2015 Kalinda Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
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$34.99
$24.99
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A good example of what we can do when a producer doesn't mind us using their name under the Kalinda moniker is the 2015 Kalinda Willamette Valley Pinot Noir ($24.99). On our recent trip up to the Willamette Valley we spread the word that we were looking for a 2015 Pinot Noir to bottle in our private label, we asked numerous wineries that we know and trust and a lot of wineries sent us a lot of really great wine. We already knew 2015 was shaping up to be an outstanding vintage, but more on that some other time, but we felt that that the bottling we tasted from Chehalem was the best on the table. As we were putting the details of this wine together I asked if we could use their name in marketing the wine and they agreed, which quite honestly makes our jobs a whole lot easier. Now all of us here at K&L can drop the allusions and hints and just tell you who the wine is from. Chehalem has long been one of our favorite wineries in the Willamette Valley who make balanced, energetic and thoughtful wines from their numerous noncontiguous estate vineyards. These vineyards are becoming extremely well known if not almost household names in the world of Willamette Valley vineyards. To be specific this is a blend of 4 of their estate vineyards in the following proportions: 44% Ridgecrest,21.5% Stoller, 17.5% Wind Ridge and 17% Corral Creek that were aged in 20% new and 20% once used French Oak. (Bryan Brick, K&L)