Purple Hands - Pinot Noir - Shea Vineyard2023
RED WINE
- Producer Purple Hands Wine
- Country USA
- Region Oregon
- Appellation Yamhill-Carlton
- UPC 8 56750 00312 5
Reviews
Wine Enthusiast 93
It is challenging to resist an aroma that conjures memories of a boysenberry pie cooling on my grandmother's kitchen counter. The fruit is joined by additional aromas of violets, duff and cedar. These tannins ripple and flex like the muscles of a black panther. They prowl in support of tart mulberry, sweet Tahitian vanilla and espresso flavors.
by MA, Wine Enthusiast , 2025
Wine Spectator 92
Tightly focused and densely structured, with deep flavors of blueberry and cherry highlighted by dusky spices and black tea as this gathers tension and tannins on the firm finish.
by TF, Wine Spectator , 2025
Jeb Dunnuck 96
Coming from WillaKenzie soils in Yamhill-Carlton, the 2023 Pinot Noir Shea Vineyard is all 777 clone and pours a youthful ruby red color. It's another highly expressive wine with wild berries and wild herbs taking charge, with juniper, saddle leather, and very pretty notes of wild raspberries starting to shine through and take the lead as it opens. Medium-bodied, this wine exhibits a refined texture with fine tannins, refreshing acidity, and a mouthwatering finish.
by AF, Jeb Dunnuck , 2025
James Suckling 94
Enticing aromas of pomegranates and dried spices, such as cinnamon and cardamom waft from the glass, together with lavender, toasted orange peel, purple plums and licorice. It's medium-bodied, spicy and concentrated, but cool and lightweight at the same time, with silky tannins and a long, supple finish. Drink or hold.
by JS, James Suckling , 2025