Walter Scott - Pinot Noir Koosah Vineyard 2022 (750ml)
Price: $84.00
| Producer | Walter Scott |
| Country | USA |
| Region | Oregon |
| Subregion | Willamette Valley |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Sku | 8104 |
| Size | 750ml |
Decanter: 96 Points
Mouthfuls of glorious fresh berries and mint mark this bottling from Koosah Vineyard, the darling own-rooted site in the Eola-Amity Hills. Bright purple violet aromas mingle with freshly turned soils, and tart crushed berry flesh brushes past a note of graphite. The palate is embued with such intensity. Blackberries and mint play alongside figs and clove. The silken character of old vine Pinot Noir from the Willamette Valley is unmistakable in the elegance of this wine. Beautiful. (Drink between 2024-2042)
dJeb Dunnuck: 96 Points
The clear ruby-hued 2022 Pinot Noir Koosah Vineyard offers notes of black cherries pressed roses cardamom a hint of licorice and sweet herbs. Coming from volcanic soils and 7-year-old vines it?s a very appealing red with great length a seamless weightless feel and a note of incense on the long finish. Drink 2024-2040. 150 cases were produced.
dVinous: 94+ Points
The 2022 Pinot Noir Koosah Vineyard opens with a savory herbal flourish complicated by hints of chalk dust and wild blueberries. This displays textures of pure silk pliant and supple with depths of red and blue fruits that slowly saturate toward the close. It leaves a tart cherry saturation with nuances of licorice and spice over a bed of gently grippy tannins. Koosah is shaping up to be one of the most exciting locations Walter Scott works with. - By Eric Guido on May 2024 Ken Pahlow and Erica Landon of Walter Scott will do whatever it takes to deliver the highest-quality wine and the best representation of any given vintage. Their 2022s are wildly successful despite the year's many challenges. Pahlow went into great detail to explain what he believed to be the best way to deal with mildew issues from the cool and rainy spring burned buds from the frost an abundant crop due to the hot summer and finally the dry and hot conditions leading up to harvest. While many growers and winemakers were happy with the large crop set that resulted from the later flowering and secondary buds at Walter Scott the goal was to treat the vines like any other vintage. Therefore the team decided to remove the extra shoots and secondary buds and employ a single-cluster-per-shoot methodology. Even with this standard the quantity of fruit remained unexpectedly high? around 2.6 metric tons per acre. As a result the 2022s maintain the depth and complexity fans love and while the wines may have a slightly more immediate feel they are age-worthy. Alcohol levels are all in check. Though the 2022s did see a little more new wood (only because Pahlow ordered new barrels to keep up with production) it?s hardly noticeable in the final wines. I?ve always thought of Chardonnay before Pinot for Walter Scott but I must say their reds continue to impress in a significant way.
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