Colene Clemens Vineyards Victoria Estate Pinot Noir

Victoria is Colene Clemens’ daughter and our co-founder. Designed to represent the highest expression of the Colene Clemens Estate Vineyard in each vintage, this stunning pinot noir is artfully blended from a small number of our very best barrels and most distinguished vineyard blocks. The 2021 Victoria is beautifully vibrant from the moment it hits your glass. Rich and lush with tones of blackberry, cranberry, and dark cherry, this wine generously coats the palate. Layered and intense, this pinot noir has an ever-changing array of fruit and spice notes through the finish that compel you to sip again to witness the evolution of time and air. This wine drinks fantastically right now, and will age gorgeously over the next ten to twelve years.

The 2021 growing season was another warm and dry one, but certainly not the warmest of recent memory. Harvest began on September 13 and continued through the 17, after which we took almost a week off due to a small shot of rain, and resumed picking the 23 through the 26. Once in the winery, the fruit was 100% destemmed into small stainless steel tanks and began a 4—5 day cold soak. Following this, tanks were gently warmed, and fermentation by indigenous yeast began and continued for 10-14 days. Throughout primary fermentation, the tanks were gently punched down by hand twice daily. Once fermentation was complete, the wine remained in tank for 5-7 days of extended maceration, after which it was drained and the skins and seeds went to press to very gently to procure the remaining juice. Both the free-run juice and pressed juice went directly to barrel without settling. After aging for 11 months in 39% new, 33% 1 year, 22% 2 year, & 7% 3 year old French oak barrels, the wine was blended in September and bottled in December of 2022.

Winery: Colene Clemens Vineyards
Appellation: Willamette Valley
Average age of vines: N/A
Farming Methods: Sustainable
Maturation: 11 months in 39% new, 33% 1 year, 22% 2 year, & 7% 3 year old French oak barrels
Soil: N/A
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Vineyard Orientation: N/A
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Colene Clemens Vineyards Victoria Estate Pinot Noir 2021 93 Wine Spectator 92 James Suckling