Pinot Noir Kalita
2022
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 fruit was hand harvested from Kalita Vineyard from September 21st to the 24th, and brought back to the Dundee Hills Estate winery were 96% was destemmed and the rest left whole-cluster. The destemmed fruit went through an ambient fermentation while the whole cluster was fermented using the native house yeast. All of this took place in three ton stainless steel tanks with punch-downs for cap management. The wine was aged for 10 months in French oak barrels with 20% new oak.
An abundance of black fruit with blackberry, black currants, and black cherry with fresh blossom. A big, rich Pinot Noir with a perfect balance between fruit and tannins.
An aromatic set of rose petals, red cherries, strawberries and sweet, fresh-turned garden soil make for a nice introduction to the Kalita. Crisp acidity and fine-grained tannins provide the backdrop for dark plum, ginger and balsa flavors. Try this wine with grilled portobellos topped with marinara sauce.
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Fresh red fruit with hints of iron and anise dominates the nose. Lively flavors of red currants and raspberries highlight this medium-bodied wine, with vivid acidity and integrated tannins
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There is a pungent intensity to the 2022 Kalita Vineyard Pinot Noir that is evocative of umami richness and flinty gunpowder mineral depth. Scents of forest floor, turned earth and pine tar frame notes of ripe bramble fruit. The palate has ripeness and the classic structure one associates with the Yamhill-Carlton AVA. Black cherries, red plum skin and a note of clove and smoke cross the palate, delivering a stony component to the finish.
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