Red Wine: 2021 | Ponzi Vineyards | Laurelwood District Pinot NoirIts notes of dusty earth, potpourri, and wild mixed berries with a hint of blue fruit are followed on the palate by a ripe and inviting red with a chocolate texture, sweet tannins, and a good finish.Order from the Largest & Most Trusted Premium Spirits Marketplace!Featured inROLLING STONEMEN'S JOURNALUS WEEKLYNOTICE: Many other small liquor store sites may end up cancelling your order due to the high demand, unavailability or inaccurate inventory counts. We have partnerships consisting of a large network of licensed retailers from within the United States, Europe and across the world ensuring orders are fulfilled. Producer: Ponzi VineyardsRatings: WA | 96 JS | 93Vintage: 2021Size: 750mlABV: 13.8%Varietal: Pinot NoirCountry/Region: United States, Oregon Detailed DescriptionIts notes of dusty earth, potpourri, and wild mixed berries with a hint of blue fruit are followed on the palate by a ripe and inviting red with a chocolate texture, sweet tannins, and a good finish.Reviews:Wine Advocate: The 2021 Pinot Noir Laurel wood District has a pale ruby-purple color and slowly unfolding aromas of cranberries, tangerine peel, pipe tobacco and forest floor. The medium-bodied palate is powerful and generous with concentrated fruit, grainy tannins, plenty of refreshing acidity and a long, spicy finish.James Suckling: Pretty nose of green strawberries, cranberries, dark currants, licorice and button mushrooms. Juicy and tasty with a medium body and gently dusty tannins. Moreish.Producer InformationPonzi Vineyards, established in 1970, is considered one of the founding Willamette Valley wineries. Ponzi's single vineyard Pinot Noir wines have been critically acclaimed, but Pinot Gris and Chardonnay further key grapes, while Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Arneis and Dolcetto also feature. Still, dry wines are the focus but sweet and sparkling wines are made in small volumes. The company owns or manages 175 acres (71 hectares) of vineyards, mostly on the north slope of the Chehalem Mountains AVA. Here the soils are exclusively the Laurelwood type, with a volcanic basalt base topped with ice-age wind blown sediments. They are iron-rich and very suited to the production of Pinot Noir. This soil profile led the Ponzi Family and the Johnson family of neighboring Dion Vineyards to submit an application for a new AVA in 2016. Laurelwood District AVA was approved in 2020. Ponzi is family-owned and operated. Dick and Nancy Ponzi bought their first plot of land in Willamette Valley in 1969 after experimenting with Pinot Noir in California. Nowadays, Pinot Noir is Oregon's most-planted variety and the region is famous for it. Ponzi Vineyards has expanded to make 45,000 cases a year.