KEN WRIGHT CELLARS "Freedom Hill Vineyard" Pinot Noir 2015

Region: Willamette Valley - USA

Grapes: Pinot Noir

Tastings Notes: Lovely black-cherry fruit is the highlight here, with aromatics that elevate the fruit with high-toned intensity. The wine is cloaked with chocolate from barrel aging, and detailed with coffee grounds, graphite and loam.

About the Winery: Ken Wright Cellars is an Oregon-based wine producer located in Carlton. The estate is focused on the production of single-vineyard Pinot Noir wines from various subregions within the Willamette Valley. Ken Wright established the estate in 1994, after previously owning Panther Creek Cellars in McMinnville. Wright was a leading advocate for the passage of six AVAs in the Northern Willamette Valley and wrote the proposition for the Yamhill-Carlton AVA.

Expert Rating:

Wine Enthusiast: 94/100