Benton-Lane - Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2022 (750ml)
Price: $25.99
| Producer | Benton-Lane |
| Country | United States |
| Region | Oregon |
| Subregion | Willamette Valley |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Sku | 11744 |
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Fresh raspberries and sour cherries on the nose, and spices such as black pepper and cardamom in the back, mingle with hints of earthiness and herbs redolent of dried thyme and fresh pennyroyal. Medium bodied with a vibrant, textured midpalate. Marked by elegant tannins and balanced acidity, this is a complex, nuanced wine with a long finish.
Benton-Lane Description
The winter of 2022 was relatively mild, followed by a heavy spring frost and sustained cold and wet weather until June. The vines soon reset and with nearly perfect weather in July for fruit set, a wellbalanced canopy emerged, with healthy and beautifully sized clusters. Summer’s unusually warm temperatures and a long, dry ripening period in fall allowed us to leave the clusters hanging for a prolonged time. October’s harvest produced ripe fruit with balanced acidity and sweetness, as well as complex flavors and aromas.
Every block of the vineyard was picked individually and kept separate until blending . We soaked each lot for 5 to 7 days before starting fermentation in both small and large vessels, using a combination of selected yeast and native fermentation. The blocks received individual cap management depending on where in the vineyard they came from and their flavor and tannin profile. After a gentle pressing, the wine went through malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels.
Vinous: 90 Points
Vivid black cherry comes together with sage, shavings of orange zest and spice as the 2022 Pinot Noir Willamette Valley comes together in the glass. This is racy with cooling acidity and ripe red and blue fruits that saturate. Grippy tannins amass toward the close. It tapers off long and structured, leaving a pleasantly bitter tinge as hints of exotic spice linger on.
James Suckling: 90 Points
An easygoing red with forest berries, mild spices and a hint of flowers on the nose. Medium-bodied with fresh acidity. Linear and straightforward with a fruity finish. Drink now.
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