2023 Ponzi Mountain Home Pinot Noir

$60.00

2023 Ponzi Mountain Home Pinot Noir

Name: 2023 Ponzi Mountain Home Pinot Noir
Brand: Ponzi Vineyards
SKU: 23PN150BCW
Price: 60.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Complex, bright, bold

The Willamette Valley. Only Here.

Available exclusively in the tasting room and named for the road where the winery sits, Mountain Home Pinot Noir is shaped through meticulous tasting, blending trials, and experimentation, revealing the distinct character of each vintage.

Appellation: Willamette ValleyTA: 6.8 g/LpH: 3.59Volume: 750 mLABV: 13.9

$60.00

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Winemaker Notes

Aromatic and expressive, the nose opens with vibrant cherry and wild strawberry layered over chalky red earth, delicate hibiscus, and fresh rose petal. The palate unfolds with dried red fruits, dark plum, and savory desert herbs, energized by juicy acidity that brings freshness and lift. Silky red fruit flavors are seamlessly woven with dusty desert tannins and a whisper of spice, creating a wine that is both elegant and deeply evocative, with a long, mineral-driven finish.

Pairings

Korean braised short ribs

Smash burger with caramelized onions

Desayuno Torta from Güero

Occasions

An easy pour for a full table

Friday night, no reservations required

The wine that goes with whatever's playing

In the vineyard

"The 2023 vintage began with cool early spring weather, resulting in a later than average budbreak in the last week of April. May temperatures warmed quickly, breaking records and accelerating shoot growth. Near the end of May, cooler weather returned, slowing vine growth going into bloom. The summer growing season was beautiful, marked by classic Oregon warm, dry days and cool nighttime temperatures. Harvest came a bit earlier than normal, and activity at the winery was fast and furious. An early autumn rain interrupted picking midstream, slowing the pace for a few days, and allowing our vines a well-deserved drink.

IN THE CELLAR

Mountain Home is shaped as much in the cellar as it is in the vineyard. Fruit was optically sorted, destemmed, and fermented in small open-top stainless steel fermenters, with a five-day cold soak to build color and aromatic complexity. Malolactic fermentation was completed in barrel. The wine then spent 16 months in French oak, 35% new. Racked and bottled with minimal intervention, without fining or filtration. Nothing added, nothing removed. Just time, oak, and the vintage doing its work. The result is a wine that captures both the power and finesse of Mountain Home.