Wine Specs
Vintage
2019
Varietal
100% PINOT NOIR
Appellation
WILLAMETTE VALLEY
Alcohol %
12
2019 Blanc de Noirs
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TASTING NOTES
The 2019 vintage Lytle-Barnett Blanc de Noirs is pale straw tinged like spring daylight with an exquisitely fine bead of bubbles. The first nose is of almond croissant, baker’s yeast and plum juice. These aromatics are contrasted against a palate bursting with classic Blanc de Noirs flavours of Cox’s Red Pippin apple and black plum as well as unexpected notes of yellow kiwi and ripe lychee. This Blanc de Noirs finishes on a broad textured and slightly more savory note of baked pear tart. The low dosage rate of 0.5 g/L ensures that the wine finishes crisp and fruitful.
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
The 2019 vintage Lytle-Barnett Blanc de Noirs is pale straw tinged like spring daylight with an
exquisitely fine bead of bubbles. The first nose is of almond croissant, baker’s yeast and plum
juice. These aromatics are contrasted against a palate bursting with classic Blanc de Noirs
flavours of Cox’s Red Pippin apple and black plum as well as unexpected notes of yellow kiwi
and ripe lychee. This Blanc de Noirs finishes on a broad textured and slightly more savory note
of baked pear tart. The low dosage rate of 0.5 g/L ensures that the wine finishes crisp and
fruitfu
Production Notes
The 2019 vintage sees the winemaker diverging from their usual Pinot Noir source for the Blanc
de Blancs and instead turning to the Anahata Vineyard in the Eola-Amity Hills AVA of Oregon’s
Willamette Valley for the fruit source. In this vintage, a single block of Wadenswil Pinot Noir
became the backbone of the blend with a lone stainless steel drum of Pommard added for
added dimension. The grapes were chilled overnight to allow for a gentle press cycle the next
day in a traditional pneumatic press. The Pinot Noir juice was vinified separately in a mix of
traditional French oak barrels and stainless steel barrels to develop depth and complexity of
flavors while retaining an exacting freshness. The wine was bottled in the spring of 2020 and
matured sur latte (on its lees) until disgorging during the March of 2023. The ripe fruitfulness of
the wine wanted only a kiss of dosage, so a nominal 0.5 g/L addition was made. The wine was
aged on cork for an additional 6 months after disgorgement before its release to allow the
dosage to integrate and the wine to relax.
Wine Specs
Vintage
2019
Varietal
100% PINOT NOIR
Appellation
WILLAMETTE VALLEY
Alcohol %
12