Hope Well Pinot Noir 'Estate' Eola-Amity Hills 2017

Mimi Casteel left her family to business to find Hope Well in 2015, which focuses on organic farming, minimalist winemaking, and biodiversity in the vineyards. Her 32 hectares are dedicated to the Pommard clone of Pinot Noir. Fruit ferments with native yeasts and ages in French oak, 20% of which is new. The final wine is silky and textured, showing flavors of ripe red cherries, wet soil, mushrooms, and smoke.