2021 Holloran Pinot Noir Willamette Valley
Tasting notes
Notes of bright cherry combine with aromas of ripe persimmon on the nose. Quite broad flavors of black cherry are intermingled with roasted citrus on the palate. Quite focused, the lengthy finish persists with a sweet ripe tannin core.
Drink 2023 – 2033. Decanting recommended prior to 2026
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Varietal Composition | 100% Pinot Noir |
| Vineyard | Le Pavillon, ANA & La Chenaie |
| Alcohol | 13.20% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Bottling Date | 06/10/2022 |
| Cases Produced | 2475 |
The 2021 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir is blended from carefully selected barrels from our best blocks in the Dundee Hills, the EolaAmity Hills, and our other Willamette Valley sites. These sites are a mix of volcanic-based sites, and vineyards planted on sedimentary soils.
All of our sites are farmed organic or biodynamic. The blocks used for this wine include fruit from our oldest vineyards, including ANA and Le Pavillon vineyards (Dundee Hills), and La Chenaie (Eola-Amity Hills).
Our farming consists of traditional organic practices, with all key vineyard tasks performed by hand. Shoot-thinning and positioning, leaf removal, crop reduction and hedging is all done by our dedicated vineyard crew members, to optimize quality.
The 2021 growing season was warmer than the 20-year average. The ‘heat dome’ experienced in late June (temps over 115o for a couple of days) had no significant effect as the berries had just set. We picked by hand, then hand sorted, and destemmed 100%, and fermented primarily with cultivated yeasts. After a gentle pressing, we aged it 18 months in French oak barrels, 8% new.
