Oregon wine: 2019 Anam Cara Cellars Chehalem Mountains Pinot noir
Nicholas Vineyard
Laurelwood District
Chehalem Mountains
Willamette Valley
Oregon.
13.2% alcohol
Empty bottle weight:
23.8 ounces // 676 grams
Cork closure
Organically-grown grapes
Oh, 2019 Willamette Valley Pinot noir, let me count the ways I love thee! If you’ve read any of my other tasting notes on them, you know I really ❤️ this vintage so now I’m adding this bottle to my growing list of favs.
With generous acidity, along with notes of fruit and earth, this Laurelwood District Pinot is super food-friendly. Don’t let the label fool you, likely this wine was labeled before the TTB had officially approved the new Laurelwood District AVA. which is within the larger Chehalem Mountains appellation (that resides within the even larger Willamette Valley AVA.)
Pro tip: stock up on the 2019 vintage since many wineries were affected by the wildfire smoke during harvest in 2020 and made little to no wine that year.
COLOR
garnet red
BOUQUET
gravel dust
tangerine zest
bing cherry
white pepper
FOOD PAIRING
SUGGESTIONS
thanksgiving dinner
pork tacos
black bean and mushroom burgers
Have you tasted this wine? Be sure to tell us how you like it in the comments!
These tasting notes are part of a deep dive into the Laurelwood District AVA. Check out the links below to read more about the appellation and the wines grown there:
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