2021 La Cuillere Reserve Torii Mor Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
Wine Specs
Vintage
2021
Varietal
Pinot Noir
Appellation
Willamette Valley
Harvest Date
September 13th - September 29th
Acid
.5625 gr/100 ml
pH
3.5
Residual Sugar
0.2 gr/100 ml
Alcohol %
13.4
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2021
Varietal
Pinot Noir
Appellation
Willamette Valley
Harvest Date
September 13th - September 29th
Acid
.5625 gr/100 ml
pH
3.5
Residual Sugar
0.2 gr/100 ml
Alcohol %
13.4
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
The 2019 “La Cuillere” (the Spoon) has a sweet, rich aroma, with dark berry notes, of blueberry-blackberry fruits, pungent-rich floral notes (Lilac?), framed by complexity of earth notes and sweet oak spices. The flavors are sweet, rich and thick “a wine you could drink with a spoon”, with a rich mix of dark berries, culminating with blackberries, with rich tannins, spiciness and oak complexity. The texture is rich and thick, with sweet and generous tannins. The finish is long, juicy and complex, a mix of dark berries, rich tannins, oak spices and spicy notes. The wine is more “rustic”, still with great balance, elegance and intensity. This wine will benefit from cellaring and can be enjoyed today with decanting.
Vineyard Notes
The grapes that comprise Torii Mor’s 2018 “La Cuillère” (the spoon) bottling come from the Mike Varga Vineyard in the Eola-Amity Hills, 61.54%, Dijon 777 & Wadensvil picked September 29 and the Nysa Vineyard in the Dundee Hills, 38.46% Pommard & Wadensvil picked September 29.
Production Notes
The 2021 growing season was hot and dry with wide swings in weather conditions. An abnormally cold period at the end of May and a relatively cool wet period around bloom resulted in lower yields. The heat in the summer included a 5-day stretch that averaged 103F highs and 92-day span with only .02 inches of rain. Through the dry vintage emerged fruit with very little disease pressure, full ripeness, deep concentration while retaining good acidity. All these factors culminated to produce wines that are exceptionally balanced exhibiting flavors of intense dark fruit, earthiness and minerality paired with floral and red fruit aromatics. Torii Mor’s harvest started on September 13th and finished on September 29th.
Winemaker Notes
Harvested on September 29 at 22 to 22.8 Brix; the fruit was handpicked, sorted, destemmed, then fermented without cold soak, in small 1.5 ton bins for 16 to 21 days, with RB2 and F15 yeasts, and punched down 3 times a day. This Pinot noir aged in oak for 22 months; the first 10 months in 38.46% new French oak and 15.38% second fill, the rest neutral. The barrels were racked in June after Malo-Lactic fermentation, then again in August when the blend was put together before returning to neutral barrels until bottling. The wine is un-fined and un-filtered.