Dundee Hills Estate Pinot Noir
2018
Sokol Blosser is one of the pioneering estates of the Oregon state wine industry. In 1971 when Bill Blosser and Susan Sokol Blosser began converting an old prune orchard into a vineyard they became one of five bonded wineries in the region. In the ensuing decades Oregon’s wine industry has grown (today there are over 500 wineries), changed and blossomed with Sokol Blosser at the forefront. Leading by example in their quest to produce exceptional wines while also promoting social and...
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The grapes were carefully hand harvested between September 15th and 28th. Some vineyard sections were harvested based on acid levels to retain delicacy and some were focused on higher intensity of fruit flavors with ripeness reaching 25°Brix. All fruit was sorted by hand to remove any flawed bunches and de-stemmed directly into 3-ton fermenters. Fermentation was conducted with a combination of native house yeast, commercial yeast, and ambient/uninoculated ferments; all aspects coming together to make a unique representative cuvée of 2018. Cap management was done by both punch downs and pump overs. Post fermentation the wine was kept on its skins for 17-29 days for extended maceration depending on the lot before being pressed off and barreled. This wine was aged in 100% French oak barrels for 17 months with minimal SO2 levels. 25% of the blend was aged in new oak barrels with the remaining portion aged in once used or neutral oak.
The nose is rich with mushroom, truffle, and forest floor, accompanied by black cherry, cranberry, and clove. The palate reflects the cranberry, black cherry and truffle, but also introduces a dash of black pepper with medium tannins and acidity on the finish. This wine pairs beautifully with the bounty of Oregon, like wild mushroom risotto or grilled lamb with an herbed, hazelnut crust.
Redcurrants, dried herbs, sweet spices and tobacco on the nose. It’s medium-to full-bodied with creamy tannins and lively acidity. Round, with a velvety texture. Complex and balanced, with a long, savory finish. From organically grown grapes.
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Aromas of elderberry, red cherry, ground clove and rosemary. Medium-bodied with fine, tense tannins. Juicy red fruit on the palate, complemented by ground spice. Lovely, fresh finish.
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Ripe red berry and cherry aromas are complicated by candied rose and baking spice notes and display fine detail and lift. Seamless in texture and showing very good energy to the sweet red and blue fruit flavors, which deepen through the back half. The clinging finish repeats the spice and cherry notes and lingers with tenacity and gentle tannic grip.
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A saturated and barely transparent ruby, the 2021 Pinot Noir Estate is ripe and forward with aromas of cherry lozenge, toasted baking spices, and pressed flowers. Rounded and silky, this medium-bodied red is attractive with ripe red and black-berried fruits, supple, fine tannins, and a graceful finish. It’s a very attractive, ripe wine to enjoy over the next few years.
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Red fruited Pinot Noir from a collection of Dundee Hills sites in the Sokol Blosser portfolio. Floral aromatics of dried violets give way to fresh cranberry relish and wintergreen aromatics. The palate offers a streak of umami underlying bing cherry flesh and ripe raspberries.
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