2018 Zenith Pinot Noir
2018 Zenith Pinot Noir
OOLONG TEA | BOYSENBERRY | SPICE
Grapes for this wine come from Zenith Vineyard in the Eola-Amity Hills, a site we have worked with off and on since 1986. Most of this wine comes from two small neighboring blocks of 667 and Pommard. It’s a transitional soil in this region of the vineyard, moving from volcanic to sedimentary across these two blocks. The balance of the blend is drawn from clone 777 and a heritage clone called AS-2, both planted on sedimentary soil.
TASTING NOTES from WINEMAKER GINA HENNEN
‘Aromas of plump Oregon boysenberries and toasted spices waft out of the glass, framed by the refined complexity of an aged oolong tea. This wine is structural and tense up front but decidedly has a place to go. It’s a rather age-worthy example of this vineyard and I can’t wait to taste it again in a few years.’
Appellation: Eola-Amity Hills AVA
Farming: LIVE certified
Composition: 100% Pinot noir
Meet the Artist
Lettie Jane Rennekamp
Lettie Jane Rennekamp is an illustrator and artist based in Portland, OR by way of Kentucky. Her illustrations are bold and tender at the same time, depicting motherhood, varying versions of gender expression, community, and nature all together.
See more of her work at @lettiejanemakes on Instagram.
