Julia Crowley in her award winning WineJulia blog writes of McMinnville and Youngberg Hill’s Oregon vineyards: “With soils that are the oldest and most complex of any AVA in Oregon. Each of the Youngberg Hill Pinot Noirs, regardless of vintage, displayed common qualities: bold tannins, acidic backbones and explosive fruit with earthy, spicy undertones”. “From ‘06 to ‘10 vintages of the Jordan Block Pinot Noir, we were able to taste the terroir”, she says.

Read this detailed expose of Youngberg Hill here!