2014 Elk Cove Vineyards Roosevelt Pinot Noir Yamhill-Carlton AVA | Willamette Valley Oregon 1.5L Magnum

This reserve level pinot noir is produced exclusively from grapes from our Roosevelt Vineyard. The wine is fermented in 70% new oak and only the best barrels are selected to create what many consider Elk Cove's finest Pinot Noir.
Vintage 2014 in Oregon may be remembered as the vintage of a lifetime, one of those rare vintages reminiscent of 1988 and 2002, when you have high quality and high quantity simultaneously. The tone for the season was set at bud break, which averaged two weeks early, a lead that held on through harvest. Growing conditions were mostly dry and warmer than normal resulting in a large number of small clusters that ripened evenly, giving us wines that are fruit focused, quite concentrated and amazingly fresh.
Roosevelt vineyard was planted in 1993 and has quickly become Elk Cove's most prized vineyard site. A four-acre high-density (2100 vines per acre) planting situated just south of the winery on Willakenzie soils, Roosevelt's south-facing hillside slopes to a steep precipice overlooking the magnificent Williams Canyon.
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From the first sniff to the last sip, this sensational effort seduces, with deep, rich, slightly roasted flavors of dense black fruits. The black cherry core is so intense... | 94 points, Wine Enthusiast, Editor's Choice 2016

2014 | bottled Aug 2015
14% abv
pH 3.69 | TA 5.7
10 months in French oak
319 cases produced