Las Jaras Wines 2021 Pinot Noir, La Bella Promenade Vineyard, Chehalem Mountains
Item Number: 18718
UPC: None
Country: USA
Region: Oregon
Sub Region: Willamette Valley
Appellation/AVA: Chehalem Mountains
Estate Grown Wine: No
Vineyard Designation: La Belle Promenade
Vintage: 2021
Grape(s): 100% Pinot Noir
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 12.4
Total Acidity: 6.11 g/L
pH: 3.41
Viticulture: Practicing Organic
Soil Type: Volcanic
Elevation: 820 feet
Case Production: 520
Vineyard Notes: La Belle Promenade is farmed organically with high precision and high density, and without irrigation. The vineyard sits at 820 feet above sea level. The soils are the volcanic Jory and Nekia series. This wine is made from two blocks: one-third is clone 115 and the remaining two-thirds, which comes from the Orchestra Block, is planted to a random mix of clones.
Winemaking Notes: Once harvested, the grapes took a 600-plus-mile journey to the Las Jaras winery in Sebastopol in a semi-truck with a refer unit set to 40F. The grapes from the Orchestra Block were destemmed and dumped into the tank. The grapes from the clone 115 block were destemmed with 20% of the bins left as whole clusters. 40ppm SO2 were added to the tanks. Fermented occurred naturally at cool temperatures with very gentle cap movements. At dryness, the free-run juice was transferred to new and used large-format barrels. (The press wines were aged separately and added to the Las Jaras Glou Glou wine). The core of the blend’s wines continued to age on their lees until one month before bottling, when they were racked clean and returned to barrel. The wine was racked one more time before bottling without fining or filtration.
Tasting Notes: The 2021 Oregon Pinot Noir opens up with a nose of damp earth, black plum, raspberry, pine needles and hibiscus. The palate is bright in the attack with flavors of raspberry changing red plum and wild strawberry. It is elegant and lifted with a finish showing the supplest of tannins and fresh acidity. There is a very long finish that is bright with minerality. This is a perfect wine for sushi, grilled trout, or other lighter fare.