Day Pinot Noir Johan Vineyard 2018

Van Duzer Corridor, Willamette Valley, Oregon

Wine Enthusiast 92 points!

Day Pinot Noir Johan Vineyard is a beautiful single-vineyard Pinot from the Pacific Northwest. Day Wines is a natural wine producer in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, led by winemaker Brianne Day. In 2006 Brianne sold everything she owned and began traveling through wine regions all over the world. She started her own winery in 2012 with some Pinot Noir grapes from the 15-acre, dry-farmed Crowley Station Vineyard in the Eola Amity Hills. The inaugural vintage was only 125 cases and sold out quickly. On the strength of that single bottling she was invited to the RAW fair in London and was one of only seven American wineries mentioned in Isabelle Legeron’s recent book, Natural Wine, alongside Edmunds St. John and Arnot Roberts.

Johan Vineyard is an 85-acre, Demeter-certified biodynamic site in the Willamette Valley. This site is almost always our last Pinot pick of harvest. Although it's a relatively low-elevation site, due to its proximity to the coast and the winds that howl through the Van Duzer Corridor every summer afternoon, the fruit here tends to ripen later than in our other vineyards. It is primarily marine sediment soils, and the benefit of biodynamic farming is completely apparent when one stands in this healthy and alive place. Our Johan Pinot Noir always displays a lovely, deep red berry core, with hints of marionberry, black tea, tobacco leaf and graphite. The tannins and acids in this wine are typically strident in their youth, indicating a long and fulfilling life in the cellar.

"As with all of Brianne Day's wines this is detailed and well-balanced, a mix of raspberry and cherry fruit with phenolic herbal flavors and textures. The complementary acidity brings a splash of orange juice, and the finish has the slightest hint of leather. Drink now and over the next five years.”--PAUL GREGUTT, Wine Enthusiast, 92 points!

Enjoy Day Pinot Noir Johan Vineyard now and over the next 8-10 years with grilled Coho salmon, roast pork, spinach souffle and cheeses.