Like this wine’s Chardonnay counterpart of the same name, the 2022 Pinot Noir Warrior Princess comes from Zena Crown Vineyard in the Eola-Amity Hills of the Willamette Valley. In the glass, it’s a youthful ruby hue and is floral and ripe with notes of framboise, red apple, violets, brown spice, and pine. I love this site, which provides a fresh lift and mouthwatering feel through the palate, with ripe tannins and a linear feel. It retains its good ripeness and is going to age gracefully over the next 10 years.
95 points, Audrey Frick, Jeb Dunnuck (Jun 2024)
The 2022 Warrior Princess Pinot Noir is medium ruby-purple in color. Wow! It sashays out with showy notes of kirsch, raspberry coulis, and rose oil giving way to hints of cinnamon stick and dried Provence herbs. The medium to full-bodied palate is so smooth and satiny, with just enough freshness and finishing with a spicy lift. Native strains were used for alcoholic and malolactic fermentation and the wine is unfined and unfiltered. It is sourced from several blocks within the Zena Crown vineyard in the Eola-Amity Hills, on blocks planted to Dijon clones 667, 777, and Pommard.
94 points, Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Independent (Apr 2024)
Of course a wine made with fruit from the Zena Crown Vineyard would be named Warrior Princess. The wine's blueberry and plum aromas are spiced up by fresh and clean bursts of pine needles and cut grass. While the wine's tannins are brawny, the elevated acidity is as sharp as Gabrielle's spear. Enjoy now until 2036.
93 points, Michael Alberty, Wine Enthusiast (Dec 2024)
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