Ken Wright Cellars, "Yamhill-Carlton", Pinot Noir
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Ken Wright Cellars, "Yamhill-Carlton", Pinot Noir - 2022

Item # 49413 750 mL

From sedimentary soils on sandstone, this well-drained terroir produces lush dry reds with aromas of red fruits, cocoa, leather, sweet spices, and fresh earth. Pair this medium-bodied red with Thai braised pork belly.

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Ken Wright built his winery in the Willamette town of Carlton in the 90's. He then led the certification of the Yamhill Carlton AVA. He champions the way the sandy soils over sandstone bedrock of the region expresses itself in the Pinot Noir varietal. He believes that great wine is made in the vineyard rather than the celllar. He farms organically and practices minimal intervention in the wine making. This Yamhill Carlton AVA wine is a classically balanced Pinot. Flavors of cherries and bright red berries mix with a bit of earthy forest floor. Some herbs show themselves as well. The texture is silky and the bright acidity brings freshness. The wine sees 1 year of oak. Beautiful with a morsel of Pyrenees sheep cheese.

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Glossary

Pinot Noir

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Willamette Valley

Perhaps the most familiar wine producing region in Oregon, the Willamette Valley is actually a group of distinct AVA's (American Viticultural Areas). This varied area is home to approximately two thirds of Oregon's wineries. Bounded roughly by the cities of Portland in the north and Eugene in the south, the near-idyllic wine growing region is cradled between the Cascade Mountain Range on its east side and the Coastal Range to the west, and produces some of America's most sublime expressions of...

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Oregon

The largest wine region in Oregon is the Willamette Valley, lying between the cities of Portland and Eugene and home to most of Oregon’s wineries. As it does not have one homogeneous climate, it has been broken up into several different AVAs. In the best of them, the perfect amounts of wind, rain, sun exposure, and altitude combine to give Pinot Noir the warm days and cool nights it needs in order to thrive. Combine that with good drainage and poor soils, and you’ve got the perfect environment...

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