WillaKenzie Estate
Estate Pinot Noir
2016
Yamhill-Carlton
Description
The WillaKenzie Estate, perfectly situated on a series of ridges reminiscent of the hills of Burgundy, is planted with the largest variety of Pinot Noir clones in the Willamette Valley. This provides Winemaker Eric Kramer with a palette of expressive fruit to blend together the Estate Pinot Noir. Plump blackberry, red raspberry, and black cherry flavors are framed by firm yet delicate tannins, juicy acidity and hints of chalky earth. This is a wine you'll want to buy enough of to taste over the next 8-10 years.
Acclaim
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Robert Parker Wine Advocate
EB 11/2018
This Pinot Noir opens with a complex aroma profile of plum, rose, Baking Spices and blood orange followed by a juicy palate and long finish.
Aromas
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Dark Fruit
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Baking Spices
Flavors
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Forest Floor
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Dark Fruit
RECENT TASTING NOTES
USA, Oregon: 2016 Vintage – Part Two Willakenzie's new estate-focused blend, the 2016 Estate Pinot Noir is pale ruby-purple in color with a lovely spicy nose of red licorice, dried rose petals and potpourri over a core of bright red fruits—raspberry, strawberry, rhubarb and red cherry with cinnamon stick accents. Light to medium-bodied, it features bright red fruits framed with oodles of savory/spicy notes in the mouth. It has firm, grainy tannins and wonderful juicy acidity, finishing long with spicy layers. This will show best after a couple years in bottle.
Erin Brooks, Robert Parker Wine Advocate, 11/2018
Decanting time
1 hour
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