Kelley Fox Canary Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon – 2021

Kelley Fox is one of the wine world’s unsung heroes. She makes beautifully balanced, fragrantly-fruited Pinot Noirs in miniscule quantities from her biodynamically-tended vineyards in Oregon’s Willamette Valley.  For me there are few better Pinot Noir producers than her in the USA.

The Canary Hill vineyard was planted in 1982 and has been organically farmed since 2006. 

“The Canary Hill 2021 is medium, rich, youthful ruby-red with brilliant transparency. You can tell right away that this is Eola-Amity and not Dundee: it’s darker and more structured. It has quiet power and noblesse. The nose is amazing and full of blackberries, freshness, and minerals. There is such purity in this one. The mouth is delicious and is full of red and blue berries and cherries with spice-and it’s cool and refreshing- the farthest thing from being fruit-bomb-ish. It has exciting tension and a long, gorgeous finish. I love the frame on this wine. A real beauty.” Kelley Fox

This wine has 13% alcohol. Only 151 cases were produced.