2023 Antoinette WV Pinot

Powerful, sleek, a black Jaguar

A Story: Antoinette was the name of my grandmother. A person, a place, where power meets grace. 

The Cliff Notes: The color is crystal violet. It offers up scents of musky cherry, Christmas spice, beef jerky and pencil. The palate is lush, perfectly ripe Bing cherry with a hint of licorice pastels, no excesses, only elegance, power. In the mouth it is forever long, ending after some time on a seamless tailout. 

The Building of: Five best barrels selected, wild-yeast fermentations in wood and stainless steel, 100% barrel aged for 19 months: one new, one once-filled, three neutral. Bottled in April 2025.

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: Temperance Hill’s (43-year-old) later and cooler high-elevation vines, at the top of the Eola-Amity Hills AVA, deliver old vine complexity with fresh acidity. These own-rooted vines are from the Front Block, the oldest at Temperance, and their massive root systems go deep to deliver high flavor and nuance to the limited yield.

— Jim Prosser, owner/winemaker

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