2022 St. Dolores Estate WV Pinot

Cherry brushes on a bass drum

A Story: Mom carries on, gardening, sewing, singing, maybe wrestling the new crop of great grandkids, not yet ready for the prefix: Saint.

The Cliff Notes: The wine throws a very deep ruby color. The nose is beguiling high tone and dust, papaya and funk, organic of a piece, jack fruit and peach, Good-N-Plenty and tan spice, yep, pretty nice. On palate it’s intense deep cherry of good weight and attack, a very robust pugilist that will stay fresh on its feet beyond a decade, good to the final bell.

The Building of: We are proud of these eight best barrels, wild-yeast fermented in wood and stainless steel then 100% barrel aged for 15 months (three once-filled, two twice filled, three neutral barrels). Bottled unfiltered in December 2023.

Ageability: We absolutely recommend that you consider decanting to get it some air within its first three years. This wine should easily climb in complexity beyond ten years.

Vineyards: Our dry-farmed, certified organic, St. Dolores Estate (14 years) continues to bring that anomaly of both structured while at the same time juicy, from the vines to the wines. It’s a pretty place and we are thoughtfully farming the idea of substantial from it.

— Jim Prosser, owner/winemaker