Loop de Loop, Pinot Noir 2019, Eola-Amity Hills, Willamette Valley, OR

This delicate Pinot Noir has soft round tannin, elements of dried cherries, rose petals and the sweet aromatics of the forest floor after a spring rain.

COUNTRY: United State of America (USA)

STATE: OR

APPELLATION (AVA): Eola-Amity Hills

REGION: Willamette Valley

VINEYARDS: Blend

VINTAGE: 2019

GRAPES: Pinot Noir (60% Pommard & 40% Wadenswil clones)

PRACTICE: Organic/regenerative farming, practicing biodynamic, sustainable

VINIFICATION: Dry farmed, co-fermented with ambient wild yeasts before maceration, bottled unfined and unfiltered after 18 months in neutral oak on the lees. 3 barrels made.

STYLE: Still

COLOR: Pale garnet

BODY: Light (1-2)

TASTE: Dry

PRIMARY AROMAS: Dried cherries, rose petals, wet forest

FLAVOR: Soft, round tannins

FORMAT: 750 ml

ALCOHOL: 13.5%

SERVICE AND SUGGESTION:

ABOUT THE PRODUCER:
“Winemaker and owner Julia Bailey named her label Loop de Loop because it mirrored her own trajectory as a winemaker. Time spent working in restaurants in Portland led to an interest in wine, and she headed to Europe to explore wine regions in France and Italy. Back in Oregon, she went to work at wineries, landing at Argyle before becoming the first employee hired at Patricia Green, a famous biodynamic Oregon producer. After gaining more experience from travel, working as a wine buyer and becoming certified as a sommelier, she started her own label in 2012.”*

ABOUT THE VINEYARDS:
“All wines are fermented with wild yeasts and made with minimal intervention. The vineyards we work are dry farmed and managed organically, bio-dynamically or at the very least, farmed sustainably. Our own vineyard in the Columbia Gorge AVA farmed organically with regenerative viticulture at the core of our work. We put all our hearts into these wines, and they are made to be enjoyed with food, conversation and loved ones. Thanks for being a part of what we’re creating.”

ABOUT THE LABEL: Art by Lauren Moon

* loopdeloopvintner.com