2024 Antoinette WV Pinot
A king-sized bed of cherries
A Story:Antoinette was our grandmother, feisty, as only a French-Canadian can be.
The Cliff Notes: The wine shows as translucent ruby. The nose is complex red-cherry esters with vanilla and coal overtones morphing into a Hershey’s chocolate ice-cream sunday with cherries and nuts. Completely engaging citrus, both red and orange, front a full mouth attack. Thereafter, grilled game (quail?) with a cherry-raspberry reduction drive deep into the palate. Its acid-tannin structure is beautifully balanced with fantastic weight, and the show, well, it goes on forever.
The Building of: Five best barrels selected, wild-yeast fermentations in wood and stainless steel, 100% barrel aged for 18 months: one once-filled, four neutral. Bottled in April 2026.
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 (44-year-old) dry-farmed, certified organic, later and cooler high-elevation vines, at the top of the Eola 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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