Benoni Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 2022

Budding superstar winemaker, Anne Sery locked into a special opportunity when some vineyard plots were offered to her from a powerhouse winery in Hood River, Oregon – a small but vibrant town along the Columbia River Gorge to the Northeast of the Willamette Valley. The site is picture perfect – where ample sunshine and constant breezes from the River to the West and Mt. Hood to the East makes it an exceptional place to grow rich, opulent Pinot Noir.

It’s said that the Willamette Valley is the American answer to Burgundy. But this isn’t the Willamette Valley, nor is this a Burgundian style. Here, with less rainfall, more sun exposure and that unique River Gorge climate, the warmer vintages are dead ringers for Russian River Valley.

This is rich, opulent, stunning Pinot Noir with a higher pH and a deeper, richer complexion than their Willamette neighbors. And while it could easily be mistaken for RRV, those wines are rarely found for under $50/btl. But today’s price is almost hard to believe. But it’s believable– because it has Anne Sery’s handprints all over it. The value queen strikes again.