Sourced from top vineyards and sites in the Willamette Valley, Black Love is a 100% Pinot Noir blend selected from the best barrels available from the 2018 vintage. Mark & Megan began creating the Black Love label in 2006, named after an album by the Afghan Whigs. 

Tasting Notes – a beautifully complex and aromatic nose of dark chocolate, tea leaves, rich fruits and sweet tobacco sail into and full-bodied palate of a tight core of dark fruits such as black plum and blackberry. This wine has great breadth and length and is built to age gorgeously.

Freedom Hill Vineyard is located in a slightly more remote location, further south than the Eola-Amity Hills, yet in an area with a clusters of vineyards of exception well worth the detour.   The latest addition to the portfolio, the 2018 Freedom Hill Vineyard should be summarized as refined.  A beautiful expression of Pinot Noir which dances between red and black fruit notes, yet with great tension and long and linear finish.   This completes to line up nicely and leaves one wanting another glass.

Tasting Notes – this strong, elegant Pinot Noir is packed with dark fruits such as black cherry and plum with a touch of blueberry. The aromatic nose of dark fruits is layered with leather, earth and sweet baking spice. The palate is rich and dense with a fresh acidity and lingering finish.

The Justice Vineyard belongs to the Casteel family, true pionners in the area.  This is their estate vineyard for Bethel Heights Winery, in the heart of the Eola-Amity Hills AVA.  The vineyard has been meticulously tended over the years, and farmed organically.   Our expression of the 2018 Justice Vineyards offers a classic blend of fresh cherries, dark blueberries and currents on a lush and concentrated palate, providing all the elements for graceful aging.  A classic wine from a wonderful vineyard site.

Tasting Notes – this opulent Pinot exhibits a fragrant nose of deep crushed blackberries, black cherries and exotic spice. The palate sings with a rich mixed berry compote. It is a serious Pinot with great structure that will cellar beautifully but is eminently drinkable now.