{"product_id":"2023-holocene-memorialis-pinot-noir","title":"2023 Holocene \"Memorialis\" Pinot Noir","description":"\u003cp\u003eYamhill-Carlton AVA | 350 cases produced | 100% Pinot Noir | 100% whole cluster | 777, Pommard and 115 Clones | LIVE certified, Organically and Sustainably Farmed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e98 points, Wine Enthusiast, Editors’ Choice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Bing cherry aroma slinks its way up from the glass, followed by spicy whispers of cardamom and cinnamon. Straw and chalkboard dust scents seal the deal. After a tannic black tea note materializes on the palate, the wine's cranberry and raspberry flavors punch the tart button. You can feel the tannins, but they aren't grippy. The acidity, however, lets you know it is ready for juicy business. \u003cstrong\u003eMemorialis is quietly becoming one of Oregon's best Pinot Noirs.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis is the original wine for Holocene – the Memorialis bottling, which began in 2015 and has become our largest production wine at a whopping 360 cases.  The fruit for this wine comes from the Yamhill-Carlton AVA. As it has been for quite some time, it is 100% whole cluster fermented. This vineyard is now farmed completely organically as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe vineyard faces west, and we pull from a good number of blocks in this vineyard, which is about 18 acres – not very big. It is in a sweet spot in Yamhill-Carlton and gets the beautiful afternoon sunshine and breezes from the west. It was planted in the mid 1990s, the soils are marine sedimentary and produce generous, complex fruit that we endeavor to transmit to the bottle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e96 points, Decanter, 20 of the Year's Most Polished and Precocious Pinot Noirs\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGorgeous dark violets and forest floor, with bright hints of pine sap and lilacs. The Memorialis Pinot Noir comes from a west-facing site planted in the mid-1990s in the Yamhill-Carlton appellation, where the marine sedimentary soils build spice and savoury complexity. On the palate, umami character rises with mushrooms, earth and smoky soy. Deep and intense and built to go the distance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Holocene Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46166561161347,"sku":"23HOLMEM","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/4580\/4419\/files\/2023Memorialis.png?v=1770242185","url":"https:\/\/shop.holocenewines.com\/products\/2023-holocene-memorialis-pinot-noir","provider":"Holocene Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}