Alcohol: 13.5%
Grape(s): Pinot Noir
Localization: Willamette, Oregon, USA
Tasting Notes: Heartier and fuller than a typical Willamette Valley Pinot, with an easy-to-love heart of black cherry and cool accents of black tea, fir forest, and bright red fruits.
93 Points Wine Enthusiast: This wine is in a beautiful place, with fully integrated tannins, a nice bit of acidity and a lot of dark cherry goodness. A cherry Tootsie Pop aroma is joined by touches of lavender and leather. Black cherry, rose water and dark chocolate-covered espresso bean flavors, with a smooth, rich texture.
The Domain: Many years ago, while Stewart and Athena were dating, they fell in love, and not just with one another, but with the elegant, nuances of Pinot Noir. When they married, they brought their true loves together and opened Boedecker Cellars in 2003.
After crafting wines at Oregon’s first shared-use winery in Carlton, Oregon, they were able to build their own sustainable urban winery in a refurbished warehouse in the heart of Northwest Portland – just a stone’s throw from downtown and less than an hour from their prized vineyards. Dedicated to fine details in winemaking, when you visit Boedecker Cellars Winery and Tasting Room you will likely encounter Stewart and Athena in the cellar tending their award-winning wines.
Stewart is a lover of the classic Oregon Pinot Noir, aromatically brilliant, full of red fruit flavors, subtle notes of bramble and olive wood, complex and focused with a structure to age indefinitely. His fascination with and passion for Oregon Pinot Noir began when in 1992 Stewart made wine while at Cornell University. He later volunteered in exchange for knowledge at several well-established Oregon wineries in Oregon, enrolled in winemaking classes at UC Davis and Chemeketa CC and eventually founded Boedecker Cellars with Athena in 2003. While Stewart still works at his day job, his passion for Pinot remains as solid as the day he first began.
Athena loves the depth and intensity that interplay with the complexity and transparency in Pinot Noir. She too studied wine-making at UC Davis and Chemeketa CC although mostly she loves to climb the barrels, stir the wines, and drive the forklift. A native Portlander with a Greek heritage; to say wine-making is her passion falls short; today wine-making is her identity.
