"The Anklebreaker moniker is a visual description of the ground this part of the vineyard is planted in. The basalt boulders, rocks and stones in the section of the vineyard are part of a long ago land slide from further up the embankment and they give the block a visual similarity to vineyards in Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Somehow, the name seems to also convey the style of wine to expect and it delivers. This is a broad-shouldered Pinot Noir with deep and very dark fruit flavors. It is years away from any sort of peak, but certainly provides satisfaction at the big-boy level in the short run. Of all the wines in this very diverse cellar this is the most about the place that fruit comes from style of Pinot Noir. It was born to plants in a difficult and hard environment and the wine is not easy and maybe not for everybody but it is distinct, interesting and a great connection to the soils."
95
Our Score
(4/2020) This wine blew us away! Over the course of multiple days, it just got better and better. Serious structure and rocky minerality are at the core. After a large amount of oxygen exposure, the deep, delicious and powerful fruit flavors are impossible to miss. A big-time Oregon Pinot Noir, this is one of the best we've had! Drinking like a true Grand Cru, the 2018 Anklebreaker Block will definitely benefit from a few years of aging. Only 156 cases were produced. Thanks to our relationship with the winery, we are able to offer a small number of cases available of this rare, hard-to-find-wine.
$
5799
Discount:
750 ML
Local availability for Patricia Green Cellars Olenik Vineyard "Anklebreaker Block" Pinot Noir 2018
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Barrington
3
(847) 277-0033
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Chicago
19
(773) 489-3454
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Highland Park
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(847) 831-1049
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