Pinot Noir 'Estates'

Score

93

"This bottling is a newer project that happened a bit by accident according to winemaker Chris Fladwood. A growth of estate holdings in Eola-Amity Hills, Mineral Springs in the Yamhill Carlton and Ribbon Ridge AVAs. Intense blue fruits are from Eola-Amity, earth is from MS, and spice is from Ribbon Ridge. A melange of red fruits, spice and wintergreen, concentrated blue fruits, wild herbs, and white pepper kiss the finish."

Score

91

"The ruby red 2022 Pinot Noir Soter Vineyards Estates saw 25% whole clusters at fermentation and spent 10 months in 30% new French oak prior to release. In the glass, it boasts notes of ripe cherries, refined lifted spices, dried herbs, and dusty earth. The palate offers a medium frame with dusty tannins, crunchy fresh fruit, refreshing acidity, and a clean finish. It's going to show its best over the coming 5-6 years."

Score

93+

"The 2022 Pinot Noir Estate is wonderfully refined, displaying a pure blend of dried strawberries, minty herbs and hints of split pine. This is soothingly round, with a pleasant inner sweetness and crisp red and blue fruits that flow across a stream of juicy acidity. Violet inner florals echo throughout as the 2022 finishes with a pleasantly chewy sensation. A coating of sweet tannins promises years of positive development."

Score

91

"The 2022 Pinot Noir Estates has alluring scents of pomegranate, rhubarb, blood orange, tobacco and dried herbs. The medium-bodied palate is finely chalky with fireworks of fresh acidity. Its deep core of spicy fruit is immediately approachable, and a flourish of floral perfume defines the long finish."

Score

93

"Refined and precise, this red serves up handsome flavors of raspberry and cherry accented by savory tea and mineral tones while building tension toward fine-grained tannins. Drink now through 2032. ‡T.F."