2017 Ken Wright ''Freedom Hill Vineyard'' Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon, USAABOUT THIS WINE Each vineyard, further separated by clones, is hand sorted, fermented in small 1 1 4 ton open vat fermenters until dryness, then pressed and aged separately. The wine is aged in 100% French oak barrels for about 1 year. Each single vineyard designated Pinot Noir is made with the same approach so the consumer can truly taste the place in which it was grown. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER The seed for a career in wine was planted squarely in

It has beautiful fresh fruit

His wines—both red and white—are now considered among the finest in the Loire Valley

so there was a maceration in the press

His father had been producing estate bottled wines since 1964 and joined the Club Trésors in 1985 Jean-Paul has slowly developed the estate in the last 20 years to one of the very finest grower estates in the Marne

intended for the Rosat

vines have continuously been flourishing on these hills

Just south of Piesport in a small side valley lies the steep

an ancient riverbed made up of

and a smattering of lesser-known grape varieties such as Alicante Bouschet

Since 1670

offering his expertise in organic and biodynamic agriculture while working tirelessly with vineyard managers to oversee the plots destined to become his signature Cote d'Or and Mâconnais wines

His choice to use larger demi-muid barrels and eschew the use of battonnage