There’s a new wine on the shelves! Introducing the first wine in The Hat Series, The Trilby, a luscious Pinot Noir from Oregon’s Willamette Valley.
It’s quite a treat to have a kosher wine from such a prized origin that arguably produces some of the best Pinot Noir outside of Burgundy. The key is the climate. Summers are cooler, autumns are wetter and winters are relatively mild.
Unlike sunny California, the Willamette Valley is often cloudy, with enough light to produce fully-ripened grapes while keeping temperatures cooler, which maintains a vibrant acidity. The Pinot Noir here tends to be earthier than the rest of the New World, and more complex like those from Europe. Indeed, if you’re blind tasting a Willamette Pinot Noir, it’s quite possible to place it somewhere in Europe, but if you pay close attention, you’ll find that it’s likely got that fruit-forward flair so indicative of not-European wines.
The Trilby is a perfect example of Oregon Pinot Noir, with ripe red cherries and sweet baking spices followed by a touch of autumn. Think wet, colorful leaves that have just fallen on damp soil.
The wine’s alcohol and acid stride in with confidence but allow the ripe raspberry and spiced flavors to keep things real. It’s a very fresh, yet complex wine that we’re so excited to add to Moishe’s portfolio!
Pairing-wise, you could go tuna steaks or ribeyes, quite a versatile wine that will clean the palate after each sip and leave pleasant red fruit flavors lingering for quite some time.
All January wine club boxes will get a taste, so sign up if you haven’t already!
“Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack, a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.”
-Leonard Cohen
The Hat Series is a Moishe Mayer collaboration with Pinny Segal Landau, and The Trilby is the first of many!
Once known as the rich man’s preferred hat, the trilby is now simply a symbol of confident style. Think Leonard Cohen and Frank Sinatra. Think Pinot Noir from one of the world’s best origins for this persnickety, ethereal grape.