93 Points James Suckling
Bright and vivid pinot with notes of cherries, raspberries, dried hibiscus and potpourri. Medium-bodied, juicy and fresh, with fine tannins and delicious red fruit character. Chalk and minerals in the finish.
92 Points Wine Spectator
Broad-shouldered in structure, with lilting raspberry and cherry flavors that take on black tea and dusky spice notes as this builds tension toward medium-grained tannins. Drink now through 2032.
91 Points Wine Enthusiast
A bright red cherry fruit note is nice but mix in the scent of bone marrow spread on toast points and you have yourself an aromatic party. Nice acidity helps to create a lively mouthfeel to accompany perky orange zest and pie cherry flavors. There is even a touch of bacon hovering on the perimeter. Hungry yet?
Winemaker Notes
Purple Hands Lone Oak Ranch is a classic example of an elegant and balanced Willamette Valley Pinot Noir. Featuring notes of rhubarb, watermelon, cassis, cocoa, cinnamon, clove, pomegranate, raspberry, cherry, wild flower, sage, and bramble. Very food friendly and will pair with a wide variety of dishes.
Tasting notes
Purple Hands Lone Oak Ranch is a classic example of an elegant and balanced Willamette Valley Pinot Noir. Featuring notes of rhubarb, watermelon, cassis, cocoa, cinnamon, clove, pomegranate, raspberry, cherry, wild flower, sage, & bramble. Very food friendly and will pair with a wide variety of dishes.
Description
Lone Oak Ranch is intended as an introduction to Purple Hands, sold eclusively through our distributor partners. It is a cuvée from six premier vineyards from four Willamette Valley AVAs:Dundee Hills, Yamhill-Carlton, Ribbon Ridge, & Willamette Valley. This elegant Pinot Noir includes fruit from all of our vineyard-designates. Made of 100% Pinot Noir from the Willamette Valley and aged 10 Months, 85% Neutral Oak, 15% New French Oak.
Vinification
Purple Hands is a low input, purity-driven winery. Ferments are a mixture of techniques: Pied de Cuve, native yeasts, and some commercial strains as needed. Whole cluster and skin macerations are vintage-dependent styles. Wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered to retain the honesty of the vineyard.
