2020 REDOLENT CARLTON HILL PINOT NOIR - $35
Above the towns of Yamhill and Carlton grows the stunning 11-acre Carlton Hill Vineyard. Planted in 1999, this vineyard is planted with a pure eastern sun exposure, somewhat noteworthy for Willamette Valley Pinot Noir. We work with the classic Willamette Valley clones of Pommard and Wädenswil from this site, and it always produces a distinctively superlative Yamhill-Carlton Pinot Noir.
The 2020 Carlton Hill Pinot Noir has aromas of wild strawberry, incense, clove, lilac and violets, leading into flavors of red currants, pie cherry, Szechuan pepper, earth, cinnamon, and lavender and a finish that lingers with fine-grained acidity and tannins.