Purple Hands Yamhill-Carlton Pinot Noir Shea Vineyard 2023 2025 L'Assemblage Part 1 which is unusual in a

which is unusual in a category dominated by bright red and orange dyes

Single barrel rye bottled at whatever proof the barrel delivers—typically between 107 and 112 proof

and kept running into the same problem: he couldn't find a California Cabernet he actually wanted to pour that a normal person could afford

From their estate near Aniane in the Herault

it balances intensity with tangy acidity that prevents heaviness

Purple Hands Yamhill-Carlton Pinot Noir Shea Vineyard 2023 2025 L'Assemblage Part 1 which is unusual in aShea Vineyard is one of Oregon's most famous addresses, draped across the sedimentary hills of Yamhill Carlton, and Cody Wright (son of Oregon Pinot pioneer Ken Wright) sources from one of its higher elevation blocks for this bottling. Cody founded Purple Hands in 2005 after training as an environmental scientist, and his Pinots have developed a reputation for marrying the lift of a cool site with real depth of fruit. The 2023 is aged in a thoughtful