Bellande - Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 2023 (750ml)

Bellande is a collaborative project between star winemaker Brianne Day and distributor Bowler Wines. This bottle reflects her style. The grapes are sourced from organically farmed vineyards in the Willamette Valley, with the majority grown at the Finnigan Hill Vineyard - a higher elevation site in the Chehalem Mountains AVA. The juice is fermented with native yeasts and matured in neutral French oak before bottling. 

The wine presents a bright, open nose of fresh and candied red fruits with pleasant undertones of earth and savory notes. The palate is vibrant and very approachable, with pure red fruits (cranberry, Morello cherry, red currant) hemmed in by flavors of oak baking spice and gentle tannins.