2019 Temperance Hill Pinot Noir

A lean, red fruit-driven Pinot Noir, with lifted notes of rose petal, red raspberry, and rhubarb with a granite finish.

Only 150 cases produced!

Flavor Notes

Raspberry
Currant
Rose Petal
Graphite

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Dave McIntyre, Washington Post
A beautifully balanced Pinot with lively acid and prominent red fruit notes with an elegant rose petal finish.
Jillian Barnhart
Sommelier
Pair with a warm bacon cabbage salad, with bacon lardons, sauteed kale all tossed in a citrus bacon vinaigrette and topped with candied pecans.
Norma Buchholz
Chef
A texturally compelling wine from a slightly cooler vintage, the 2019 Temperance effuses notes of cranberry, rhubarb and dried rose petal. On the palate this wine is lithe and elegant, with a juicy entry, fleshy mid-palate and a mineral red fruit finish with superb length.
Tom Weber
Enologist

Winemaking Notes

2019 Vintage:
A wet, but warm spring with a few mild frosts during late April and fewer than average heat spikes.
Near-record precipitation amounts during late June and early July brought increased disease pressure to the region.
The vintage will be remembered for the early rains in September and rapid cool down into October which challenged harvesting decisions.
The cool vintage came largely from substantially lower maximum temperatures while minimum temperatures were near average to slightly above average.
A classic Oregon vintage!

Type
Red
Varietal
Pinot Noir
Region
Oregon
Appellation
Eola -Amity Hills
Vintage
2019
Vineyards
Temperance Hill
Filtration
Cross-Flow
Case production
150
Aging
18 Months
Crush format
Hand Sorted and 100% Destemmed
Bottling date
2021-04-30
Harvest date
2019-10-05
Vessel
French Oak Barrels
Alcohol percentage
12.8
Ph
3.49
Acid
5.7 g/L

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