2018 La Belle Promenade Pinot Noir 1.5L
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This single vineyard Pinot Noir bottling showcases terroir from our La Belle Promenade Vineyard. Dry farmed using organic principles, La Belle Promenade Vineyard is a high elevation site atop the Chehalem Mountains AVA and is rooted in in volcanic soils. This wine consistently showcases classic Willamette Valley tension, fresh fruits and silky texture.
Wine Specs
Vintage
2018
Varietal
Pinot Noir
Appellation
Chehalem Mountains
Alcohol %
14.1
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
An intense, perfumed nose leaps out of the glass with ripe, saturated, black and blueberry fruit character countered with herbal, spice and floral notes. Pronounced flavors abound in the decadent, silky, medium-bodied palate. Sporting blue fruits, sarsaparilla and lifted florals, the long finish ends with a string of fine grained, well integrated tannins.
Vineyard Notes
La Belle Promenade Vineyard, our treasured estate site in the Chehalem Mountains AVA, spans 40 acres of organically dry-farmed vines planted in 2014. Situated between 700 and 850 feet in elevation, its northeastern and southwestern exposures bring balance and unique character to our wines. The vineyard’s volcanic soils vary between a fractured basalt layer in the southwest and deep Saum soils in the southeast, adding complexity to each harvest. Planted with Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Grüner Veltliner, Gamay Noir, and Aligoté, La Belle Promenade reflects the rich diversity of its terroir, yielding wines with vibrant floral notes, bright acidity, and a hint of the orchard fruits that once flourished here.
Production Notes
Bottled August 2019 | pH 3.71 | TA 5.1 | Native yeast fermentation | 37% new French oak | 18% whole cluster