Walter Scott - Pinot Noir Sequitur Vineyard 2022 (750ml)
Price: $84.00
| Producer | Walter Scott |
| Country | USA |
| Region | Oregon |
| Subregion | Willamette Valley |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Sku | 8105 |
| Size | 750ml |
Decanter: 96 Points
I have found that the Sequitur Vineyard terroir always seems to trump the winemaker who uses the fruit. This bottling from Walter Scott shows this Ribbon Ridge site for its true, earth-driven character. Aromas of mushrooms, forest floor, and wild mint alight the glass. The palate is intensely savoury, remaining grounded in a mineral core with a linear mint finish that goes on for ages. (Drink between 2024-2041)
dJeb Dunnuck: 94 Points
Medium red the 2022 Pinot Noir Sequitur Vineyard comes from Michael Etzel?s vineyard in Ribbon Ridge and has a pleasing stylistic reduction. It?s imperceptibly weightless with an expansive tone and it?s only going to improve with time. Offering notes of graphite wild cherries and fresh herbs. it?s medium-bodied with ripe tannins and it?s only going to gain in intensity with time in the bottle. Drink it over the next 10-12 years. 100 cases were produced.
Vinous: 92+ Points
The 2022 Pinot Noir Sequitur Vineyard is decidedly savory and spicy in the glass displaying a gorgeous array of wild herbs cedar shavings and vivid black cherry. It?s soft-textured and round in feel with tart red berry fruits and a cascade of resonant rosy inner florals throughout. This tapers off with crunchy tannins leaving a sour cranberry and licorice tinge that lingers on and on. - 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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