Patton Valley 2019 Tualatin Hills Pinot Noir

Winery Notes:

2019 was truly unlike any other vintage, and the wine is similarly  distinct. All points led to a “Classic Oregon” vintage, marked by a  cool growing season, some scattered rain events, and a late start to  harvest, at least compared to recent warmer trends. Yields were  low, but expectations were high for a brighter, age-worthy wine in  the making. During our extended pick, our neighbor to the west  started a controlled burn of his property which damaged a portion  of our fruit. In order to protect the quality of the wine, we used a  number of proven filtration techniques to remove any undesirable  components to great success. To further ensure quality, we decided  to only make 1 red wine in 2019, this wine, including in it the wines  usually reserved for our Estate, Lorna Marie, and block-designates.  It is our hope that these measures and your understanding will  strengthen your appreciation of this very rare, excellent expression  of our Estate vineyard.