critic reviews
The 2022 Pinot Noir Sojeau Vineyard is savory on the nose with an array of crushed stone, spiced orange and dried black cherries. This floods the palate with silky textures and ripe red and blue fruits, gaining tension through a saturation of minerality that comes forward toward the close. A coating of fine-grained tannins lingers along with a tart berry concentration as the 2022 finishes structured and incredibly long. This is harmonious to the core, but patience will be required.
The 2022 Pinot Noir Sojeau Vineyard comes from vines planted in volcanic soils in 2008. It fermented with 10% whole clusters, and the wine matured for 15 months in 40% new oak barrels. It has alluring scents of cranberry and red cherry jam with accents of flint, orange peel, mushrooms and bitters. The light-bodied palate offers concentrated, nuanced, woodsmoke and earth-laced flavors delivered in a silky frame, and its mouthwatering acidity draws you back to the glass for another sip. It drinks beautifully after a couple of hours in a decanter. 450 cases produced.