Martin Woods - Pinot Noir Koosah Vineyard 2021

Martin Woods (the woods and the winery) is hidden in the oak-forested foothills of Oregon's Coast Range, within the cool-climate McMinnville AVA, just outside of the city of McMinnville, ground zero for the Willamette Valley wine community. Martin Woods, spearheaded by winemaker/vigneron Evan Martin, is driven by ideals of searching out and partnering with cool-climate vineyard sites in the Willamette Valley and The Rocks to produce a range of truly-exceptional, artisan, terroir-driven wines. They are attentive students of their respective terroirs, and remain committed to responsible, sustainable farming. Evan Martin aims to produce wine that combines the classic qualities of elegance, lifted aromas, textural complexity, power, freshness and tension. The wines are both highly pleasurable to drink in youth but also offer long-cellaring potential, and they really shine on the dinner table. But above all, the wines distinctly express a sense-of-place...authentic Oregon terroir, unlike any other growing region in the world. The artisan wines of Martin Woods offer an insightful and delightful tour of Oregon terroir.

Red/black cherry and pomegranate fruit—floral, spice and alpine accents—fine-grain structure perfectly framing and woven into the mouth-filling palate—long and resonant finish—remarkably pleasing balance. 

"The medium red 2021 Pinot Noir Koosah Vineyard is outstanding and really in a great place, with notes of pristine ripe cherries, raspberries, preserved roses, and all the layers of the previous wines. It’s seamless on the palate, with plush, velvety tannins, clean, even acidity, and a lovely, tapered finish, which floats away ever so slowly. This is another outstanding wine from this site, which was purchased by Resonance (Jadot) in 2022. Drink it over the next 20 years." - 98 Points, Jeb Dunnuck

"The 2021 Pinot Noir Koosah Vineyard, from vines planted in 2016 at 900 feet in elevation, was matured for 14 months. The nose features wild blackberries and blueberries with nuances of blood orange, lilac and earth. The medium-bodied palate is supple and mouthwatering, with finely grippy tannins reminiscent of steeped black tea. It has surprisingly concentrated, floral fruit and a fan of spice across the long finish. This expressive Pinot Noir, from relatively young vines, is delicious right now, yet it will age gracefully over the next decade.” - 95 Points, Robert Parker

Producer: Martin Woods

Country: United States

Region: Oregon

Varietal: Pinot Noir

Appellation: Eola - Amity Hills

Vintage: 2021

Size: 750ml