By Angela Estate
2015 Angela Vineyard Pinot Noir

Vintage Notes
The 2015 vintage is considered among winemakers one of the biggest and most plentiful vintages on record. Bud break was three weeks early, a trend that continued into 2016. This vintage was drier and warmer than usual, resulting in large, ripe clusters and lots of it. Yields were almost double in some cases, resulting in four to five tons per acre! 2015 was the hottest year globally, and thankfully, the last three weeks cooled significantly in the Willamette Valley, returning acid and sugars to balance. Pinots from 2015 will display pronounced aromas, deep color, ripe developed flavors, with alcohols ranging from 13 to 14%.

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 in the vineyards 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 and de-stemmed, deposited into one-ton bins for small-batch fermentation. After fermentation, the free-run juice is settled and put into barrel. The must is placed in "The Girls," specialized bladder presses for gentle pressing that do not exceed one atmosphere of pressure. 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: 5.70 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 and accesses mother rock in 5 to 7 years.
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2015 Angela Pinot Noir Estate Angela Vineyard
Producer: Angela
From: USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Yamhill-Carlton
Color: Red
Type: Table
Sweetness: Dry
Variety: Pinot Noir
Rating: 87
Reviewed by: Erin Brooks
Issue Date: 31st Aug 2018
Source: 238, The Wine Advocate
The 2015 Pinot Noir Angela Vineyard is pale to medium ruby in color and scented of red cherries and stewed rhubarb with notes of allspice and crushed rock. Light to medium-bodied with red fruits and spices in the mouth, it has a good frame of tannins and enough refreshing acidity, finishing with a bit of alcoholic heat.