Description

Winemaker Notes

Purple Hands Haakon Lenai Vineyard Pinot Noir offers notes bourbon, coffee, clove, cardamon, barnyard, cherry liquor, salted caramel, red licorice, raspberry tart, anise, and white peach.

Professional Ratings

96Jeb Dunnuck
A hazy and youthful ruby, the 2021 Pinot Noir Haakon Lenai Vineyard is forward with mineral accents in its aromas of crushed stones, spice box, and cherry liqueur as well as a hint of rustic notes that are very well-balanced. Medium to full-bodied, it takes on more intensity and drive on the palate, with ripe tannins and a refreshing spine of acidity that propels the wine forward through the mouthwatering finish. This is another wine that will offer a ton of pleasure now or over the next 10-12 years.
94Robert Parker s Wine Advocate
The 2021 Pinot Noir Haakon Lenai has layered aromas of cranberry, mossy bark, charcuterie and fernet with touches of garrigue and citrus peel. The light-bodied palate is finely chalky and mouthwatering with detailed, Angostura-laced flavors. It offers concentration without weight and is easy to drink without sacrificing complexity.
94James Suckling
This has aromas of wild raspberries, lemons, cranberries, cardamom and tulips. Some sweet paprika. Creamy and elegant with silky tannins, a medium body and gently spicy finish. Drink or hold.
92Wine Enthusiast
First it s an earthy aroma similar to potatoes just plucked from the ground. Then the wave of blackberries hits, followed by aromas of chamomile and roasted meat. It s all très sauvage. The wine s blackberry flavors are equally intense as they mix with black tea and a saline note. Firm tannins, with modest acidity.
92Wine Spectator
Fresh yet brooding, with deep raspberry, espresso and savory anise flavors that take on tension and intensity toward medium-grained tannins. Drink now through 2031