We don’t fully understand how Tim Malone does it. Sourced from a temporal vortex with a price tag from 1999, this Willamette Valley Pinot Noir offers old school character, classy suave texture, and impressively complex flavor. Tim has been making wine in the Willamette Valley since 2007, first as J Christopher’s assistant winemaker before devoting himself to building his own wine label full time in 2015. From the start, his wines have shown excellent balance, with clean cut flavors built around a burbling core of acidity. Another hallmark of Tim Malone’s wine is the top tier vineyards he works with. For this wine, the fruit comes from two very well known Willamette Valley vineyards: La Colina in the Dundee Hills and Lia’s Vineyard in the Chehalem Mountains. High elevation character shines from the glass, with aromas of chalky clay soil, plump red cherries, black raspberry, sage and white pepper. The palate is fresh and inviting, yet still substantially weighted, with notes of the cherries that stain your fingers and dried herbs. This Pinot matches with traditional chicken or duck dishes, and it’s good enough to wow your friends for a weekend get-together.