By Angela Estate
2016 Angela Vineyard Pinot Noir

Vintage Notes
The 2016 vintage was the earliest vintage on record and delivered both outstanding fruit quality and average yields. Budbreak was four weeks early. A short heat spell at bloom condensed the flowering period, resulting in a smaller fruit set for most producers. The unusually warm spring gave way to moderate summer conditions, which provided even growing conditions through veraison. Though it was an intense growing season due to the early start, the fruit produced throughout the state resulted in remarkable concentration and complexity with characteristic natural acidity.

Harvest and Winemaking Notes
Every wine produced under the Angela Estate label is single-vineyard estate Pinot Noir. The vines are farmed nutritionally, which treats the microbiology section by section. Soil and stem samples are analyzed for nutritional value. It is the most specific grape farming imaginable. Our fruit is hand-harvested in the early morning in small 14-inch buckets. It is then hand-sorted, de-stemmed, and deposited into one-ton bins for small-batch fermentation. After fermentation, the free-run juice is settled and put into barrels. The must is placed in specialized bladder presses for gentle pressing. The wine rests for 11 months in 30% new French oak barrels. We like Cadus barrels for their warm tonality.

Wine Statistics
Appellation: 100% Yamhill-Carlton AVA
Composition: 100% Pinot Noir
Aging: 11 months in 30% new French oak
TA: 5.7 g/L
Alcohol: 13.50%
pH: 3.75

Angela Vineyard
Planted in 2006 by Ken Wright and crew, the Angela Vineyard is located in the Yamhill-Carlton AVA. The soils are ancient marine sediment soils: Wellsdale, Peavine, Willakenzie, and Melbourne. The elevation runs between 250 and 400 feet. The clonal selection is Wadenswil (17 acres), Dijon 777 (12 acres), and Dijon 115 (5 acres) on Riparia Gloire, 101-14, and 3309 rootstocks. The vineyard is located on the Savannah Ridge, a unique outcropping of soil that leaves our site drier.
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ANGELA PINOT NOIR WILLAMETTE VALLEY YAMHILL-CARLTON ANGELA VINEYARD 2016
Friday, November 30, 2018
Country: United States
Region: Oregon
Vintage: 2016
Score: 91
A fresh, lighter red-fruit style with raspberry and fresh, wild red-cherry aromas and flavors cast in a juicy and mouthwateringly fresh style. Drink now.