2022 Kelley Fox Pinot Noir Weber Vineyard

This is my fifth Pinot produced from Weber Vineyard, a beautiful vineyard just down Worden Hill Road from Maresh Vineyard that I have prized for a very long time. The vines in this block were planted in 1983 on their own roots. Strong, old Oregon oak trees and towering big leaf maples guard the southern part of my block for this wine, while the eastern border of my block is a wild, mixed forest filled with unseen songbirds singing during the light hours. The Weber 2022 is a medium-dark, youthful, rich red with brilliant transparency. This Dundee Hills beauty has a nose of dark red and blue berries along with minerals and subtle spices. There is a cool depth and intensity from the beginning that continues in the mouth with even darker fruit. This is a serious wine that is both gorgeous and elusive, and the finish is long and silky with great composition and tension.

Appellation: Dundee Hills A.V.A.

Picking Date: 15 and 16 October 2022 (from Block 5 self-rooted Pommard vines planted in 1983)

Barrels: neutral Burgundy barrels (228L) made from tight-grain French forests

Bottling Date:  11 July 2023

Alcohol: 13.5 %

Whole Cluster: 30%

Cases Produced: 427 cases