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2016 Purple Hands Kropf Vineyard Pinot noir

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October 29, 2023 - $30

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RATINGS

93Wine Spectator

Supple and elegantly complex, with expressive black cherry, orange peel and spicy cinnamon flavors that glide sleekly toward polished tannins.

92The Wine Advocate

...lovely nose of cherry cola, red licorice and dried cherries over meaty notes of charcuterie and touches of dried leaves. Light to medium-bodied, the palate gives pretty ripe red fruit character with spicy/meaty notes, held together with good structuring tannins and loads of freshness, finishing very long and red fruited with some floral notes coming through.

91Wine Enthusiast

Blueberries and currants come with a lemony edge in this aromatic, rather delicate wine. Refined highlights add citrus rind, and as it breathes there's a nice cherry component also.

REGION

United States, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills

Dundee Hills AVA is in Yamhill County, and it is entirely contained within the Willamette Valley AVA, Oregon’s best known appellation. Dundee Hills is about 30 miles southwest of Portland, and has 1,300 vineyard acres. It was awarded AVA status in 2004 and, like much of Oregon, is known for Pinot Noir. Several of Oregon’s 20th century wine pioneers established their vineyards and wineries in Dundee Hills, adding to its status as a region long-recognized for producing high quality, iconic Oregon wines. Eyrie Vineyards, Erath Winery and Sokol Blosser remain some of Oregon’s most celebrated producers, and all were founded in what is now Dundee Hills in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

TYPE

Red Wine, Pinot Noir

This red wine is relatively light and can pair with a wide variety of foods. The grape prefers cooler climates and the wine is most often associated with Burgundy, Champagne and the U.S. west coast. Regional differences make it nearly as fickle as it is flexible.