Penner-Ash - Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 2022 (750ml) Marzemino

Penner-Ash - Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 2022 (750ml) MarzeminoThis wine reflects the regions distinct textures, flavors and terroir, with beautiful elegance and balance. Since the inaugural vintage in 1998, founding winemaker Lynn Penner Ash has drawn upon longstanding relationships with grower neighbors and friends, to source fruit from the most distinguished vineyards. The 2021 vintage explores six sub AVAs, culminating in a Pinot Noir emblematic of the Willamette Valley, and of the Penner Ash winemaking style

crisp flavors of red currant

which imparts a certain “je ne sais quoi” that immediately conjures white Bordeaux

which in this case takes place in Slavonian oak casks

The wine is oxygenated daily via remontage and délestage before being racked into 225l French oak barrels and large format concrete tanks at the end of primary fermentation

Total SO2: 60 mg/L

The wine underwent malolactic fermentation during its ten months in barrel

To the nose

mineral nose featuring ripe fruit (pear

When Karl Heyden’s son

it’s a blend that’s perfect for bold wine lovers

fruit-forward nose reveals aromas of citrus fruit mingled with pear compote

The dense core of fruit pushes through a front of rustic graphite and loamy earth