Lemelson Willamette Pinot Noir Theas Selection 2022

The Thea’s Selection is a terroir roadmap of the region. It’s a blend from five organic estate vineyards spanning three distinct sub-AVAs, including the heavy-hitting Yamhill-Carlton district. While some Oregon Pinots can lean a bit too Californian for our tastes—heavy on the oak and extraction—this 2022 remains wonderfully poised, capturing the tension of a vintage that started with a scare and ended with a triumph.

This is exactly the kind of bottle we hunt for: an organically farmed, estate-grown Pinot that drinks like a wine twice its price. It avoids the trap of being a fruit bomb, instead offering a savory, structured profile that fans of Burgundy will immediately recognize and appreciate.