Pinot Noir, Evening Land

Silky and seductive, this Pinot Noir opens with red cherry and wild strawberry, gliding into darker layers of black raspberry and plum. There’s a whisper of rose petal and forest floor, plus that telltale Eola-Amity k clove and black tea spices. The palate is all satin sheets and gentle tension: lifted acidity, supple tannins, and a finish that lingers just long enough to remind you why Oregon Pinot is worth the hype.

2024 was a Goldilocks year in the Willamette Valley — not too hot, not too cool, and with harvest arriving in rhythm rather than panic. For Pinot, that meant bright fruit purity and refined structure, leaning more toward elegance than density. It’s a vintage that lets site expression shine, so the Eola-Amity volcanic soils and wind influence speak clearly.

Evening Land keeps it refined: a mix of whole-cluster and destemmed fruit for texture and aromatics, spontaneous fermentation, and a careful élevage in mostly neutral French oak barrels. The oak adds polish without overshadowing the fruit, letting volcanic energy and high-toned aromatics lead.

Evening Land’s Seven Springs Vineyard is a crown jewel of Oregon, planted in the mid-1980s on iron-rich volcanic soils with cooling Van Duzer winds streaming in from the Pacific. Rajat Parr and Sashi Moorman helm the project, steering the wines toward restraint, terroir expression, and a Burgundian sensibility that’s made them benchmarks for modern Willamette Valley Pinot.