Sokol Blosser Pinot Noir Orchard Block 2023

The 2023 Orchard Block Pinot Noir opens with fruity red cherry, tea leaves, and a hint of vanilla on the nose. The palate is lively with cherry, clove, and cardamom, followed by delicate tannins.

2023 was our 3rd warmest growing season on record after the 2015 and 2014 vintages. We had the warmest and driest August on record and if it was not for the rain in early September our harvest would have started before Labor Day Weekend. Three cheers for the rain! One of the interesting things about 2023 was the arrival of our first hailstorm right after bloom. We have never seen a damaging hailstorm in our vineyard since we started in 1971, so seeing it happen and the resulting damage was at first a little scary. While it looked like our yields might have been higher, the hailstorm helped reduce the crop to our desired amount. The resulting fruit was excellent, with the heat in August producing lower acid in the grapes and nice full flavors. - Winemaker Robin Howell

When Sokol Blosser planted their first vines in 1971, there was no wine industry in Oregon. Today, with over 1,100 wineries and 44,487 acres of vineyards, Oregon wines are available throughout the world.  Sokol Blosser is a family-owned and run operation that has been a leader in environmentally friendly viticulture and business practices since the birth of the modern Oregon wine industry.  Sokol Blosser strives to craft wines of world class quality that are produced sustainably, mindful of the environment and your health, and that express the distinctive flavors of their hillside vineyards.  This dedication to world class quality and commitment to the environment constitute Sokol Blossers core values, and are reflected in everything they do from green viticultural practices to recycling all office waste to using unbleached paper for their labels.  Sokol Blosser received the prestigious full USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) organic certification in 2005.