2002 | Elk Cove | Roosevelt Pinot Noir

Description

Red Wine: 2002 | Elk Cove | Roosevelt Pinot Noir

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2002 Elk Cove Roosevelt Pinot Noir has an incredibly evocative nose of lavender and potpourri infusing the black fruit. The palate is silky smooth on the entry with supple tannin, gorgeous red cherry and blackberry fruit mixed with white pepper, clove and bay leaf. Medium to full-bodied.

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Producer: Elk Cove

Vintage: 2002

Size: 750ml

Varietal: Pinot Noir

Country/Region: United States, Willamette Valley

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2002Elk CoveRoosevelt Pinot Noir has an incredibly evocative nose of lavender and potpourri infusing the black fruit. The palate is silky smooth on the entry with supple tannin, gorgeous red cherry and blackberry fruit mixed with white pepper, clove and bay leaf. Medium to full-bodied.

Producer Information

Elk Cove Vineyards is a winery in Oregon, USA. The company specializes in Pinot Noir variety, though white wines and rosé are also made. It was founded by Pat and Joe Campbell in 1974. The estate has six key vineyards. The Winery Estate plots were the first to be established and sit at elevations of 750 feet (230 meters). The soils are predominantly free draining Willakenzie marine sedimentary. The Winery Estate, in particular, features the Pinot Noir clone, Pommard. Cuttings from here were used to plant La Bohème Vineyard in 1974. In turn in 1993, cuttings from La Bohème were used to plant the Roosevelt Vineyard. The selection massale method was generally used to further propagate new vineyard sites. The Roosevelt and La Bohème vineyards are used to produce high quality Single Vineyard Pinot Noirs. Windhill Vineyard practices organic viticulture and also produces high quality single vineyard Pinot Noir. Five Mountain Vineyard sits in the Chehalem Mountains, named after the view of the five volcanoes of Cascade Range. The soils are made up of loess with Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Gewürztraminer and Riesling vines planted alongside the old vine Pinot Noir. Mount Richmond Vineyard is the largest of Elk Cove’s vineyards and is predominantly planted with several clones of Pinot Noir. The smaller vineyards of Clay Court and Goodrich complete the estate.