vessel
- French Oak Barrels
- Alcohol percentage
- 14.0
- Ph
- 3.4
- Acid
- 5.4 g/L
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