Rose & Arrow Hopewell Hills Pinot Noir 2018
Rose & Arrow is the brainchild of Mark Tarlov, the man who started Evening Lands, and Louis-Michel Comte Liger-Belair. The aim is to make the best Oregon wines by uncovering the region’s Grand Cru terroirs.
Winemaking
Produce the very finest wines from the Basalt soils of the Willamette Valley. All fruit is destemmed, extractions are more like infusions, with regular gentle pump overs in open top fermenters, the oxygen-rich environment allowing for complex aromatics and very measured alcoholic degrees. Elevage is carried out over 12-15 months. The same coopers are used as in Vosne, with specific barrels selected and flown over from France each year. The resulting single-origin wines embody the pleasure of paradox: a light body with a depth of complex flavors, aromas, and textures.
Tasting Notes:
Rose & Arrow Hopewell Hills Pinot Noir 2018 is a high-quality red wine made from Pinot Noir grapes grown in the Hopewell Hills vineyard in Oregon's Willamette Valley. The wine has a bright red color with a hint of garnet. On the nose, it is intensely aromatic, with notes of ripe cherry, raspberry, and blackberry, along with subtle hints of vanilla, spice, and earthy undertones.
On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, with a silky texture and a balanced acidity. The flavor profile is complex and layered, with flavors of dark fruit, such as blackberry and black cherry, mingling with notes of spice, tobacco, and a slight hint of forest floor. The tannins are firm but well-integrated, adding structure and depth to the wine, which finishes with a long, lingering aftertaste.
Vinous 94 points: "Bright ruby. Pungent cherry preserve, blueberry, candied licorice and cola scents are complemented by building floral, smoky mineral and spice notes. Smoothly blends depth and energy, offering intense red and blue fruit liqueur, mocha and vanilla flavors that show sharp definition and solid back-end thrust. The long, spicy finish features rounded tannins and lingering floral and exotic spice flourishes." -- by Josh Raynolds on February 2022
Grapes: Pinot Noir
Region: United States / Oregon Eola-Amity Hills
Wine style: Oregon Pinot Noir
Rose & Arrow是Mark Tarlov和Louis-Michel Comte Liger-Belair共同孕育的點子，旨在發掘該地區的Grand Cru terroirs，製作最好的俄勒岡州葡萄酒。
釀酒過程
旨在生產來自Willamette Valley玄武岩土壤的最優質葡萄酒。所有的果實都被去梗，提取更像是浸泡，開放式發酵缸經常輕柔地泵送，富含氧氣的環境有助於複雜的香氣和非常平衡的酒精度。醇陳在12-15個月內進行。使用的是與Vosne相同的桶匠，每年選擇特定的桶子從法國運來。由此產生的單一來源葡萄酒體現了矛盾的樂趣：輕盈的酒體和複雜的口感、香氣和質感。
品酒筆記：
Rose & Arrow Hopewell Hills Pinot Noir 2018是一款高品質的紅葡萄酒，由種植在俄勒岡州Willamette Valley Hopewell Hills葡萄園的Pinot Noir葡萄製成。酒色鮮紅，帶有石榴石的暗紅色調。在氣味上，它非常芳香，帶有成熟的櫻桃、覆盆子和黑莓的香氣，還有微妙的香草、香料和泥土的氣息。
在口感上，這款酒酒體中等，口感柔滑，酸度平衡。它的味道複雜而層次分明，有黑莓和黑櫻桃等深色水果的味道，並夾雜著香料、煙草和微微的森林地面的氣息。單寧結實而融合得很好，為酒增添了結構和深度，喝後回味悠長。
Vinous 94分：“鮮紅寶石色。強烈的櫻桃果醬、藍莓、糖果甘草和可樂香氣，與逐漸升溫的花香、煙燻礦物和香料氣息相得益彰。結合了深度和能量，平衡流暢，呈現出強烈的紅色和藍色水果利口酒、摩卡和香草味道，展現出鮮明的定義和堅實的後段推力。長而辛辣的收結，單寧圓潤，花香和異國香料的芬芳綿延不斷。”-- Josh Raynolds 2022年2月
葡萄品種：Pinot Noir
產區：美國/俄勒岡州Eola-Amity Hills
酒款風格：俄勒岡州Pinot Noir