2021 Jess Miller 'LBJ' Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, USA Stephane Lucas damp earth

damp earth

20 days maceration in tank

A rare and exceptional lieu-dit in Vosne

Serve well-chilled as an aperitif

We were lucky to pick perfectly ripe grapes between rain showers

2021 Jess Miller 'LBJ' Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, USA Stephane Lucas damp earthThe 2021 (LBJ) is a whole cluster, partial carbonic red Pinot Noir from Hollow Oak Acres, a high altitude vineyard in the Chehalem Mountains AVA of the Willamette Valley. The origin story: Planted in 2009, Hollow Oak acres has had a tumultuous past. It was planted by the former Maysara vineyard manager, who brought his biodynamic practices with him. The vineyard has been farmed organically except for 1 year gap in 2017. I started farming it in 2020,