2019 Vincent Pinot Noir Ribbon Ridge

Like us, our friend Vincent Frirtzsche is another Southern California expatriate, and a fellow wine lover. Following his passion, he staged in the wine cellar of our friend Mike Carlisle at Carlisle Vineyards in Santa Rosa before the turn of the millennium. Vince then moved his family up to Portland, and he began making his own single vineyard wines in the Eola Hills of the Willamette Valley in 2009.

Vince makes small-batch production of excellent wines, loaded with character and expressive of the local vineyards he selects, and offers them at a very fair price for their quality.

Vincent’s 2019 Pinot Noir Ribbon Ridge, features fruit from the Armstrong Vineyard, and this wine succinctly captures the vineyard’s terroir -- strong red cherry and black raspberry flavors topped with earthy mineral tones and some spice, and is well-built with a hefty structure and a very solid backbone. This is a wine that can be cellared for several years to come, but can be enjoyed now with just a bit of breathing time.