The 2018 William Hatcher Willamette Valley Pinot Noir is garnet-colored with a complex nose of rose petals, cassis, cherry, plum, pencil, cocoa bean, and oil-cured olives. As the wine opens, hints of cola, leather, tobacco, and spice add to the classic Pinot notes. Dark fruits pervade the attack, giving way to raspberry, Bing cherry and red plum on a rich, almost sappy mid-palate. Soft, supple, diffused tannins are well-integrated with the fruit and balanced by bright acidity. The 2018 William Hatcher Willamette Valley Pinot Noir is elegant with a vibrant mouthfeel that fills the palate and leaves lingering notes of clove and red fruit on the long finish.
