Morgen Long - Pink Label Chardonnay Willamette Valley 2022 (750ml)
Price: $54.00
| Producer | Morgen Long |
| Country | USA |
| Region | Oregon |
| Subregion | Willamette Valley |
| Varietal | Chardonnay |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Sku | 8674 |
| Size | 750ml |
Jeb Dunnuck: 94 Points
The 2022 Pink Label is floral with notes of cherry blossoms raspberries and wet stone. Refreshing and vibrant on the palate it has a medium-bodied frame and is zesty with lifted orange and salty earth. It?s going to drink well over the next 7-8 years. This has more in common with a seriously styled wine than the typical rosé.
Decanter: 93 Points
A rosé d'assemblage from Chardonnay with a dash of Pinot Noir lees from Sequitur. This is usually 3-4 barrels of each vintage and will be filtered before bottling. After 13 months on Chardonnay lees the Chardonnay is blended with Pinot Noir lees to give it colour. Morgen Long wanted to do something that wasn't another Pinot Noir rosé. Fresh saline tart cranberry relish a wine of wonderful freshness with plenty of zing. (Drink between 2024-2029)
Vinous: 93 Points
Unexpectedly complex. the 2022 Rosé Pink Label is a veritable flower shop on the nose revealing aromas of wild strawberry dusty sage rose lavender and wet stone. This is racy and intense with a mineral tinge up front further enhanced by tart orchard fruits and sour citrus. It leaves the palate completely cleansed and literally watering for more lingering with the slightest hint of sour melon. Inspired by Selosse the Rosé Pink Label is composed of 96% Willamette Valley Chardonnay and 4% Pinot Noir lees. - By Eric Guido on May 2024 I met with Seth Long at the Sequitur winery where he currently leases space to produce his portfolio of deeply complex Chardonnays from throughout the Willamette Valley. The synergy of superior fruit deft use of new oak and the perfect amount of reduction works like human catnip to the olfactory senses. Long is a man obsessed with minute details which is a big part of what sets his portfolio apart. He explains ?Winemaking and working out are my two obsessions in life.? The 2022s are simply fantastic focused more on minerality than fruit yet leaving the palate aching for more. As for the future of Morgen Long Seth offers ?I
Vinous Media: 93 Points
Unexpectedly complex. the 2022 Rosé Pink Label is a veritable flower shop on the nose, revealing aromas of wild strawberry, dusty sage, rose, lavender and wet stone. This is racy and intense, with a mineral tinge up front further enhanced by tart orchard fruits and sour citrus. It leaves the palate completely cleansed and literally watering for more, lingering with the slightest hint of sour melon. Inspired by Selosse, the Rosé Pink Label is composed of 96% Willamette Valley Chardonnay and 4% Pinot Noir lees.
- By Eric Guido on May 2024
I met with Seth Long at the Sequitur winery, where he currently leases space to produce his portfolio of deeply complex Chardonnays from throughout the Willamette Valley. The synergy of superior fruit, deft use of new oak and the perfect amount of reduction works like human catnip to the olfactory senses. Long is a man obsessed with minute details, which is a big part of what sets his portfolio apart. He explains, “Winemaking and working out are my two obsessions in life.” The 2022s are simply fantastic, focused more on minerality than fruit yet leaving the palate aching for more. As for the future of Morgen Long, Seth offers, “I might be at my max now. I've been growing for a decade—this is year eleven. I grow every year, but for now, I feel like I'm done with endless growth. Going forward, I want to focus on refining relationships and how I work with farmers. I will buy from fewer sources but only from the best.” This is good and bad news for collectors who already find it hard to source these small-production Chardonnays. Quality will likely rise, but availability may become even tighter.
Wine Advocate: 91-93 Points
I tasted the 2022 Chardonnay Pink Label from tank two months before it was due to be bottled. From the Seven Springs (48%) Blue Heron Farm (48%) and Sequitur (4%) Vineyards it contains four percent Pinot Noir lees which gives it a pale cherry-pink color. Matured for one year in used French oak puncheons it has aromas of melon peach grapefruit green herbs bread dough and floral perfume. The light-bodied palate features concentrated fruit balanced by a tangy acidity and it has a long gently creamy finish. Just 72 cases are expected. Published: Jul 03 2024
