Bethel Heights Vineyard - Estate Pinot Noir 2022 (750ml)
Price: $35.99
| Producer | Bethel Heights Vineyard |
| Country | United States |
| Region | Oregon |
| Subregion | Eola-Amity Hills |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Sku | 6459 |
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Bethel Heights Vineyard Description
Our Pinot Noir Estate is always the best place to start when evaluating our growing season and winemaking intent in any given vintage. It incorporates nearly all sections of our three estate vineyards in various amounts, and as such provides an honest evaluation of the year. Blending the Estate is often our most difficult task because it is our largest bottling each vintage, and thus spans nearly 214 barrels. We approach this wine like we do our others, with the singular goal to make the best, most transparent wine we can.
James Suckling: 93 Points
Bright cherries, raspberries, orange peel and rose hips on the nose. Some walnuts. Racy and vibrant on the palate with a medium body and vivid, electrifying acidity. Refreshing, minty undertones at the end. Drink or hold.
Vinous: 93 Points
More savory than sweet, the 2022 Pinot Noir Estate wafts up from the glass with a blend oof shaved cedar, rose, ground cloves and dried black cherries. This is lifted and refined with juicy acidity and crisp red fruits, taking on a crunchy, tart cranberry concentration toward the close. Well-formed tannins frame the finish as violet inner florals resonate throughout. This is not only a spectacular entry point tot he Bethel Heights style, it's also a fantastic value.
Wine Advocate: 93 Points
The 2022 Pinot Noir Estate is bursting with strawberry, raspberry and orange peel aromas, and with time it reveals touches of cinnamon, bitters and wildflowers. The light-bodied palate is finely astringent and refreshing with complex, bitters-laced flavors and a long, spicy finish.
Wine Spectator: 92 Points
#47 Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines of 2024
Taut and vibrant, with a steely core of acidity and tannins that drives the flavors of raspberry, cranberry and dusky spices toward the firm finish.
Wine Enthusiast: 91 Points
What an impressive Pinot Noir value. The wine has a ripe black-cherry aroma to go along with a wisp of loamy soil. The fruit flavors are a mix of dark raspberry, tart and tangy cranberry and orange zest. The wine feels rich and full on the palate, with sturdy tannins.
