Argyle Willamette Valley Pinot Noir Reserve 750ml
Product Description
Predominately based in the volcanic red soils of the Dundee Hills and Eola-Amity Hills, this Reserve Pinot Noir showcases spicy elegance and silky texture. The 2018 vintage introduces our first Reserve with a touch of marine sedimentary soils from the Giving Tree Vineyard, located in the foothills of the Coast Range, providing just a touch of muscle. Raspberry, dark plum, and cardamom, and an underlying minerality weave with delicate, polished tannin and dynamic energy. Cold soaking and fermenting entirely in small, 1.5-ton fermenters enhances silkiness, while 20% whole cluster inclusion contributes freshness, layered complexity, and vibrant length.
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Expert Reviews
Refined and sleekly structured, with multilayered raspberry and cherry flavors that are laced with black tea and spice and glide on a long finish. Drink now through 2027.
This is a four-vineyard blend, scented and framed with toasty oak. The midpalate fruit blends blackberry, blueberry and plum, with a dash of chocolate. The tannins have an appealing ruggedness, and add a green tea note to the finish. The wine was aged 16 months in 30% new French oak.
Selecting the best lots of Pinot Noir from each of Argyle’s vineyards— mostly from the volcanic red soils of the Dundee Hills and Eola-Amity Hills—wine- maker Nate Klostermann has imparted plenty of character to this spicy, expressive red. Prickly pepper surges forward with cherry, plum, and pomegranate while hibiscus and cactus flower bloom.
