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Vineyard: Temperance Hill
| Owner | Edward Koo |
| Appellation | Eola-Amity Hills |
| Story | Planted mostly to Pinot Noir in 1981. Sustainably farmed by viticulturist Dal Crisp. 660-900 feet elevation so it is a cool, late ripening site. Exposed to the Van Duzer Corridor so large daily temperature swings leading to good flavor development and bright acidity. |
| Varieties | Pinot Noir |
Articles mentioning wines produced from this vineyard
Wineries sourcing from this vineyard
Reviewed wines produced from this vineyard
2010 St. Innocent Temperance Hill Eola-Amity Hills Pinot Noir
13.0% alc., 583 cases, $28.
From blocks planted in 1984 and 1995. Yields 1.5 tons per acre. 100% de-stemmed, 2-day cold
soak, aged 16 months in 32% new French oak, bottled unfined.
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Moderately light reddish-purple color
in the glass. Aromas of black cherries and toasty oak. Elegant, yet offering some richness of red
fruit flavor underpinned with notes of tea and tarry oak. Round and polished, soft in the mouth,
finishing with a dark cherry bonus. Becomes more expressive over time in the glass indicating
decanting is beneficial at this early stage. Good (+).
Reviewed September 12, 2012
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2010 Brooks Temperance Hill Eola-Amity Hills Pinot Noir
11.8% alc., 200 cases, $45. Old vine vineyard.
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Light reddish-purple hue in the glass. Enticing aromas of spiced dark red fruits, brier, forest floor and earth.
Light, but pleasantly flavored, featuring crisp, red cherries and cranberries, finishing with a citrus note. Mild
tannins and easy drinkability. Good.
Reviewed January 19, 2013
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2009 Evesham Wood Temperance Hill Vineyard Eola-Amity Hills Oregon Pinot Noir
13.0% alc.,
$30.
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Moderately light reddish-purple hue in the glass. A series of ever-changing aromas rise out of
the glass including ripe dark cherries, fresh raspberry tart, sassafras and Herbs de Provence. The
flavors echo the nose with a noticeable savory bent of pine, leaf and bramble. Plenty of nuance and
character with remarkable aromatic persistence on the finish. Still great the next day from a
previously opened and re-corked bottle. Very good (+).
Reviewed May 11, 2012
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2006 J.K. Carriere Wines Antoinette Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
13.75% alc., 148 cases, $65. Antoinette
was Prosser’s maternal grandmother. Sourced from 27 year-old vines in Temperance Hill Vineyard, the oldest
from this vineyard. Wild yeast fermentation, aged 18 months in 6 French oak barrels, 2 new, 2 twice-filled and
2 neutral. Unfined and unfiltered.
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Deeply colored. Dark fruits tending toward raisin with aromas of smoke, oak
and a bit of good barnyard. On the palate there is plenty of satisfying oak-wrapped dark fruit which is shy and
restrained. Currently the tooth-sticking tannins and hi-tone acidity overshadow the fruit. Not extremely
charming or approachable yet but patience will pay dividends down the road (Prosser predicts a potential life of
12 to 20 years).
Reviewed March 26, 2009
WINERY »
ARTICLE »
2010 St. Innocent Temperance Hill Eola-Amity Hills Pinot Noir
13.0% alc., 583 cases, $28. From blocks planted in 1984 and 1995. Yields 1.5 tons per acre. 100% de-stemmed, 2-day cold soak, aged 16 months in 32% new French oak, bottled unfined. · Moderately light reddish-purple color in the glass. Aromas of black cherries and toasty oak. Elegant, yet offering some richness of red fruit flavor underpinned with notes of tea and tarry oak. Round and polished, soft in the mouth, finishing with a dark cherry bonus. Becomes more expressive over time in the glass indicating decanting is beneficial at this early stage. Good (+). Reviewed September 12, 2012 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2010 Brooks Temperance Hill Eola-Amity Hills Pinot Noir
11.8% alc., 200 cases, $45. Old vine vineyard. · Light reddish-purple hue in the glass. Enticing aromas of spiced dark red fruits, brier, forest floor and earth. Light, but pleasantly flavored, featuring crisp, red cherries and cranberries, finishing with a citrus note. Mild tannins and easy drinkability. Good. Reviewed January 19, 2013 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2009 Evesham Wood Temperance Hill Vineyard Eola-Amity Hills Oregon Pinot Noir
13.0% alc., $30. · Moderately light reddish-purple hue in the glass. A series of ever-changing aromas rise out of the glass including ripe dark cherries, fresh raspberry tart, sassafras and Herbs de Provence. The flavors echo the nose with a noticeable savory bent of pine, leaf and bramble. Plenty of nuance and character with remarkable aromatic persistence on the finish. Still great the next day from a previously opened and re-corked bottle. Very good (+). Reviewed May 11, 2012 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2006 J.K. Carriere Wines Antoinette Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
13.75% alc., 148 cases, $65. Antoinette was Prosser’s maternal grandmother. Sourced from 27 year-old vines in Temperance Hill Vineyard, the oldest from this vineyard. Wild yeast fermentation, aged 18 months in 6 French oak barrels, 2 new, 2 twice-filled and 2 neutral. Unfined and unfiltered. · Deeply colored. Dark fruits tending toward raisin with aromas of smoke, oak and a bit of good barnyard. On the palate there is plenty of satisfying oak-wrapped dark fruit which is shy and restrained. Currently the tooth-sticking tannins and hi-tone acidity overshadow the fruit. Not extremely charming or approachable yet but patience will pay dividends down the road (Prosser predicts a potential life of 12 to 20 years). Reviewed March 26, 2009 WINERY » ARTICLE »
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