Purple Hands West Wind Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023
Purple Hands West Wind Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023
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95 points Jeb Dunnuck
The 2023 Pinot Noir West Wind Vineyard comes from an oceanic site planted in 2017 and has a bit of wildness in its aromatics, leading with notes of sour black cherries, leather, saline, crushed stones, and piney, rosemary-like herbs. The palate is firmly structured and mouthwatering upfront, with medium to full-bodied richness, grippy tannins, salty, mouthwatering lift, and balanced acidity. It lasts long on the palate and has a good deal of tension. It should improve over the next 6-8 years and drink its best over the coming 10-15 years.
92 points Wine Advocate
The 2023 Pinot Noir West Wind Vineyard takes time to segue from flint and iron to nuances of wild berry fruit and violet on the nose. The medium-bodied palate offers crunchy, earth-laced flavors and gently rustic, chalky tannins. It’s balanced by vibrant acidity and has a long, mineral-laced finish.
Winemaking: Purple Hands is a low intervention, purity-driven winery. Ferments are a mixture of techniques: native yeasts, and some commercial strains as needed. 25% whole cluster for 2023. Skin macerations are vintage-dependent styles. Wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered to retain the honesty of the vineyard and the vintage.
The Vineyard: West Wind Vineyard—an estate vineyard— is situated in the middle of Ribbon Ridge at 400-600ft elevation. Originally blackberries & shrubs, Cody & Marque Wright planted the first 6 acres of Pinot Noir in Fall 2017, and 8 more acres of Pinot Noir in Fall 2019. Organically farmed, planted with Pommard, Dijon (777, 115, 943) & Wädenswil on Willakenzie soil.
Appellation: Ribbon Ridge
Grape Varietal: 100% Pinot Noir
Clones: Pommard, Wädenswil Dijon (115, 777, 943)
Soil: Willakenzie (Marine Sediment)
Elevation: 400-600 feet
Aspect: Southeast
Year Planted: 2017
Farming Practices: Dry farmed, organically farmed, certified by USDA.
Winemaking: Purple Hands is a low intervention, purity-driven winery. Ferments are a mixture of techniques: native yeasts, and some commercial strains as needed. 25% whole cluster for 2023. Skin macerations are vintage-dependent styles. Wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered to retain the honesty of the vineyard and the vintage.
The Vineyard: West Wind Vineyard—an estate vineyard— is situated in the middle of Ribbon Ridge at 400-600ft elevation. Originally blackberries & shrubs, Cody & Marque Wright planted the first 6 acres of Pinot Noir in Fall 2017, and 8 more acres of Pinot Noir in Fall 2019. Organically farmed, planted with Pommard, Dijon (777, 115, 943) & Wädenswil on Willakenzie soil.
Appellation: Ribbon Ridge
Grape Varietal: 100% Pinot Noir
Clones: Pommard, Wädenswil Dijon (115, 777, 943)
Soil: Willakenzie (Marine Sediment)
Elevation: 400-600 feet
Aspect: Southeast
Year Planted: 2017
Farming Practices: Dry farmed, organically farmed, certified by USDA.
Aging: 10 months in French Oak, 25% New
Ageability: Up to 10+ years
Alcohol: 13.5%
pH: 3.7
Production: 762 cases
The Vineyard: I have been working with fruit from the Dundee Hills AVA for 25 years. Each vintage provides me a great lens into each of the blocks from our wonderful Vineyards in this special AVA. In 2021, we created the Dundee Reserve program - a program that allows us to call out special blocks that stand out each vintage. This Pinot Noir is coming from block 8 at Haakon/Lenai Vineyard, planted at 400 ft in elevation with 100% Pommard clone. It is aged in stainless steel to showcase the purity of fruit from this special block.
Winemaking: Purple Hands is a low intervention, purity-driven winery. Ferments are a mixture of techniques: native yeasts, and some commercial strains as needed. 25% whole cluster for 2023. Skin macerations are vintage-dependent styles. Wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered to retain the honesty of the vineyard and the vintage.
Ageability: Up to 10+ years
Alcohol: 13.5%
pH: 3.7
Production: 762 cases
The Vineyard: I have been working with fruit from the Dundee Hills AVA for 25 years. Each vintage provides me a great lens into each of the blocks from our wonderful Vineyards in this special AVA. In 2021, we created the Dundee Reserve program - a program that allows us to call out special blocks that stand out each vintage. This Pinot Noir is coming from block 8 at Haakon/Lenai Vineyard, planted at 400 ft in elevation with 100% Pommard clone. It is aged in stainless steel to showcase the purity of fruit from this special block.
Winemaking: Purple Hands is a low intervention, purity-driven winery. Ferments are a mixture of techniques: native yeasts, and some commercial strains as needed. 25% whole cluster for 2023. Skin macerations are vintage-dependent styles. Wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered to retain the honesty of the vineyard and the vintage.
Ingredients: grapes, yeast, minimum SO2
