2021 Pinot Noir, Sorellini
The ‘Sorellini’ or "little sister’ to our Family Estate Pinot Noir) is crafted with a newer oak composition. It is comprised of 100% Lachini Vineyards Pinot Noir from our Biodynamically® farmed Estate vineyard in the North Willamette Valley. Of the final 8 barrel blend selected, we selected a mix of Dijon, Wadenswil, Swan and Pommard clones. It was bottled unfined & unfiltered to retain character and terroir.
The 2021 growing season was warm and dry, yet cooled perfectly over the last stretch to allow for near perfect ripening with no disease pressure. Our Sorellini (‘sister’ to the Lachini Family Estate Pinot Noir) is crafted with a riper expression of our Estate Pinot Noir blocks in mind – 100% Lachini Vineyards Pinot Noir from our Biodynamically® farmed Estate vineyard in the North
Willamette Valley. Of the final eight-barrel blend selected from entirely Francois Freres barrels with 100% native yeast fermentations. It was bottled unfined and unfiltered to retain character and varietal expression. The vintage offered slightly lowere yields and cluster sized which provided concentrated, ripe fruit! Overall, the vintage displays ripe fruits over an expansive midpalate
with an ease of balance and remarkable finesse. The underlying structure, well integrated acidity with rounded tannins should allow for further development in the bottle and additional nuances over time. Drink it now or lay it down for later.
TASTING NOTES: Bright ruby red, reveals beautiful, expressive aromas of wild strawberries and red cherries with a hint of floral, bacon fat and spice notes.The palate is lush and sappy with a cherry lead followed by an umami of sautéed wild mushrooms in herbs with crisp prosciutto and candied figs. A gorgeous silky mid-palate is rounded by a deft touch of oak imparting a delicious toast and note of sweet vanilla. Nicely balanced, the finish is savory and offers length on the palate with fine-grained tannins. Should age 2-10 years 179 cases produced
