Rating 97
Style Red
Variety
Vintage 2022
Appellation
Oregon
USA
ABV 13%
Price $110.00  Buy This Wine
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Corvina, Gamay , Pinot Noir

White Rose Estate ‘The Neo-Classical Objective’ Pinot Noir 2022 Review

After a decade successfully building a company in the aerospace industry, Greg Sanders looked for his next challenge, and bought White Rose Vineyard — a 10 acre plot in the Willamette Valley — in 2000. Sanders tapped Greg Urmini, who had spent 14 years learning from industry legend Paul Hobbs, as the project’s winemaker. And to this day, what White Rose is doing here is nothing short of mindblowing. This is White Rose’s ode to the history of Pinot Noir, sourced from vineyard sites with higher elevations and older vines. The wine is made with 100 percent whole cluster fermentation and is aged in French oak barrels (22 percent new) for 15 months. The result is outstanding and only gets better as it breathes in the glass. You are welcomed with a deep nose of earthy cherries, a hint of soil, and flecks of pepper. The palate is as elegant as it gets with bright acidity balancing medium-bodied fruit with an added whisper of herbs.

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White Rose Estate ‘The Neo-Classical Objective’ Pinot Noir 2022
After a decade successfully building a company in the aerospace industry, Greg Sanders looked for his next challenge, and bought White Rose Vineyard — a 10 acre plot in the Willamette Valley — in 2000. Sanders tapped Greg Urmini, who had spent 14 years learning from industry legend Paul Hobbs, as the project’s winemaker. And to this day, what White Rose is doing here is nothing short of mindblowing. This is White Rose’s ode to the history of Pinot Noir, sourced from vineyard sites with higher elevations and older vines. The wine is made with 100 percent whole cluster fermentation and is aged in French oak barrels (22 percent new) for 15 months. The result is outstanding and only gets better as it breathes in the glass. You are welcomed with a deep nose of earthy cherries, a hint of soil, and flecks of pepper. The palate is as elegant as it gets with bright acidity balancing medium-bodied fruit with an added whisper of herbs.

Reviewed On: 06-10-2025
97
POINTS
White Rose Estate ‘The Neo-Classical Objective’ Pinot Noir 2022
After a decade successfully building a company in the aerospace industry, Greg Sanders looked for his next challenge, and bought White Rose Vineyard — a 10 acre plot in the Willamette Valley — in 2000. Sanders tapped Greg Urmini, who had spent 14 years learning from industry legend Paul Hobbs, as the project’s winemaker. And to this day, what White Rose is doing here is nothing short of mindblowing. This is White Rose’s ode to the history of Pinot Noir, sourced from vineyard sites with higher elevations and older vines. The wine is made with 100 percent whole cluster fermentation and is aged in French oak barrels (22 percent new) for 15 months. The result is outstanding and only gets better as it breathes in the glass. You are welcomed with a deep nose of earthy cherries, a hint of soil, and flecks of pepper. The palate is as elegant as it gets with bright acidity balancing medium-bodied fruit with an added whisper of herbs.

Reviewed On: 06-10-2025