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About This Release
This McMinnville AVA Pinot Noir is a superb example of what’s possible out of Oregon Valley’s premier Pinot Noir AVA’s. The ’22 J Wrigley Vineyards Pinot Noir is elegant, bright, and energetic. It is drinking beautifully now and will age gracefully for another 7-10 years.
The wines from the Willamette Valley 2022 harvest are fantastic across the board. The winter was long, cold, and wet. A late frost in April made the region reliant on the vines rebounding, and pushing fresh shoots, delaying the harvest by 4-6 weeks. Growers now needed a great summer and warm, dry autumn to make up for the late start... and thankfully, that is exactly what they got! By the time harvest started, the horrors of that April frost seemed a distant memory as pristine fruit was picked from the vines, and spectacular flavor and acidity developed.
The fruit is pure, expressive, rich, and vibrant. There’s plenty of freshness and definition in this wine. The delayed harvest meant that despite the warm weather that persisted into October, and the shorter days and longer cooler nights of late September and early October allowed beautiful acid retention to balance the ripe fruit. The critical acclaim for the vintage bears witness to this; every report published has been bristling with huge scores and glowing praise.
This ’22 J Wrigley Vineyards Pinot Noir is easy to love, supremely accessible, flavorful, and energetic.
Tasting Notes
C: Light to red garnet with ruby highlights
N: A hint of brown sugar, dried herbs, and raspberries
B: Raspberry, sour cherry, red current, hints of dried herbs, and citrus peel (orange and kumquat). Excellent acidity, barely perceptible well integrated tannins, Bright and lithe.
Vinography’s (vinography.com) Alder Yarrow gives it a 9/10
Technical Details
VITICULTURE
VINEYARD: J. Wrigley Vineyard, Sustainably farmed
VARIETAL: 100% Pinot Noir
CLONES: 828, Wadenswil
ELEVATION: 600-725 FT, 12% S.E. Slope
SOIL: Jory, Gellatly, Bellpine
PRODUCTION
HARVEST DATE: 21 October 2022
STEM INCLUSION: 50% Whole Cluster
ELEVAGE: 16 Months in French Oak, 25% New 4 Barrels
PRODUCTION: 91 Cases
VINTNER: Ludovic Alain Lacourte
OENOLOGY
BRIX 22.5
PH 3.6
TA 5.8
RS <.10%
ALC 12.9%