Ken Wright Cellars Freedom Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, USA 2023

Freedom Hill vineyard is located in the Willamette Valley AVA, in the foothills of the Coast Range. It is located at 450 feet elevation, SE inclination. Soil is Sedimentary- Bellpine. Each vineyard, further separated by clones, is hand sorted, fermented in small 1 1/4 ton open vat fermenters until dryness, then pressed and aged separately. The wine is aged in 100% French oak barrels for about 1 year. Each single vineyard designated Pinot noir is made with the same approach so the consumer can truly taste the place in which it was grown.

Over 40 years of wine making has taught Ken a simple truth: source is everything. Located, in rural Carlton, Oregon, Ken Wright Cellars is devoted to producing wine that showcase the inherent quality of world class vineyard sites. With a clarity and breadth that is unequaled, Pinot noir is the ultimate vehicle for conveying the aroma, flavor and texture of the location in which it is grown. Ken Wright Cellars now produces a single vineyard Pinot Noir from 13 vineyard sites in the Northern Willamette Valley.