Country: USA
Region: Oregon
Vintage: 2022
Rating: 91
Farming Practice: Sustainable
The OG of the Chehalem Mountains, David and Ginny Adelsheim founded this estate in 1971. It remains family-owned and operated and they adhere to the strictest certification for sustainable farming. This is made from mostly estate fruit and aged 10 months in mostly new oak. Textbook Willamette Pinot Noir and a tremendous value.
JD91: With a youthful transparent red hue, the 2022 Pinot Noir Willamette Valley is perfumed out of the gate with notes of fresh red cherries, sweet herbs, wet stone, and a hint of purple flowers shining through. Approachable and medium-bodied, it has a delicate, savory, juicy feel, with fine tannins and a light, earthy note of beetroot on the finish. This is a very charming wine to drink over the next few years.