Black Walnut has soils composed entirely of red basalt alterite which supports a wine that is sweet and round from the taste of fresh berries and cherries. At first glance, the soil in Black Walnut seems like a deep red top soil but a closer examination of the “articulated” area of the vineyard reveals 100 percent oxidized volcanic rock weathered to such a degree that it is on the cusp of becoming but not yet soil. The Black Walnut Articulate is .96 acres within 10 acres of planted ground near the crest of the Dundee Hill.
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95 pts - Wine Spectator: “Elegantly dynamic, with a core of refined crushed-stone minerality, framed by multilayered raspberry and cherry flavors and savory herb and spice notes, finishing with polished tannins.”
95 pts - Vinous: “Deep garnet. Powerful, mineral-laced red berry, cherry and floral oil aromas are complicated by suggestions of exotic spices, incense and succulent herbs. Stains the palate with energetic raspberry preserve, cherry cola, rose pastille and spicecake flavors that become sweeter and deeper through the midpalate. Shows superb energy, fine definition and solid mineral thrust on the extremely long finish, which is framed by fine-grained, slow-building tannins.”
92+ pts - Robert Parker Wine Advocate: “The 2017 Pinot Noir Worden Hill—The Black Walnut has a medium ruby color and opens with reductive notions of tar and struck flint over loam, blackberries and black cherries with underbrush and iodine notions. The palate offers much more at this youthful stage, with good concentration and earthy character. It has a firm, ripe frame and wonderful freshness, finishing long. Give this more time in bottle—there is potential for this wine to be better, if that reductive character resolves.”
