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SINGLE VINEARD PINOT NOIR | EOLA – AMITY HILLS | WILLAMETTE VALLEY | ZENACROWN.COM| 2021 VINTAGEZena Crown’s unique geologic features produce world-class grapes with a distinct, site-specific fruit profile. The Van Duzer Corridor winds slow phenological ripening allowing for longer hangtimes and higher acidityleading to powerful flavors and textures. The result is wines of both opulence and delicate balance. Zena Crown Vineyard is located in the Willamette Valley’s Eola-Amity Hills AVA. Since its third leaf, Zena Crown Vineyard Pinot Noir has been an acclaimed single-vineyard designate for top producers including Beaux Frères, Soter Vineyards, Hamilton Russell Vineyards, Alexana Winery, and Penner-Ash Wine Cellars.Since the 2013 vintage, Zena Crown Vineyard has crafted site specific Pinot Noirs under its namesake -capturing the vineyard’s changing moods and expressions just as if it were a living, breathing thing. As Winemaker Shane Moore adapts to its rhythms and natural oscillations, he seeks to explore and manifest the singular voice of this special piece of land, in accordance with the remote and rugged beauty of the Eola-Amity Hills.Zena Crown Vineyard, Yamhill, ORCONIFERConifer exemplifies Summer with notes of paprika, baked blackberries, and Douglas fir.Soils: Jory, Witzel, Steiwer & HelmickClones: 4, 114, 667Descriptors: Peak Summer, Nostalgia & Lust95+ POINTS Erin Brooks, Wine Advocate, July 202494 POINTS Audrey Frick, JebDunnuck.com, August 202493 POINTS Eric Guido, Vinous, May 2024“I AM ECSTATIC TO SHARE THE 2021 ZENA CROWN WINES AS THEY ARE PROVOCATIVE AND INTRIGUING. THE PINOT NOIRS ARE YOUNG AND FRESH WITH EXOTIC AROMAS SUCH AS BUDDHA’S HAND, EVERGREEN HUCKLEBERRY, NAG CHAMPA, SEA SPRAY, NORI, AND BOYSENBERRY.” – WINEMAKER, SHANE MOORE
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