| WBOTD | Just the Good Stuff |
|---|---|
| Why add this wine to your Collection / Cellar? | Beautiful & Tasty | Exclusive Willamette Valley Pinot deal from Pinot King Bill Price’s Head High Venture |
| Why now? | $40 at the winery – only $19 – don’t miss it! |
| WBOTD Cellaring Worthiness Rating | |
| Expert Ratings | Unrated |
| What is it? | Willamette Valley OR Red Wine |
| What’s in it? | Pinot Noir | ABV 13.8% |
| When to drink? | now thru 2021+ |
| Pair with: | Red & White Meat, Fish, Vegetables, Cheese |
| Serving Temp: | 57-63°F |
| Drink with: | Friends & Family |
| Occasion | Good foods, good friends, Happy Times |
| If you want to drink now... | Decant 30 Minutes |
| Recommended purchase Qty: | 6+ Includes Free Shipping |
Head High Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 2014 | Oregon Pinot Bargain
Head High Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 2014 displays deep ruby red. Tons of dark red fruit, black cherry, and clove on the nose. While a good weight and creamy texture. Plus hints of sweet cedar spice and orange peel. Just a beautiful and tasty Willamette Pinot — tons of bang for the buck.
Only in rare vintages like 2014 does Mother Nature conspire to provide the generous quantity and high quality. Tons of dark red fruit, black cherry, and clove on the nose, with a good weight and creamy texture on the palate. Thanks to old friends and new partnerships, Pinot-loving clients get to savor a master craftsman’s handiwork when the vintage and vineyards are just right.
Exclusive ½ off Pinot Deal | A Real Steal
Exclusive! Bill Price’s Pinot Noir empire touches the Kistler, LUTUM, Three Sticks, and Gary Farrell wineries, controls the famed Durrell and Gap’s Crown vineyards, and until 2015 ran illustrious Pinot Noir producer Kosta Browne. When Bill and his partner Sam Spencer’s attention moved up the coast from Sonoma to the Willamette Valley, we noticed. In 2014, a growing season that Sam calls the “vintage of the decade, if not a lifetime”—an opinion backed up by Wine Spectator which pinned 96 points on the epic harvest season—and with a chance at top-notch Willamette fruit, the partnership brought forth a Head High Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 2014 to die for. Creamy, dark-fruited, released at $40, a downright steal at half off!
Proprietors Bill & Sam Spencer | Going to Oregon
In the early 2000s, Sam Spencer saw two of his former Napa colleagues head north to Oregon’s “greener pastures.” In May of 2014, one called down to Sam with a simple question: Shouldn’t Head High—Sam’s Sonoma Coast venture with Pinot Noir king Bill Price—be making Pinot Noir in Oregon?
The idea had crossed Sam and Bill’s minds. The miraculous 2014 Oregon vintage sealed the deal. To make it happen and span the distance, Sam reconnected with some old friends—one of whom is former Stags’ Leap Winery winemaker Robert Brittan, who raises stellar Pinot in his vineyard in the foothills of Oregon’s Coastal Range.
