2017 | St. Innocent | Temperance Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir

Description

Red Wine: 2017 | St. Innocent | Temperance Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir

Lots of dried-strawberry and floral aromas with just hints of lemon rind, strawberry and walnut. Some nutmeg husk, too. It’s full-bodied with round, solid tannins and a rich finish.

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Producer: St. Innocent

Ratings: WE | 90

Vintage: 2017

Size: 750ml

ABV: 13.5%

Varietal: Pinot Noir

Country/Region: United States, Willamette Valley

Lots of dried-strawberry and floral aromas with just hints of lemon rind, strawberry and walnut. Some nutmeg husk, too. It’s full-bodied with round, solid tannins and a rich finish.

Reviews:

• Wine Enthusiast: This even-tempered wine deftly combines scents and flavors of hay, peat, strawberries and mushrooms. It’s not a big wine but well balanced and lingers gracefully through a modest finish.

Producer Information

St. Innocent Winery was founded in May 1988 by Mark Vlossak, the current winemaker and president, and eight investors. Ten tons of grapes were crushed the first fall, producing 396 cases of still and 176 cases of sparkling wine. Production increased to our full capacity of 6800 cases in 2004. The winery is located in Salem, Oregon, at the southeast corner of the Eola Hills, in the mid-Willamette valley. St. Innocent produces small lot, handmade wines: seven single vineyard Pinot noirs and a blended Pinot noir called the Villages Cuvée, two Chardonnay from Dijon clone plantings, two Pinot gris, and a Pinot blanc. The philosophy behind the winemaking at St Innocent is that the function of wine is to complement and extend the pleasure of a meal. The characteristics of a wine should enhance different food and flavor combinations – this interaction amplifies the pleasure of a meal. To this end, St. Innocent wines tend toward higher acid levels, and more diverse and balanced flavors.