2022 Cahiers Pinot Noir
98 Points | James Suckling – A vibrant pinot noir comprising some of our favorite barrels from the Eola-Amity Hills. Dark and brooding aromatically with notes of kirsch, black cherry, clove, and orange oil.
Cahiers (KY-YAY) is French for Notebooks or Journals in remembrance and honor of Jimi Brooks, who loved to read and write. Pascal found his father’s journals after he passed, and they allowed him to connect with his father through each journal entry.
Only 200 cases produced!
Flavor Notes
98 Points | James Suckling - This unique Oregon pinot noir is still extremely youthful. Sensational concentration and precision on the medium-bodied palate. Mind-blowing energy at the super-focused finish. Although it is embryonic, the red fruit, cassis, allspice and iron aromas are already totally fascinating. This one really needs some time, but has a gigantic future in front of it. Drinkable now, but best from 2026.
Winemaking Notes
Heavy frost in April delayed flowering and pushed back the season. Cool temperatures in May and June further delayed the vintage. The fear was that the grapes wouldn't ripen in time for harvest if the rain and cold weather came in early October as usual.
Luckily July and August saw hot temperatures that helped accelerate ripening, and temperatures remained warm, and the rains held off until mid-October, allowing for an extended ripening period.
We let our grapes hang out until the last possible minute, just before the rain and cold weather hit. The 2022 harvest was fast and furious, to say the least! The resultant wines are stunningly balanced and expressive. A truly classic Oregon vintage!
- Type
- Red
- Varietal
- Pinot Noir
- Region
- Oregon
- Appellation
- Willamette Valley
- Vintage
- 2022
- Vineyards
- 75% Brooks Estate, 17% Muska, 8% Crannell
- Filtration
- Cross-Flow
- Case production
- 200
- Aging
- 11 Months
- Crush format
- Hand Sorted and 100% Destemmed
- Bottling date
- 2023-09-15
- Vessel
- French Oak Barrels
- Alcohol percentage
- 13.5
- Ph
- 3.44
- Acid
- 5.9 g/L
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