Winemaker Notes
Purple Hands Lone Oak Ranch is a classic example of an elegant and balanced Willamette Valley Pinot Noir. Featuring notes of rhubarb, watermelon, cassis, cocoa, cinnamon, clove, pomegranate, raspberry, cherry, wild flower, sage, and bramble. Very food friendly and will pair with a wide variety of dishes.
 
Tasting notes
Purple Hands Lone Oak Ranch is a classic example of an elegant and balanced Willamette Valley Pinot Noir. Featuring notes of rhubarb, watermelon, cassis, cocoa, cinnamon, clove, pomegranate, raspberry, cherry, wild flower, sage, & bramble. Very food friendly and will pair with a wide variety of dishes.
 
Description
Lone Oak Ranch is intended as an introduction to Purple Hands, sold eclusively through our distributor partners. It is a cuvée from six premier vineyards from four Willamette Valley AVAs:Dundee Hills, Yamhill-Carlton, Ribbon Ridge, & Willamette Valley. This elegant Pinot Noir includes fruit from all of our vineyard-designates. Made of 100% Pinot Noir from the Willamette Valley and aged 10 Months, 85% Neutral Oak, 15% New French Oak.
 
Vinification
Purple Hands is a low input, purity-driven winery. Ferments are a mixture of techniques: Pied de Cuve, native yeasts, and some commercial strains as needed. Whole cluster and skin macerations are vintage-dependent styles. Wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered to retain the honesty of the vineyard.