2018 The Four Graces Carol's Reserve Pinot Noir, Yamhill-Carlton
Winemaker Notes
Elegant and complex wine with a lustrous ruby color and aromatics of blueberry, black peppercorns and hints of dried cherry and sandalwood. The palate has a rich chocolate beginning that moves into notes of wet stone and finishes with juicy dark fruit and nuanced acidity balanced by silky tannins.
Composition
100% Pinot Noir, Pommard Clone
Wine Specs
Vintage
2018
Varietal
Pinot Noir
Appellation
Yamhill-Carlton
pH
3.68
Aging
15 months in 30% new French oak
Alcohol %
14.5
Production Notes
The 2018 vintage started with a relatively mild spring with average rain fall. The most remarkable aspect of the growing season was the long and dry summer, one of the driest summers on record in the Willamette Valley. Fortunately, although we were drier than normal, daytime temperatures weren't excessive and our vines in the Dundee Hills AVA tolerate drought stress well.