Roots Wine Co "Klee" Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2026

Grape(s): Pinot Noir

Localization: Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA

Tasting Notes: Heady aromas of cedar, mushroom, earth and black cherry emerge from the glass. On the palate, the fruit-driven wine shows soft tannins and flavors of dark cherry compote, strawberry leather, stewed plums and rose oil. The finish lingers with bright acid to complete the experience.

Notes: In homage to one of winemaker Chris Berg's favorite artists, Klee is named for the Bauhaus artist Paul Klee, and the label artwork adapts his painting "Solution 'ee', of the Birthday Assignment" from 1924. Fruit is hand-picked in small lots and fermented with indigenous yeasts.

The Domain: In 1999 the Berg family planted seven acres of mostly Pinot Noir on a 20-acre property near Yamhill, in the Yamhill-Carlton District of the Willamette Valley. They picked their first three tons in 2002, which became 72 cases of Pinot Noir. Roots now produces roughly 5,000 cases a year, including an estate Pinot Noir, eight single-vineyard Pinot Noirs, and small lots of Grenache, Pinot Gris, Melon de Bourgogne, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and a Méthode Traditionnelle sparkling. Farming and winemaking are organic, with indigenous yeasts only; the wines are unfined and vegan.