Willamette Valley | Dundee Hills
2022 Knudsen Vineyards Rosé of Pinot Noir
A contrast to our previous Family Series Rosé, the 2022 Rosé is 100% Pinot noir and offers a burst of fresh red fruit aromas of strawberry and watermelon. Flavors of rose petal, orange peel and grapefruit dance around the palate while racy acidity offers an unctuous body and long finish. Enjoy now with a crisp garden salad topped with citrus vinaigrette and toasted hazelnuts.
Immediately following the harvest of our Pinot noir grapes, specifically timed and selected for this 100% Pinot noir Rosé, we pressed the whole bunches to achieve the desired level of color, fruit freshness and complexity. The pressed juice was then fermented in neutral oak barrels for 6 months.
FAMILY SERIES
Estate Grown
LIVE Certified
Salmon Safe
Vineyard | Knudsen Vineyard
AVA | Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills
Soil | Red Jory Clay
Winemaker | Nate Klostermann
Released | June, 2023
Cases | 250
Oak | A portion of the wine was aged in neutral French oak for 6 mos.
Variety | 100% Pinot noir
ABV | 12%
Every growing season is unique and different and that certainly describes 2022. It was a roller coaster year – a frost event in mid-April, a cool and wet May followed by a warm July and August extending, uncharacteristically, into late October. The net result? A beautiful crop with strong yields, excellent quality, ripe flavors and bright acidity. Mother nature gave us concern early and then made up for it with great fall weather enabling one of the latest harvests in many years.