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For second-generation vigneron Ben Casteel, his Flat Block Pinot Noir is where it all began. The vines were planted (on their own roots) in 1979 in the poor soils and steep slopes of the western side of Eola-Amity Hills. Today, the vines are giving deep, concentrated wines. The 2018 vintage shows a lovely plummy fruit character and a texture that is silky but not lacking structure. The grapes are destemmed, briefly cold-macerated, then fermented at cool temperatures before ageing 11 months in 45% new cask.

Pinot Noir / Pinot Nero

Bethel Heights, Flat Block Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Eola-Amity Hills, Oregon, USA, 2018

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For second-generation vigneron Ben Casteel, his Flat Block Pinot Noir is where it all began. The vines were planted (on their ow

Bethel Heights, Flat Block Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA 2018

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