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Et Fille Pinot Noir Kalita Vineyard Willamette Valley 2022

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94 -Jeb Dunnuck -

Coming from Yamhill-Carlton, the site of the 2022 Pinot Noir Kalita Vineyard was named after the original founders and is now owned by Sokol Blosser. The wine displays a jeweled ruby color and has notes of rosemary, ripe red cherries, delicate spice, and fresh herbs. Medium-bodied and supple, it has a slightly fuller feel on the palate, with ripe tannins and a rounded mid-palate. The texture is more plush, although it remains midweight and buoyant, but it has a darker mineral side as well. Drink 2025-2040.

94 -Decanter -

When Sokol Blosser acquired the Kalita site, Et Fille was the only producer to retain their blocks. Mozeico is one of the most experienced in the Valley with Kalita and loves using the whole cluster in this site, 36% in the 2022 vintage. The mouthfuls of dark fruits are an allusion to the dusty blackberry aromatics and rich blue mountain fruits. Softer mouthfuls of sweet fruits with notes of earthen minerality mark the palate with turned soils and elements of black tea. There is a delicious mineral tone to the finish that brightens the soft fruits of the Kalita site.

93 -James Suckling -

92 -Vinous -

Darkly floral and tinctured with raspberry, the 2022 Pinot Noir Kalita Vineyard slowly evolves in the glass. It soothes with its supple textures and ripe red and blue fruits as cooling acidity lifts the experience and violet inner florals swirl throughout. This leaves a sweet-and-sour sensation through the finish, tapering off pleasantly chewy and long with well-rounded tannins that frame the experience well.

Technical Details

Blend 100% Pinot Noir
Winemaker Jessica Mozeico
Country US
Region Oregon
Sub Region Willamette Valley
Appellation Willamette Valley
Vineyard Kalita Vineyard
Farming Method Certified LIVE (Low Input Viticulture and Enology) program
Oak French oak barrels, 40% new
Fermentation 22 days, 36% Whole Cluster
Aging / Cooperage aged for 11 months in French oak barrels, 40% new
Alcohol 13.8%
Production 125 cases

Et Fille Pinot Noir Kalita Vineyard Willamette Valley 2022

Name: Et Fille Pinot Noir Kalita Vineyard Willamette Valley 2022
Brand: First Bottle
SKU: 2000450
Price: 59.95 USD
Availability: InStock

Pinot Noir | Oregon

JD94, DC94, JS93, VN92

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Howard Mozeico is known for iconically making wine in his garage for years before he and his daughter Jessica turned their matching winemaking expertise into a legit winery. They named it Et Fille (“and daughter”), and Jessica continues the legacy today. This 2022 Kalita Vineyard Pinot Noir showcases just how much soul this winery is capable of cranking out, with its plush, vibrant, heart-stirring persona, earning 94 points from Suckling and Decanter alike. And it’s only $30 a bottle for two or more!

Howard Mozeico was a legendary Oregon home winemaker who started making wine in his garage in 1984 and collected seven gold medals in state home-winemaking competitions with his Pinot Noir. Together with his daughter Jessica, he launched Et Fille (“and daughter” in French) in 2003. After Howard’s passing in 2017, Jessica carried the winery forward as owner and winemaker.

The Kalita Vineyard sits in the Yamhill-Carlton AVA of the Willamette Valley, and Et Fille has been plucking it as a vineyard-designate for years. Originally owned by Arthur and Sherry Kalita, the site is now owned by pioneering family-owned Oregon estate, Sokol Blosser. Et Fille is the only producer that kept its blocks after that change in ownership, and Decanter has aptly professed that Jessica is among the most experienced winemakers in the Valley with Kalita fruit. The 2022 vintages uses 36% whole cluster to add some subtle mineral and herbal tones underneath the dark fruit.

We’re super into those dried herbs alongside some warming baking spices sprinkled atop dusty red and black raspberries, red cherries, summer strawberries, black tea, and a hint of blood orange. It’s plush and rich, yet so bright and lively with tingly acidity zipping up the substantial finish. It’s so generous and fresh, and worthy of a price tag a whole lot steeper than $30 on 2 or more. This one’s really a steal, so stock up while you can!

FOOD PAIRINGS: Herb-roasted pork tenderloin with roasted cremini mushrooms and a rosemary-garlic potato gratin harmonizes gorgeously with the wine’s earthy character.

About The Producer

The name means "and daughter" in French, and every decision made at this winery flows from that idea. Howard Mozeico had been making wine as a hobby in his garage since 1984, spending decades planning dinners around bottles with his daughter Jessica and building a shared passion that eventually outgrew the garage entirely. In 2003, the two threw in their corporate careers and co-founded Et Fille together in Oregon's Willamette Valley, working side by side as co-winemakers and building a mailing list following around small-lot, single-vineyard Pinot Noir. Howard passed away tragically in 2017, and Jessica has carried the winery forward ever since, guided by his legacy and by her own daughter's future, the third generation already present in the name and the mission. Today Et Fille sources fruit from eight sustainably farmed vineyards across the valley, producing Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Viognier, Gamay Noir, Nebbiolo, and sparkling wine with a precision and intentionality that have earned scores of 93 to 97 points from Wine Spectator, Decanter, Jeb Dunnuck, James Suckling, and Wine Enthusiast. Jessica was named to Wine Business Monthly's 2023 Wine Industry Leaders list and honored as a Portland Business Journal Woman of Influence in 2024, and has become one of the most respected voices in Oregon wine, serving as president of the Willamette Valley Wineries Association and a tireless advocate for diversity and inclusion in an industry that still has work to do on that front. Et Fille earned Certified B Corporation status, a distinction that reflects how seriously the winery takes its obligations to community, environment, and the next generation.

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