Coming from WillaKenzie soils in Yamhill-Carlton, the 2023 Pinot Noir Shea Vineyard is all 777 clone and pours a youthful ruby red color. It’s another highly expressive wine with wild berries and wild herbs taking charge, with juniper, saddle leather, and very pretty notes of wild raspberries starting to shine through and take the lead as it opens. Medium-bodied, this wine exhibits a refined texture with fine tannins, refreshing acidity, and a mouthwatering finish. It’s a very elegant expression in this vintage to drink over the next 15 or more years.
96 points, Audrey Frick, Jeb Dunnuck (Aug 2025)
Enticing aromas of pomegranates and dried spices, such as cinnamon and cardamom waft from the glass, together with lavender, toasted orange peel, purple plums and licorice. It’s medium-bodied, spicy and concentrated, but cool and lightweight at the same time, with silky tannins and a long, supple finish. Drink or hold.
94 points, Claire Nesbitt, James Suckling (Jun 2025)
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