Kelley Fox Freedom Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021

The wines are made to reflect the land, the vines, the fruit of the vines, the year, and everything else unknown and unseen that comes with those things. They are Oregon wines, and hopefully, they are wines specifically of their vineyards. That said, the wines are not really “made” at all. I am not Pygmalion, imposing my idea of what they should be onto them. It is a vulnerable approach, but to me, it’s how this work becomes non-hierarchical and respecting life. What I am doing-and it still takes a lot of inner and outer work-and being in the silence- is responding to the essence of the fruit from each block, which I hope is carrying the essence of the earth that bore it, along with the details of the year (the weather, the stars, and the planets, etc. etc.). As I age having worked like this for so long, I feel profound gratitude to be on this walk. Kelley Fox

Rated : 95+ Points Gary Walsh – The Winefront
Eola-Amity Hills AVA, first planted 1982.
Raspberry, milk chocolate, potpourri, cinnamon. Fresh, quite ‘mineral’ in character, raspberry and cherry, a little more flesh to this (than the Carter and Weber), though it’s still a wine of delicacy, perfume and finesse. Fine dusty and peppery tannin, and a crisp finish of excellent length. Lovely wine. Alc13%
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98pts Jeb Dunnuck (Audrey Frick)
“It’s deeper red than my other Pinots, and both youthful and transparent. I love the hint of violets on the nose carried by red fruits, subtle spices on ocean air. Overall, this wine is deeper than my other bottlings, and the mouth is full of just-ripe blackberries with a hint of salinity and cola. This Freedom Hill is delicious and has a fine focus that continues through the long finish.” (Kelley Fox)