2021 Lavinea
Temperance Hill Pinot Noir
Oregon’s Eola-Amity Hills “Grand Cru”
99 Points and “Absolutely Stunning”
$64.89 (750ml) In Stock – Buy Now
“I’m betting that LAVINEA will, in short order, be widely considered among Oregon’s elite producers.” - Josh Raynolds, Vinous Media
I went to a tasting not long ago and there were a lot of great wines to experience there. Wines from the old world and new, and so many surprises to experience!
I came across a winery that was new to me and tasted across their entire lineup. All the wines were fantastic, but for whatever reason that day the Temperance Hill Pinot was the one that grabbed my attention. It is one of the truly special sites in the Eola-Amity Hills AVA of the Willamette Valley. And in the hands of talented winemaker Isabelle Meunier, the 2021 is a magnificent bottle.
A native of Quebec, Isabelle studied winemaking and viticulture at the University of Dijon and in New Zealand at Lincoln University before cutting her winemaking teeth in Burgundy, under the watch of fellow French-Canadian Pascal Marchand at Domaine de la Vougeraie, and at New Zealand’s Felton Road, with Blair Walter. Marchand recommended her to Dominique Lafon to oversee winemaking at his then-new Oregon consulting project, Evening Land, in 2007. Isabelle quickly became one of Oregon’s most acclaimed winemakers.
We just received a limited amount of the new 2021 Temperance Hill!
