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Purple Hands Dundee Reserve Chardonnay 2022:

(Carefully curated notes below are taken from the Producer’s website)

Varietal Composition Chardonnay

Location Dundee Hills

Drink Now or Cellar? Enjoy now or cellar through 2032

A Few More Details from the Producer: 

I have been working with fruit from the Dundee Hills AVA for 25 years. Each vintage provides me a great lens into each of the blocks from our wonderful Vineyards in this special AVA. In 2021, we created the Dundee Reserve program – a program that allows us to call out special blocks that stand out each vintage. This Chardonnay is coming from block 13 & 14 at Haakon/Lenai Vyd, at 500 feet in elevation with 95 & 76 clones. It is aged in stainless steel to showcase the purity of fruit from these special blocks.

Purple Hands is a low intervention, purity-driven winery. Our Dundee Reserve Chardonnay is stainless steel and concrete fermented, and aged on the lees for 10 months. It goes through full malolactic fermentation. Wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered to retain the honesty of the vineyard and the vintage.

93 Points – Decanter

93 Points – Wine Enthusiast

Tasting Notes

lavender, soft mineral, oyster brine, golden delicious apple, caramel, sunflower, lemon, mint, white peach, lemongrass, ripe apricot, honey suckle

Food Pairing

• Seafood & Fish
  • Oysters or shellfish — especially with a squeeze of lemon
  • Grilled or roasted salmon
  • Seared scallops with citrus beurre blanc
  • Shrimp with herb butter or lemon garlic sauce
• Poultry & Light Proteins
  • Roast chicken with herbs (thyme, tarragon, basil)
  • Turkey breast with lemon & sage
  • Light pork tenderloin (apple or citrus glaze)
• Cheese & Appetizers
  • Fresh goat cheese
  • Creamy Brie or Camembert
  • Ricotta with lemon and herbs
  • Almonds or marcona almonds
• Vegetable & Vegetarian Dishes
  • Grilled asparagus with lemon zest
  • Roasted cauliflower with parmesan
  • Creamy leek and potato gratin
  • Mushroom risotto (especially with thyme or lemon finish)

From them to you:

The Wrights:

Native to Oregon vineyards and farmland, owners Cody and Marque Wright are most intrigued by wines that reveal the history of their native landscape. The name Purple Hands is meant to depict this work: the work of harvest when your hands are purple and black and rugged from long days and nights of pushing yourself to create and sustain quality; the work that comes from the soul; the work fundamentals that Cody and Marque’s families demonstrate and that they hope their children will embrace.

As amazing as wine is to enjoy, the process of how wine is made—the delicate strokes and broad movements that create this harmony of ferment— show us humility in this winery. Purple Hands is a message that showcases honesty and purity: in the name, in the vineyard, and in the wines. As humble shepherds of the grape to the bottle, we celebrate the evolution of the earth’s geologic transformation here in Oregon, and this special place in time that allows us to showcase uncompromising expressions of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.  

Cody wright, our founder and winemaker grew up in the Willamette Valley wandering ragged vineyard headlands and hidden hills under Oregon’s iconic white oak trees. and the dream of the lands never faded. An environmental scientist by education and naturalist by instinct he built Purple Hands as a site-focused study of Pinot noir and Chardonnay.  In 2005, at 25 years old, Cody founded Purple Hands Winery with a production of 250 cases. Five years later Marque joined Cody, and together their guidance and focus on quality created the foundation of the company.  2 decades of vintages later—Purple Hands Winery works with three estate vineyards and sources from the most acclaimed vineyards in Oregon.

Purple Hands is proud to have a small team that operates our winery and vineyards: Juan Serratos – Vineyards Steward Lead, Margaux Lemma – National Sales Manager, Bobby Heilman – Manager of Tasting Rooms and Wine Clubs, Emma Vande Brake- Tasting Room Lead, Marque Wright – Winery Director/The Boss, Cody Wright – Wine grower and Winemaker, Tyrus and Wynnie Wright – Cellar and vineyard hands, and Thor Wright(German Shepard) – mischief making , and best friending.

Scenic Farms Hare Vineyard Pinot Noir

(Carefully curated notes below are taken from the Producer’s website)

Varietal Composition Pinot Noir

Location Willamette Valley, Oregon

Drink Now or Cellar? Enjoy now or cellar through 2027

A Few More Details from the Producer: 

Our five person crew manages every inch of hare vineyard by hand: from pruning, vine training, and harvesting by hand, this wine is a reflection of their meticulous work. Our cool climate site usually gives us low alcohol, high acid wines. Wild fermented for added complexity, and we barrel selected our five favorite barrels (including two brand new barrels crafted from estate harvested Oregon white oak) to ensure this wine had enough depth of flavor and texture to deserve its single vineyard status. Hand bottled unfiltered to create a wine that has the potential to age gracefully.

Tasting Notes

Opening with earthy aromas of coffee and leather, then evolving into candied red fruit flavors of raspberry and cherry. The concentration and intensity are evident in the rich texture, with structure provided from Oregon oak barrels that offer tannins on the finish.

Food Pairing

• Poultry & Light Meats
  • Roast chicken or turkey with thyme, sage, or rosemary
  • Duck breast with cherry, cranberry, or plum sauce
  • Pork tenderloin or pork chops, especially with apple or mushroom accompaniments
  • Herb-grilled quail or Cornish hen
• Fish & Seafood
  • Salmon (grilled, cedar-plank, or roasted)
  • Tuna (seared, rare)
  • Mushroom-based seafood dishes (like salmon with mushroom beurre blanc)
• Earthy & Savory Dishes
  • Mushroom risotto or mushroom pasta
  • Ratatouille or roasted vegetables
  • Pasta with light tomato or wine-based sauces
  • Herb-driven grain bowls (farro, lentils, wild rice)

From them to you:

The Heart of the Matter

 In 1970 Bob Zielinski and his wife, Pam, started their family on a piece of land in the Willamette Valley that would grow into Scenic Valley Farms. Today Scenic Valley grows over a thousand acres of pears, wheat, hazelnuts, hops, grass seed, and wine grapes.

Bob built a business that is self-sustainable, with an abundance of resources and skill sets. If something is broken we fix it instead of replacing it. That farm mentality flows into the winery and gives us the ability to over-deliver on price and quality in every bottle.