2022 Sunny Mountain Pinot Noir
91 Points | Jeb Dunnuck – A juicy and generous Pinot Noir, complex yet approachable, with notes of red fruit, sarsaparilla, blood orange, and pomegranate syrup.
Comprised of Pinot Noir grapes from Sunny Mountain vineyard located in the Willamette Valley. The vines were planted in 2005 in marine sedimentary-bellpine and volcanic basalt-ritner soil.
Flavor Notes
91 Points | Jeb Dunnuck - This might be the first wine I have tasted with the Lower Long Tom AVA printed on the label. The 2022 Pinot Noir Sunny Mountain boasts a youthful ruby color and is highly aromatic in the glass, with notes of dark purple flowers and berries and darker woodsy spice. Medium-bodied, it has a broader shouldered feel and a light, earthy finish with a note of tea leaf. drink 2025-2032.
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
- Vintage
- 2021
- Vineyards
- Sunny Mountain
- Filtration
- Cross-Flow
- Case production
- 200
- Aging
- 11 months
- Crush format
- Hand Sorted and 100% Destemmed
- Bottling date
- 2023-09-16
- Harvest date
- 2022-10-21
- Vessel
- French Oak Barrels
- Alcohol percentage
- 13.5
- Ph
- 3.52
- Acid
- 6.41 g/L
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