Boedecker Cellars Pinot Noir, Stewart

Moving to a slightly darker profile, the 2017 Pinot Noir Stewart is layered with aromas of cedar, ripe cherry, and fresh leather. It has a bit more structure, although it maintains a stylistically soft and supple nature, juicy wild raspberry that fills the mid-palate, and beetroot and mouthwatering salinity on the finish. Whichever personality you prefer, these are two wonderful wines to drink now or over the next 8 or more years. – 93 pts, Jeb Dunnuck

Winery: Boedecker Cellars
Appellation: Willamette Valley
Average age of vines: 5-15 years old
Farming Methods: Sustainable, organic
Maturation: Aged on the lees in 38% new French oak barrels for the first 10 months, then racked into seasoned barrels remainder of elevage
Soil: Alluvial soils on the valley floor and intermixed with porous volcanic, loess-sand, silt and clay, and sedimentary soils on hillsides.
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Vineyard Orientation: 200-1000 feet
Vineyard Size: 10,000 acres

Wine	Scores	Downloads	Reviews
Boedecker Cellars Pinot Noir, Stewart 2017	92 Vinous Shimmering ruby-red. Spice-tinged cherry and boysenberry scents are complemented by suggestions of cola, musky flowers and freshly turned earth. Sweet and focused on the palate, offering juicy red and blue fruit and spicecake flavors that deepen through the back half. Dusty tannins provide grip to the long, spicy finish, which leaves a bitter cherry note behind. 40% whole clusters; 25% new French oak. 92 James Suckling Aromas of blueberries, cherries, mushrooms and baking spices. Medium-bodied with plush tannins and fresh acidity. Crunchy and spicy. Clean and flavorful finish. 91 Wine Advocate Pale to medium ruby-colored with a hint of purple, the 2014 Pinot Noir Stewart gives cranberry and sour cherry notes on the nose with underlying underbrush, garrigue, dried herbs and damp soil hints. Medium-bodied with a taut, muscular palate of expressive red fruit and earth flavors, it has a solid backbone of firm, grainy tannins and plenty of freshness, finishing with great length and depth. 93 Jeb Dunnuck Moving to a slightly darker profile, the 2017 Pinot Noir Stewart is layered with aromas of cedar, ripe cherry, and fresh leather. It has a bit more structure, although it maintains a stylistically soft and supple nature, juicy wild raspberry that fills the mid-palate, and beetroot and mouthwatering salinity on the finish. Whichever personality you prefer, these are two wonderful wines to drink now or over the next 8 or more years. 92 Wine Spectator Supple in texture and elegantly layered, with lovely violet, raspberry and pomegranate flavors that glide on a polished finish.	Bottle Image Label Image Shelf Talker Tech Sheet
Boedecker Cellars Pinot Noir, Stewart 2021	92 Vinous The 2021 Pinot Noir Stewart opens in the glass with a rich mix of ground clove, minty herbs and rum cake giving way to dried cherries. This displays a pretty inner sweetness and silken textures as hints of sweet spice accentuate ripe wild berry fruits. Juicy acidity maintains fantastic balance through the long and rose-tinged finale as gently grippy tannins persist. 92 Wine Spectator A handsomely crafted version, with expressive flavors of raspberry, pomegranate, orange peel and dusky spices that take on richness and focus toward refined tannins. Drink now through 2031. 500 cases made.	Bottle Image Label Image Shelf Talker Tech Sheet