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2021 Walter Scott Sojeau Vineyard Pinot Noir

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RATINGS

96Decanter Magazine (points)

...shows elegance that begins in its aromatics and carries through from its flavour profile to its texture...aromas of cassia bark, soft violets, fresh mint and turned earth lead into a palate of rounded red and black fruits, clove, cola and a strawberry balsamic note. It's wonderful.

96Jeb Dunnuck

...lush with floral aromas of crushed flowers, raspberry coulis, a hint of blue fruit, and fresh sage...full-bodied...fleshy with ripe tannins while keeping a stylistic, focused frame and has great length and a mineral slanting edge.

95The Wine Advocate

...scented of wild berries, mossy bark, cinnamon and shiitake mushroom...light-bodied palate is silky and mouthwatering with concentrated fruit, a sheen of youthful new oak and a long, spicy finish.

94+ Vinous / IWC

...blossoms with an array of dried violets and sweet lavender complementing wild blueberries. This creates a display of contrasts: saline minerals and sour citrus complicate tart wild berry fruit depths, all enlivened by brisk acidity. Staining and incredibly long...leaves the mouth watering for more...grippy tannins as rosy inner florals fade...spicy to the core.

92Burghound.com

A perfumed, airy and attractively spicy nose freely reveals its aromas of both red and dark currant, violet and rose petal. The fleshy yet sophisticatedly textured medium weight flavors also possess a lovely sense of underlying tension on the compact, firm and serious finale.

92Wine Enthusiast

Wonderfully rustic aromas of foraged cherries, forest floor and bacon fat are wrapped in a bouquet of oregano, thyme and rosemary. Blackcap raspberry and cranberry flavors play nicely with the wine's crisp texture...dark chocolate ice cream flavor hiding in the background.

REGION

United States, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola-Amity Hills

Willamette Valley AVA was established in 1983, and it is the oldest appellation in Oregon. Oregon’s modern wine industry began in the Willamette Valley in the 1960s when artists, vagabond winemakers, and U.C. Davis oenology graduates looking for new territory started their own, small, off-the-grid wineries. The appellation is the state’s largest, and it extends 175 miles from Columbia River on the Washington/Oregon border to just south of Eugene, near central Oregon. The Willamette River runs through the area, helping to give the appellation a mild year-round climate. There are six smaller sub-appellations within this AVA, but altogether the Willamette Valley has the largest concentration of wineries in Oregon, as well as the majority of the state’s most famous producers. Pinot Noir is king here, followed by Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and Riesling. To most admirers of Oregon Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley offers the most distinctive wine choices in the state.

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.

VINTAGE

2021 Walter Scott Sojeau Vineyard Pinot Noir