{"product_id":"walter-scott-pinot-noir-cuvee-ruth-2024","title":"Walter Scott Pinot Noir Cuvée Ruth 2024","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Land\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Cuvée Ruth draws from multiple sites across the Eola-Amity Hills, giving it a breadth no single-vineyard wine can match. The Eola-Amity Hills AVA is defined by the Van Duzer corridor, the gap in the Coast Range through which cool Pacific air sweeps east across the hills through the growing season. Soils vary from volcanic basalt-based clay at elevation, which retains water and produces higher-acid, red-fruited wine, to marine sedimentary soils lower on the slope, which drain quickly and yield rounder, more textural Pinot Noir. The Cuvée Ruth is a composite portrait of the AVA rather than a close-up of any single site.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Wine\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100% Pinot Noir, assembled from Walter Scott's best barrels across their top Eola-Amity Hills vineyards. Fermented with indigenous yeasts, 5% whole cluster, 100% malolactic fermentation. 30% new French oak, 10 months in barrel, bottled unfined and unfiltered at 13.5% ABV. The 2024 opens with savory pine, mint, and fennel frond; underneath, bright cranberry, currant, and crushed slate. Clean and precise, with the lift and tension that defines the best Eola-Amity Hills Pinot Noir. Drinks well now and should continue to develop for five to seven years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe People\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWalter Scott was founded in 2008 by Ken Pahlow and Erica Landon, who built the winery while working other jobs and borrowing cellar space. Ken's time at St. Innocent and alongside Dominique Lafon at Evening Land shaped his approach: pick early, work with what the site gives you, keep handling minimal. Cuvée Ruth is named for Ruth and Irv Kantor, parents of Ken and Erica's partner Sue, in recognition of their belief in the project from the beginning. It is Walter Scott's most complete expression of the Eola-Amity Hills as a whole rather than any individual parcel. Imported by Grand Cru Selections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFood Pairing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePinot Noir at this level works across a broad range of food. Roast duck with cherry glaze, grilled salmon with beet and fresh herb salad, mushroom risotto with aged Parmesan, or a simple roast chicken with pan jus. The kind of bottle that makes a weeknight feel like an occasion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Craft","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50147046752479,"sku":null,"price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0439\/7436\/1248\/files\/P6170397.jpg?v=1781756366","url":"https:\/\/danverwinemerchant.com\/products\/walter-scott-pinot-noir-cuvee-ruth-2024","provider":"Denver Wine Merchant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}