Name: 2022 WALT Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir
Brand: Walt Wines
SKU: 22WPN7SH-6PK
Price: 90.00 USD
Availability: InStock

2022 WALT Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir

$90.00

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Wine Spectator, Tim Fish
"Silky and polished, this Pinot offers expressive flavors of raspberry and pomegranate accented by forest floor and ducky spice notes as this builds structure toward refined tannins. Drink now through 2032"

Tasting notes

Light ruby in color, this wine is layered with expressive strawberry, raspberry, and ruby grapefruit flavors. Subtle hints of sous bois and rose petal accent the fruit profile. The palate is supple and multilayered, with a bright and structured finish set to evolve beautifully over time.

Strawberry
Raspberry
Grapefruit
Sous Bois

Map showcasing the Willamette Valley wine growing area of Oregon

Vineyard notes

Oregon's Willamette Valley

Sits at 45 degrees latitude, stretching south of Portland.

Diverse Land Contours

Diverse climates garner amazingly distinctive fruit character.

Shea Vineyard

Well draining volcanic and seabed soils.

Wine Facts

We are very fortunate to be able to source fruit from Dick and Deirdre Shea - pioneers of grape growing in Willamette Valley, Oregon. Shea Vineyard's sedimentary soils and unique aspect produce wines of excellent concentration and depth in one of the Pacific Coast's most premier, and extreme, growing regions.

Bottle Size

750ml

Varietal Composition

100% Pinot Noir

Barrel Aging

10 Months in 35% New French Oak

Vineyard Designation

Shea Vineyard

Appellation

Willamette Valley and Oregon

Vintage Notes

The 2022 vintage in the Willamette Valley, Oregon resulted in Pinot Noirs with excellent structure, great acidity and fantastic aging potential. A heavy, early season frost had growers worried about loss of crop, but yields recovered for most. The challenges of the growing season continued with cold, wet weather from April through June. This weather pattern delayed harvest about four weeks. Then one of the warmest Octobers on record brought the fruit to full ripeness around the middle of the month.