Purple Hands Winery

Latchkey Vineyard Pinot Noir

8.968 ratings
8.98 pro ratings
Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
Pinot Noir
Turkey, Game, Exotic Spices, Soft Cheese, Duck, Goose, Salads & Greens, Potato, Quinoa, Farro, Brown Rice, White Rice, Pasta, Herbs, Nuts & Seeds, Mushrooms, Chicken, Meaty & Oily Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Stew, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Salmon, Quinoa, Shellfish
Top Notes For
Ray Vanderhoff

Cody Wright just keeps nailing it. Wonderful aromas of sweet spices, dark cherries and barnyard funk. Cherry, mushroom and herb flavors. Beautiful balance and acidity. Long finish. Love this producer.

Cody Wright just keeps nailing it. Wonderful aromas of sweet spices, dark cherries and barnyard funk. Cherry, mushroom and herb flavors. Beautiful balance and acidity. Long finish. Love this producer.

3 people found it helpfulOct 6th, 2018
Charles Kingsbaker

Purple Hands is one of my favorite Willamette Valley producers. The 2015 Latchkey and Kroff Vineyards are stunning and showing excellent!!

Purple Hands is one of my favorite Willamette Valley producers. The 2015 Latchkey and Kroff Vineyards are stunning and showing excellent!!

2 people found it helpfulNov 25th, 2017
Shawn Thompson

Blackberry and cherry palate, earthy Oregon Pinot nose. Enjoyable on its own.

Blackberry and cherry palate, earthy Oregon Pinot nose. Enjoyable on its own.

2 people found it helpfulJun 12th, 2016
Sipping Fine Wine

Founded by Cody and Marque Wright, yes that family of the great Ken Wright Pinot’s  very nice small production Pinot, 11 mos French oak (40% new). Ruby with aromas of red fruits and earthy spices. On the palate youthful flavors of cherry and raspberry, cacao and licorice notes with elegant spice. Fine rich tannins, long finish ending with fruit, spice and earthy mineral notes. Good value!

Founded by Cody and Marque Wright, yes that family of the great Ken Wright Pinot’s  very nice small production Pinot, 11 mos French oak (40% new). Ruby with aromas of red fruits and earthy spices. On the palate youthful flavors of cherry and raspberry, cacao and licorice notes with elegant spice. Fine rich tannins, long finish ending with fruit, spice and earthy mineral notes. Good value!

1 person found it helpfulOct 10th, 2021
Paulo Ribeiro

2018

1 person found it helpfulJan 18th, 2021
Sarah Matta

Leather, tobacco, smoke, plum and cherry

Leather, tobacco, smoke, plum and cherry

1 person found it helpfulAug 25th, 2020
Marc Melser

We had the 2015 Vintage on 4/17-18/20. A delicious wine with tastes of cherry, blackberry and a mild earthy spice. A terrific representative of an Oregonian Pinot Noir. A medium purple color. Medium bodied with a good finish. My kind of wine.

We had the 2015 Vintage on 4/17-18/20. A delicious wine with tastes of cherry, blackberry and a mild earthy spice. A terrific representative of an Oregonian Pinot Noir. A medium purple color. Medium bodied with a good finish. My kind of wine.

1 person found it helpfulApr 18th, 2020
Bill Duffy

From the son of Ken Wright. He does a really good job at making a very good Pinot. Medium to full flavors that are intricate and rounded with a very nice finish.

From the son of Ken Wright. He does a really good job at making a very good Pinot. Medium to full flavors that are intricate and rounded with a very nice finish.

1 person found it helpfulApr 4th, 2020
Scott E. Becker

[Tasted on February 14, 2020 at Water Grill in Santa Monica, California]

Raspberry fruit with cinnamon spice, and hints of orange and graphite. Bracing acidity, bordering on tartness. Less fruit forward and more Burgundian in style than 2015 vintage, which was more fruit driven.

[Tasted on February 14, 2020 at Water Grill in Santa Monica, California]

Raspberry fruit with cinnamon spice, and hints of orange and graphite. Bracing acidity, bordering on tartness. Less fruit forward and more Burgundian in style than 2015 vintage, which was more fruit driven.

1 person found it helpfulFeb 15th, 2020
Ray Vanderhoff

Always enjoy Purple Hands Pinots but this vintage of Cody Wright’s Estate Vineyard version was not my favorite. Fruit was not as dominant as prior vintages and body was extremely light. Wine was a bit weak and watery. My disappointment is most likely due to my high expectations of this producer.

Always enjoy Purple Hands Pinots but this vintage of Cody Wright’s Estate Vineyard version was not my favorite. Fruit was not as dominant as prior vintages and body was extremely light. Wine was a bit weak and watery. My disappointment is most likely due to my high expectations of this producer.

1 person found it helpfulSep 25th, 2019