2013 TLC Pinot Noir Magnum
Description
Our TLC wines were created in loving memory of Ted Leroy Crawford, and $15 for every bottle sold is donated to Newberg High School's Career and Technical Education Programs. With your help, we've donated over $40K in Ted's honor.
Tasting Notes
This is our inaugural bottling of TLC Pinot Noir. The wine has notes of green tea and cinnamon on the nose, baking cherries with tobacco and leather, with an earthy and bold finish. Great cause. Great wine.
Recommended Pairing
-
Shrimp with cream sauce
-
Salmon
-
Tuna
-
Prime rib
This wine has a beautiful garnet color with wonderful clarity. Aromas of red cherry and raspberry present and lively. Bing cherry, raspberry and fine herbs layer the mid-palate with pleasing texture and weight. Finish lingers with supply tannins.
Food Pairings Include:
-
Cream based shrimp pasta
-
Scallops
-
Salmon
-
Thai food
-
Pork Tacos
-
Duck
-
Lamb
-
Ted's favorite Prime Rib
100% Pinot Noir from 3 Blocks of Bella Vida Vineyard Pinot Noir
Farmed by: Steven Whiteside - Owner / Farmer Bella Vida
Winemaking & Bottling done at: Torii Mor Winery by Jacques Tardy
Clones: Pommard, Dijon 777 & 115
16 magnums bottled
Named for Bella Vida's first full time employee Ted Leroy Crawford or simply TLC Pinot Noir
Ted was rooted in the Dundee Hills. He was our friend, our brother and caretaker. Ted was a "jack of all trades" and a skilled machinist. Above all, Ted was a generous man, giving selflessly of his time and person the community of Dundee. To keep his spirit alive, we have established a technical scholarship in his name. Your purchase of this memorial wine will be a contribution to that scholarship.
We miss and remember you Ted!
| Vintage | 2013 |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Varietal Composition | 100% Pinot |
| Appellation | Dundee Hills |
| Vineyard | Bella Vida |
| Harvest Date | 10/11/2013 |
| Alcohol | 13.10% |
| Wine Style | Bungundian |
| Volume | 1.5 liter |
| Cases Produced | 3 |
Bella Vida Vineyard is located in the "Heart of the Dundee Hills" on 35.8 acres
26 acres are planted to vines
Vineyard was planted in 1998, 1999 & 2000
Average age of the vines: 17 year
Soil: Volcanic Jory
Bella Vida Vineyard is divided into 16 unique blocks
This Pinot Noir comes from 1 blocks of Bella Vida Vineyard, Ted's Block"
Clones: Pommard, Dijon 777 & 115
Jacques Tardy of Torii Mor was born and raised in Nuit St. Georges, Burgundy, France and is an 8th generation winemaker. He has been making wine in the Willamette Valley since 1990 and at Torii Mor since 2004. With an emphasis on elegance and restraint, Jacques’ winemaking embodies the concept of terrior and has a track record for aging gracefully.
