Madeira Style Pinot Noir

Madeira Style Pinot Noir – 2002 – Extra Reserve

Inspiration

Carmine’s desire to produce a Madeira wine with Pinot Noir began in 2002 during his development of the original “Oregon Pinot Camp”. He grew, hand-selected, and fermented biodynamic Willamette Valley Pinot Noir grapes, procured a limousin French oak barrel, and began aging this beauty.

Our Madeira Style Pinot Noir

Now, 22 years later, he is ready to release what is surely to be the first Madeira Style Pinot Noir in the Pacific Northwest. This fortified wine (18.5% alcohol) possesses exquisite quality, with true Madeira notes of salty/nutty caramel graced with wildflowers. It presents perfectly as a stand-alone sipping wine or is well-paired with a sweet dessert. The wine is packaged in a 500ml Tortuga Bottle and is 100% Pinot Noir made with Madeira specifications.

Pinot Noir brandy fortified to 18.5% alcohol and has 3.5 residual Pinot Noir sugar, barrel aged 16.5 years
Just 38 cases produced

What's in a name?

The name Possessed Wine was chosen because of the magic of sustainable winemaking. Each wine goes through its own unique process from field to bottle, based on vineyard and weather conditions, grape type, fermentation temperatures, yeast and enzyme types, and choice of clean materials which mature the wine. Wines are never forced thus they possess their own unique balance, beauty and character or expression. Each barrel, each vintage, each grape varietal will be unique and appreciated for its own magic. Wine is food for the mind, body, and soul. We hope Possessed Wine will resonate with you!

Our Possessed label was chosen because of the natural beauty depicted in Patrice Federspiel’s artwork, and the connection between plant and person. For more information on the artist, visit www.artofaloha.com.

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