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93 Pt. Youngberg Hill Bailey Family Willamette Valley Pinot Noir McMinnville 2018

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Since 1989, the goal at Youngberg Hill has been to "produce fine wines that give a pure expression of our beautiful vineyard and its terroir." For their critically acclaimed bottlings like this Bailey Pinot Noir, they limit yields and restrain barrel treatment, ensuring that the grapes' inherent qualities shine through. To their added benefit, the 2018 growing season in the Willamette Valley could not have been more ideal, with a mild winter, cool spring, and a warm summer that extended through harvest. The resulting wines, according to Jancis Robinson, are "intensely concentrated, dense, [and] ageworthy."

Member Rating: 92

Tech Notes Wine Details Wine Enthusiast Vinous
Unit Size750.00 ML
VarietalPinot Noir
Vintage2018
GrapePinot Noir
CountryUnited States
AppellationMcMinnville
RegionWillamette Valley
Alcohol Content13.80%
By Youngberg Hill
2018 Bailey Family Wines Pinot Noir

Vineyard Details
Youngberg Hill sits in the McMinnville AVA on a 50-acre estate facing southeast, on volcanic rock and marine sediment soils, with 30-year-old Pommard and Wadenswil clones and 10-year-old Dijon 777, farmed without irrigation.

Vintage Details
A relatively mild and dry winter set the stage for a 2018 growing season highlighted by a cool spring, a summer with low heat stress but higher drought stress, and a glorious October. The moderately cool spring led to a late start to the growing season with an average bud break in April. Youngberg Hill produced fully ripe fruit with moderate alcohol and juicy acidity, resulting in intense, luscious wines.

Technical Details
Aging: Partial new oak, barreled for 14 months
Alcohol: 13.80%
RS: 0.00 g/L
Brix: 23.3
pH: 3.17
Release Date: Fall 2020

Tasting Notes
Bailey Pinot Noir, sultry in its dusky garnet red, has a nose just as alluring as it tastes, with an oaky blend of mushroom, fresh-milled cedar, and campfire. It has notes of dark candied cherry, red currant, succulent blueberry, blue plum, supple tobacco, and chalk tones, all topped off with a dusting of cocoa. These characteristics create a chewy yet elegant mouthfeel paired with refined, bright tannins, allowing the finish to unravel one layer at a time.
[Information provided by Youngberg Hill]
Wine: Bailey Family 2018 Reserve Youngberg Hill Vineyards Pinot Noir (McMinnville)
Score/Rating: 93 - Editors' Choice
Review Date: 10/01/2023
Reviewed By: Michael Alberty
Tasting Notes: Aged in French oak [...] for 14 months, this seamless and balanced Pinot Noir lures you in with an enchanting sweet raspberry coulis aroma. Floating in the background are scents of fresh cedar bark, aged balsamic vinegar and crushed brick dust. Zippy acidity and fine-grained tannins support flavors like strawberries, almond and espresso.
Wine: Youngberg Hill 2018 Pinot Noir Bailey Family Wines
Score/Rating: 91
Suggested Drinking Window: 2025 - 2031
Review Date: 01/2024
Reviewed By: Eric Guido
Tasting Notes: The 2018 Pinot Noir Bailey Family Wines is darkly alluring, smoldering up with masses of crushed black cherries and strawberries complemented by autumnal spices and hints of blood orange. Cool-toned and racy, it sweeps across the palate with crisp wild berries as fine-grained tannins mount toward the close. The 2018 finishes long and staining leaving a sour citrus tinge and cheek-pinching primary concentration.