White Walnut Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir 2024

A full-flavored beauty of a Pinot. Expansive, mouth-filling, velvety volume and density yet surging with Pinot vibrancy—rarely do Willamette Valley Pinot Noirs so expertly navigate the tightrope of balancing intensity, feel, and dynamism. (Winemaker) Chris, this is _____ing awesome! -Marcus 2023 vintage notes 97 points James Suckling: "A robust, concentrated and firmly structured wine that’s laced with black cherries and dried blueberries on firm, fine-grained tannins. Made from heritage and suitcase clones of pinot noir that give extra weight and density along with an age-worthy structure. It’s deep, dark and long-lasting on the finish. Drinkable now, but best from 2029." 97 points Decanter: "A savoury complexity emerges in the White Walnut, immediately with purple florals, lilac, juniper, and green tea leaf, alongside wild strawberries. It’s all about savoury notes throughout the palate, with a delicious complexity driven by forest floor, mint, salt, and earth. A red-fruited dynamo with ample savoury depth coming right off of Chris Mazepink's original White Walnut estate on the eastern-facing flanks of the Dundee Hills, tucked among walnut trees just below the Drouhin estate.