2022 Johan Vineyard Pinot Noir

Johan Vineyard is an 85-acre, Demeter-certified biodynamic site in the Willamette Valley, south of McMinnville and west of Salem. Although it's a relatively low-elevation site, due to its proximity to the coast and the winds that howl through the Van Duzer Corridor every summer afternoon, the fruit here tends to ripen later than in our other vineyards. It is primarily marine sediment soils, and the benefit of biodynamic farming is completely apparent when one stands in this healthy and alive place.

Pommard, 828, 667, 777 clones. PH 3.62, 5.6 TA, 13% ABV.  A deep core of red fruit; raspberry, cranberry, blood orange, pomegranate, with Oregon evergreen forest, black tea, dried thyme, Christmas spice. Spontaneously fermented by natural yeasts with 30% whole clusters, it was aged in French oak (15% new and 85% neutral) for 23 months. We racked it twice and then bottled it unfiltered and unfined.

"From the biodynamically farmed Johan Vineyards in the Van Duzer Corridor appellation. Savory and tart aromas of raspberry leaf, cranberry and a squeeze of blood orange with a whisper of dried thyme. The palate is slightly austere in its youth. Tart red berries and spicy chicory root dominate with notes of black tea. This Pinot is a cool climate, cool customer finishing with turned earth and pine tips along with a concentrated pomegranate pulp at a lively finish."
93 Points- Clive Purshouse, Decanter