Hundred Suns Eola-Amity Hills Pinot Noir 2024

Hundred Suns Eola-Amity Hills Pinot Noir 2024

$ 44.95
/
  • Buy any 12 bottles or Build a Case® and save!
Your Purchase Option

Us: For the 3rd vintage in a row, this continues to over-perform within the range of single vineyard wines. Read: we love it! What we immediately noticed is its fantastic texture, velvety and almost viscous. As the dynamic duo notes below, there's a fine underlying structure, almost Nebbiolo-like, that magnifies the finish. A different animal than the other two and a seductive one, at that.

While we liked the 2021 version, we love this 2022. What's the reason for our even greater enthusiasm? The nose leaps from the glass and then you immediately notice the fantastic texture, carrying electric dark cherries and deep blues toward the delightfully smooth finish, capped with Eola-Amity spices. 

When we say "blue fruits" in a tasting note, what do we mean? I don't see so much as blueberries but more a color spectrum of blue tones and the "coolness" associated with blue. So yeah, this is the Miles Davis Kind of Blue of Willamette Valley Pinot—and it's so cool! Immediately enjoyable without sacrificing depth, a combo of fun fruit and vivacious Eola-Amity savor. 

Grant and Renee: 

The Eola-Amity Hills sit to the east of the Van Duzer Corridor, where coastal winds cool the vines. The iron-rich soils and near-perfect growing conditions of the 2024 vintage produced a wine filled with notes of Bing cherry, licorice tea, and a full palate layered with cocoa-like textures and balanced acidity.

Composed from Golden Hillside, Big Cheese, and Cortell- Rose Vineyards. Fermented with native yeast and bottled unfined and unfiltered.

Tasting notes: The nose hits with a nostalgic wave of sweet raspberry, red licorice, and tart cranberry, finished with a subtle hint of anise. Fine-grained tannins provide the perfect backbone for this high-energy bottle.

 

 

 





 

 

 

Make sure you always get a discount by using our Build a Case® program. 

How it works:

If you haven't found a full case (12 bottles) to buy today, start your Build a Case® order now by purchasing a few bottles online, by phone or email. If you order online, select the Build a Case® option. If by phone or email, just ask us to add the bottles to a Build a Case® order for you. You'll receive order confirmation and we'll cellar the wines for you at no charge.

Add to your case whenever you see wines you can't resist. Each time you add to your Build a Case® order you'll be charged the discounted price.

When you complete your case, we'll apply a shipping rate and contact you to schedule your case for shipment.

Because of finite space in our warehouse, we kindly ask that you complete your Build a Case® order within six months. Please email or call us with any questions. 

This site is protected by hCaptcha and the hCaptcha Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Build a Case® 

Make sure you always get a discount by using Build a Case® How it works:

If you haven't found a full case (12 bottles) to buy today, start your Build a Case®  now by purchasing a few bottles online, by phone or email. If you order online, select the Build a Case®  option. If by phone or email, just ask us to add the bottles to a Build a Case®  for you. You'll receive order confirmation and we'll cellar the wines for you until you reach a full case.

Learn More

Our Wine Advice

Life's too short to drink bad wine.

We taste as much or more Oregon wine in a given year than anyone on the planet. We look for the needles in the haystacks, the wines you won't find in your local wine store. Wineries have long sought our help to sell their most limited, unique bottlings.

We are picky. We like to sell wines that we like to drink. We prefer to taste the wines sell over several days; we want to know how a wine will evolve, how it pairs with food. We want to know if it truly belongs in your cellar, in your glass, and we want to provide you with guidance on how and when it'll be its best.

Our goal is to describe wines in ways that you can actually relate to. We battle against overly flowery tasting notes. You know the kind. The ones that mention things that no one has ever smelled or tasted. They're mostly B.S. and they perpetuate snobbery that we don't like.

We give you the unfiltered truth about a wine. We believe wine isn't one-size-fits-all. We get to know your tastes and preferences so that we can recommend the right wines for you.

Testimonials

★★★★★

Avalon is a gem. The wine selection is both excellent and expertly curated. Better yet, Marcus and Andy invest the time to get to know their customers personally. So their recommendations fit you like a well-tailored suit (just more reasonably priced!).

Sam P.
★★★★★

Marcus and Andy's knowledge of the wines, wineries and winemakers of the area is encyclopedic and, in my experience, second to none. They have a comprehensive understanding of the inner workings of the industry and a knack for recommending wines that are 'in my wheelhouse,' but also the insight to direct me toward new discoveries. I wholeheartedly recommend them to both those in the know and those who would
like to be.

Bob S.
★★★★★

Andy and Marcus only sell wines they would drink themselves, they sell them at reasonable prices, and they take exceptionally good care of their customers. Ethics, value, service…the reasons we buy all our wine from Avalon.

Lynne M.
★★★★★

These guys do an outstanding job of sourcing great wines at terrific prices. Their reviews are fun to read and quite on point without all of the nonsense. Whose ever tasted squirrel dung or asphalt anyway? Get on their email list and savor the experience; then tell a friend. That's how I became a dedicated customer of Avalon Wine.

Karl K.
Back to Pinot noir