2021 Statera Cellars " Tymora " Lares, Willamette Valley, Oregon
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77% Gamay Noir, 23% Pinot Noir
Lares Wines is the solo project of winemaker Luke Wylde, one half of Statera Cellars. Lares, meaning guardian deities or hero-ancestors acting as guardians of the home, hearth, & harvest, is Luke’s opportunity to experiment and explore. In his words, wine “is a form of creative exploration for me. This small label gives me the space to lean on what I’ve learned over the years and to create new things because of that experience.”
Pinot Noir is fully destemmed while a portion of the Gamay is fermented whole-cluster. The two portions are vinified and aged separately in neutral French oak before being blended and then bottled and held to age a bit longer. Fruit forward and lively, this wine is full of ripe red cherry and bramble berries, baking spice, and a soft, earthy core.