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SKU 951517
$54.42/bottle
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The 2021 Pinot Noir Founder’s Blocks has detailed scents of blackberry jam, tea leaves, bergamot and mushrooms. The medium-bodied palate is powerful and broody with gently rustic tannins and vibrant acidity, and it has a softly flinty finish. It will benefit from 3-5 years in the cellar.
Regularly described as being the grape varietal responsible for producing the world's most romantic wines, Pinot Noir has long been associated with elegance and a broad range of flavors The name means 'black pine' in French, and this is due to the fact that the fruit of this particular varietal is especially dark in color, and hangs in a conical shape, like that of a pine cone. Despite being grown today in almost every wine producing country, Pinot Noir is a notoriously difficult grape variety to cultivate. This is because it is especially susceptible to various forms of mold and mildew, and thrives best in steady, cooler climates. However, the quality of the fruit has ensured that wineries and vintners have persevered with the varietal, and new technologies and methods have overcome many of the problems it presents. Alongside this, the wide popularity and enthusiasm for this grape has ensured it will remain a firm favorite amongst wine drinkers for many years to come.
Country
United States
Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.
Region
Oregon
The beautiful state of Oregon has, over the past few decades, become increasingly well known and respected for its wine industry, with several small but significant wineries within the state receiving world wide attention for the quality of their produce. Whilst the first vineyards within Oregon were planted in the 1840s, the state's wine industry didn't really take off until the 1960s, when several wine producers from California discovered that the cooler regions of the state were ideal for cultivating various fine grape varietals. Today, Oregon has over four hundred and fifty wineries in operation, the vast majority of which are used for the production of wines made from Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir varietal grapes, both of which thrive in the valleys and mountainsides which characterise the landscape of the state.
Appellation
Willamette Valley
The beautiful wine region of Willamette Valley is located in Oregon, one of the main wine producing states of the USA. As in much of Oregon, Willamette Valley benefits enormously from the long, hot summers the state enjoys, and the mineral rich soils which typify the wine regions found there. Willamette Valley has built up a powerful reputation over the past few decades as one of the New World's leading producers of high quality, flavorful and characterful Pinot Noir wines, as the grapes of the Pinot Noir vine thrive particularly well in the region's climatic conditions. Willamette Valley is a fascinating wine region, and is a fine representative for the state of Oregon. Innovative techniques and wine making methods are fairly commonplace there, and the overall produce of the region seems to get better each year.
WA93pts
Wine Advocate
The 2021 Pinot Noir Founder’s Blocks has detailed scents of blackberry jam, tea leaves, bergamot and mushrooms. The medium-bodied palate is powerful and broody with gently rustic tannins and vibrant acidity, and it has a softly flinty finish. It will benefit from 3-5 years in the cellar.
WS93pts
Wine Spectator
Deeply structured and a bit brooding right now, this red offers precise blueberry and cherry flavors that are accented by forest floor, black tea and crushed stone notes as this gathers tension toward medium-grained tannins. Best from 2025 through 2032. 490 cases made.
JS93pts
James Suckling
Lots of blue fruit and flowers here, with blueberries, licorice, raspberries, mulberries and tea leaves. Both ripe and mineral, with sleek and fine tannins. Focused. This is a new cuvee made from a blend of heritage vines from Resonance Vineyard and younger vines from their newer vineyards. From organically grown grapes. Drink from 2024.
VM93pts
Vinous Media
The 2021 Pinot Noir Founder's Blocks blossoms in the glass with black cherry and strawberry depths lifted by hints of mint and clove. Mineral in style, this sweeps across the palate with a sultry blend of tart wild berries and brisk acidity complicated by savory herbs. The 2021 finishes long and structured, nearly salty in character, with crunchy blackberry and a tart twang of sour citrus.
DC93pts
Decanter
A blend of old vine Résonance, one block of Pommard planted in 81, Dijon 83 and one of Wadenswil 87and the new site Jolis Monts from the original blocks they propagated the rest of the vineyard in massale selection—30% new oak for 18 months. With a great deal of spice and bright upright fruits, the young vines bring fruit to the front of the wine, per Guillaume Large, the winemaker. The older vines bring depth and density and lots of earthen character. Pungent violets mix with earth aromatics; there is ample structure and spice. Bright fleshy bing cherry flesh mixes with marine sediment-driven spicy minerals: Soisbois character, a new wine for Résonance. Fruit complements the tension and mineral core of the wine. The three clonal selections help craft the wine, Wadenswil brings structure, Dijon the elegance and black fruit.
WE91pts
Wine Enthusiast
An initial touch of loamy soil earthiness is followed by aromas of blackcap raspberries, leather, chalkboard dust and a touch of burnt sugar. This wine possesses brawny tannins and zippy acidity to back flavors like smoked cherries, almonds and the bitter note of a mineral water. Love the crispness of the wine's texture.
Winery Notes
The nose is complex, with blackberry, lilac, black pepper, tobacco leaf, forest floor and noble wood fragrance. The palate reveals an elegant balance of ripe tannins, black fruits, vibrant minerality and long finish.
