Willamette Valley Vineyards – Estate Pinot Noir
Price Matrix
Stock Quantities
USA - OR
Willamette Valley
Wine
Red
The Facts
UPCs 2023 (750ml) - 7 17071 91170 7
Origins USA - OR > Willamette Valley
Appellation Willamette Valley
Varietal Pinot Noir
Cepage 100% Pinot Noir
Winemaking The stylistic vision is pure Pinot Noir fruit with a juicy mouthfeel, balanced oak and soft, sweet, ripe tannins. The methodology includes attention to detail from vineyard to bottle. Picked at peak ripeness, the fruit was gently destemmed, with a whole berry component for intra-berry fermentation, which adds lively fruitforward characteristics. Prior to fermentation, the must underwent a seven-day pre-fermentation cold soak which provides complexity, color and mouthfeel. On the seventh day, the must was inoculated with commercial yeast. After 8-12 days of fermentation in small fermenters, punched down by hand, the must was pressed out and allowed to settle in the tank overnight. The new wine was barreled with light, fluffy lees where it underwent malolactic fermentation.
Aging 11 months in barrel, 18% new French oak, 82% neutral
Alcohol by Volume 13.9%
Annual Production 29,000 cases
Markets California
Trade and Media
The Character
Overall Medium bodied with savory and fruit notes
Aromas savory and fruit forward aromas of potpurri, sage, red currant and raspberry
Mouthfeel medium-bodied
Tasting Notes The wine is medium-bodied on the palate and offers flavors of forest floor, licorice, orange peel and red cherry, concluding with fresh acidity and integrated tannins.
Selling Point Showcasing different terroirs in the Willamette Valley AVA
Pairings Oregon lamb, duck breast with fruit compote, cedar plank grilled salmon
Awards 90pts Wine Spectator
The Story
Expressing the terroir of our three estate vineyards — the original planting by Founder Jim Bernau in the Salem Hills, Tualatin Estate planted by Oregon wine pioneer Bill Fuller in the foothills of the Coastal Range and Elton Vineyard planted by Dick and Betty O'Brien in the Eola-Amity Hills.
About Willamette Valley Vineyards
Producer Story
Founded in 1983 by Oregon native Jim Bernau with the dream of creating world-class Pinot Noir. Jim cleared
away an old pioneer plum orchard in the Salem Hills and watered the vines by hand using 17 lengths of
garden hose to get the grapelings through their first summer. Willamette Valley Vineyards has grown from
a bold idea into one of the region’s leading wineries, earning the title “One of America’s Great Pinot Noir
Producers” from Wine Enthusiast Magazine.
Producer Story
Founded in 1983 by Oregon native Jim Bernau with the dream of creating world-class Pinot Noir. Jim cleared
away an old pioneer plum orchard in the Salem Hills and watered the vines by hand using 17 lengths of
garden hose to get the grapelings through their first summer. Willamette Valley Vineyards has grown from
a bold idea into one of the region’s leading wineries, earning the title “One of America’s Great Pinot Noir
Producers” from Wine Enthusiast Magazine.
-Red-Table-Wine.png)
Contact Us
×
{product_name}
Select Customer Tasting Sheet
Select the desired warehouse.
Warehouses:
Select the vintage-format for this product.
Select customer tasting sheets that will receive item.
There are no tasting sheets that match the current combination of filters. |
You have not yet created any customer tasting sheets for this market. Add your first!
