Red

Hans Clone Pommard Pinot Noir

Chehalem Mountains · Willamette Valley · United States

Fact sheet

duck · lamb · brie cheese · mushrooms · tuna

201492 pts

All Pommard clone, this is loaded with juicy mixed fruits, principally plum, cherry and raspberry. It fills the palate, with lemony acids underpinning, and does a smooth fade-out with a touch of gun metal.
201391 pts

Softly smoky, with pretty strawberry and raspberry fruit, this strikes a lovely balance. The mouthfeel is smooth and seductive, the flavors seamless and the balance spot on.
201293 pts

This is locked up tight when opened, and remains massive but inscrutable for several hours. But that is not to say it isn't a killer wine. The dense weave of wild berries, Mediterranean herbs, earth and clay signals a powerful wine with serious aging potential. Drink 2018 throug…
200989 pts

Hans is not really a clone; it's a block in the vineyard. The clone is Pommard; the wine is deep, earthy, tannic and not afraid to show its wild, herbal, forest flavors. It's a classic Oregon style, a little bitter, but nicely sculpted and crisply defined.