Wine Enthusiast
2009 Sonría Pinot Noir, Shea Vineyard, Willamette Valley
- 93 POINTS
- Willamette Valley, Oregon
- August 2011
Winemaker Keith Emerson is the Director of Winemaking for Vineyard 29, a Napa-based winery and custom-crush facility. This debut wine from his own label is flat-out lovely. A core of focused cherry fruit is surrounded with accent flavors that circle like moons around a central planet. Tart acids, sweet toast, dark chocolate and a whisp of smoke, all almost ethereal and finely crafted. –Paul Gregutt