Hope Well 2021 Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills

Hope Well 2021 Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills

Item Number: 20483

UPC: None

Country: USA
Region: Oregon
Sub Region: Willamette Valley
Appellation/AVA: Eola-Amity Hills
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vintage: 2021
Grape(s): 100% Pinot Noir
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 6
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 13.8
Total Acidity: 5.18 g/L
pH: 3.76
Viticulture: Regenerative
Case Production: 420

Vintage Notes by Mimi Casteel: "So, you will hear the usual words about the 2021 vintage: growing degree days, heat dome, early harvest, high quality, mmmm…. and those words are fine. But they do not belong to this story. That it was the last harvest for me at 12345 Oak Road (seriously, that was the address) was an abstraction. There could be no greater reward for all the work we did on that land than what we were gifted in parting: our most generous harvest ever brought to ripe perfection."

Winemaking Notes by Mimi Casteel: "No new wood, just twice and third-filled French barrels for everything. Fermentation began easily on its own after 2-3 days, and the fermentation curve was beautiful and clean throughout. Very gentle cap management employed here. I stepped out with one fermenter and used 50% whole cluster, because the stems had the most lovely warm spice aroma this year and it seemed a crime not to do a little. I pressed at dryness, and the barrels wintered quietly together while we moved and grafted. I always do this, but this winter the wines were told the stories and legends of their home, the one we took with us, the one in my heart, and the one upon which their own wood now grows."

Reviews

  • Jeb Dunnuck
    Rating: 98 (9/17/2023)
    Stunning aromatics lift from the 2021 Pinot Noir Eola-Amity Hills, which pours a jeweled ruby and offers a mix of red and black fruits, an amazing floral perfume, pine, and crushed stones, all well-interwoven. Seamless on the palate, this medium to full-bodied red has a silky mineral texture, with velvety tannins and gorgeous concentration throughout. With long-lasting energy and outstanding purity, it’s hard to resist now and feels as though it will last for the next 15 or more years. This is one of the best wines I have ever tasted from Mimi Casteel.