An eight-clone blend, the reserve pinot noir is full-bodied, with a cassis, dark cherry, mineral, and cinnamon nose that shows earth, dark cherry, toast, cinnamon, ginger, and leather on the finish. Ripe tannins provide a backbone to this wine that should enhance aging over at least  6 to 10 years from the vintage date. Pairings: Hearty dishes, especially with game, salmon, wild mushrooms, olives, and spicy cuisine.

Gold medal and double gold medal winner. the 2005 Reserve Pinot Noir reveals aromas of Rainier cherries, leather and hints of vanilla and orange oil, followed by flavors of black cherries, minerally earth and black pepper.  Wine Press NW, Winter 2008-2009: 9th Annual Platinum Judging, p. 55. Released in fall 2007, this one's a keeper. 170 cases. A blend of 8 pinot noir clones.

 

2004Classic pinot noir characteristics with lots of layers of fruit, spices with blueberry undertones. This was a dry low yield year. This wine will continue to evolve its flavors for at least 10 more years from date of vintage.   

Stag Hollow Reserve pinot noir has so much flavor and power it is hard to grasp all the complexities. Full-bodied, with a long spicy finish, the 2002 Reserve offers dark cherry that coats your mouth with flavor, then adds hints of ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg on the finish. It is a wine that goes on and on. This wine will age well for another 10 years, based on our experience with other similar vintages, such as the 1994 and 1998. Keep it in your cellar and pull out a bottle every year for special occasions.
2002 Reserve Pinot Noir Best in Region for Oregon Award - NW Wine Summit

Aromas of mint, cloves, dried cherry, cinnamon, boysenberry, and blueberry give way to flavors of cassis, dried cherry, blueberries, and long spice finish.
The 2001 Reserve was harvested in two lots. Clones 777 and 114 were harvested first at 23.5 Brix, with good depth of flavors and skin spice. The second lot, maturing slower, consisted of clones 115, 538, and 375, and smaller amounts of 10/18, 113, 12, and 60. They were harvested with mature fruit flavors at 22.4 Brix, and brought in some needed acid backbone to the young vine blend.

The '01 Reserve was cold soaked and fermented slowly at cool temperatures using 5 yeasts--with 19-22 days of skin contact, and matured 17 months in 30% new oak (40% of the total aging was in barrels from the Vosges forest and 10 percent Oregon oak). Bottled 16 months after harvest, unfined and unfiltered.

Only available at auctions - sold out, now a library wine.

Double Gold Wine Press NW 2003
2003 NW Wine Summit Gold Medal

Artistic blend of nine Dijon and other pinot noir clones that complements the complex and diverse flavor profiles offered by these clones.

Yields severely cropped to ~ 2 tons/ac at Stag Hollow Vineyards, pinot noir grapes were harvested over 2 frantic days in early October just before the first rains of the season. The harvested grapes showed stunning flavor complexity and perfect sweetness at 23.0%-23.4% Brix, and balanced pH (3.3 to 3.4).

Classic pinot noir characteristics, including seductive, silky and complex layering of fruit and spices.

Tasting notes: Ripe fruit flavors of blueberry, anise/licorice and a hint of mint show up-front with a very long spice finish.