2021 Pinot Noir Hope Well Vineyard
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- Certified Organically Grown
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- Harvest date: September 12, 2021
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- Grapes at harvest: Brix 22.9, pH 3.31, TA 7.7 gr/liter
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- Finished wine: Alcohol 13.2%, pH 3.49, TA 6.5 gr/liter
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- Barrel aged 11 months in French oak, 37% new barrels
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- Cases produced: 200
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- Bottled unfined August 30, 2022
WINEMAKER NOTES
The 2021 Hope Well Pinot Noir is a bittersweet wine for me, as it represents both and end and a beginning for a project my cousin Mimi poured her heart and soul into for the past thirteen years. This final vintage is the first that Bethel Heights has designated under our label, and it’s a fitting testament to the fastidious attention that went into farming and caring for the land, with aromas of red cane berries, anise, blood orange, and balsam over hints of vanilla bean and black pepper. The palate stays true to the core of red fruit suggested by the nose, with great tension and sapidity through the mid palate to delicate, framing tannins. Happily, Hope Well Vineyard in its new iteration is just a ten minute walk from our winery, tucked behind the southwest corner of Justice Vineyard.
ACCOLADES
96 Wine Advocate
The 2021 Pinot Noir Hope Well Vineyard comes from the Hope Well Vineyard in the Eola-Amity Hills, an 80-acre property developed by Mimi Casteel in 2008 (she sold the vineyard in late 2021, in favor of farming a smaller parcel of land). Medium ruby in color, it has pretty aromas of blueberry, cranberry sauce, lavender, licorice and iron. The medium-bodied palate surprises with its explosion of concentrated red fruit. it has a very fine, chalky texture, mouthwatering acidity and a very long, nuanced finish with a fan of spicy accents.
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| Alcohol | 13.20% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
