2018 Temperance Hill Pinot Noir
This wine is no longer available, but the 2021 Temperance Hill Pinot Noir is.
Lush and full bodied, with powerful black cherry cordial and anise notes with an earthy granite and beetroot finish.
Comprised of pinot noir grapes from Temperance Hill vineyard located in the Eola-Amity Hills. The vines were planted in 1981 in volcanic basalt-jory, nekia, and ritner soil. Temperance Hill vineyard is farmed organically.
This pinot noir contains 3 different clone types coming from the Temperance Hill vineyard: 40% 777, 31% Pommard, 29% Wadenswil.
Only 300 cases produced and only a few bottles left!
Flavor Notes
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Intoxicating aromas of black cherries, black raspberries, liqueur tones, licorice, coriander and anise. Full bodied with silky tannins, balanced acidity and a lingering black-fruited finish.
Sommelier
Delicious with grilled flank steak, balsamic blistered tomatoes, butter lettuce & gremolata sauce.
Chef
A warm and dry growing season created conditions for a bold and structured wine from Temperance Hill in 2018. Aromatics of kirsch, dark cherry and bramble give way to ripe red fruit on the palate, a plump mid-palate and powerful tannins thrust on the 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
- Temperance Hill
- Filtration
- Cross-Flow
- Case production
- 300
- 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
- Ph
- 3.46
- Acid
- 5.9 g/L
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