2018 King Estate Pinot Envy Pinot Noir

Tasting Notes

Fruit aromas of cherry, blueberry and plum are accented by earth, tea, tobacco leaf, toast, clove and anise. The wine is structured and bright up front, revealing deep, luscious flavors of dark cherry, caramel, earth, blueberry, cigar (yes, cigar!), graham cracker, toast, plum, anise, clove, tea and rose water. Weight builds on the mid-palate. Acidity and structure remain on the finish for lasting complexity.Fruit aromas of cherry, blueberry and plum are accented by earth, tea, tobacco leaf, toast, clove and anise. The wine is structured and bright up front, revealing deep, luscious flavors of dark cherry, caramel, earth, blueberry, cigar (yes, cigar!), graham cracker, toast, plum, anise, clove, tea and rose water. Weight builds on the mid-palate. Acidity and structure remain on the finish for lasting complexity.

Vineyard Notes

Freud famously said that sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. And, as Sam sang in Casablanca, a kiss is just a kiss. When it comes to wine, however, the Pinot Envy Pinot Noir is not just a wine. Pinot Envy is carefully crafted from the finest fruit in Oregon’s Willamette Valley.

Winemaker Notes

Whole clusters are destemmed and subjected to a 48-hour cold soak with daily pump overs. During fermentation, 10% of juice is bled off using the Saignée method. Fermentation is in stainless steel open top tanks with daily punch downs. Aged 10 months in French oak, 20% new.

Technical Notes

• Vintage 2018
• Varietal
• Appellation Willamette Valley
• Alcohol 13.5
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