One of the brilliant producers in the Willamette Valley, Harper Voit was founded by owner and winemaker Drew Voit and Winemaker Jessica West. Harper Voit is a small team of four people driven by the guiding principle of intentionality. Drew founded Harper Voit in 2009 after spending more than 15 years studying winemaking.
The winery makes a really nice range of wines from various sites throughout the Willamette Valley. I was really impressed with their 2020 Harper Voit ‘Gigi’ Riesling (OB, 93) which has to be one of the best wines made in the highly challenging 2020 vintage. This one comes off very clean. I adored the 2021 Harper Voit ‘Beize Vineyard’ Pinot Noir (OB, 94) which comes from the estate vineyard for Van Duzer and shows fabulous flavor range. Learn more about these great wines at https://www.harpervoit.com/ and here are my reviews of the new wines by Harper Voit.
2020 Harper Voit ‘Gigi’ Riesling- Coming from the Maresh Vineyard in the Dundee Hills AVA, this 2020 Riesling embodies class with its oily texture and good sense of weight and length. Star jasmine water and kiwi combine with walnut and shades of ripe nectarine on the palate. Showing some outstanding depth, enjoy this great wine from a challenging vintage now and over the next few years. Drink 2024-2030- 93
2019 Harper Voit ‘Elevage’ Pinot Blanc- The 2019 ‘Elevage’ Pinot Blanc comes from the Eola-Amity Hills AVA, this wine saw extended barrel age, making it extremely round, generous and approachable now. Japanese pear and toasted hazelnuts combine with ripe peach and suggestions of banana on the palate. Drinking beautifully now, enjoy over the next six to eight years to come. Drink 2024-2030- 93
2021 Harper Voit ‘Chehalem Mountains’ Chardonnay- The 2021 ‘Chehalem Mountains’ Chardonnay offers a smooth texture upon entry. Ripe melon and orchard fruit flavors combine with suggestions of poached pear and vanilla cream on the palate. Really delicious and well-made, enjoy now and over the next six years to come. Drink 2024-2030- 92
2022 Harper Voit ‘Surlie’ Pinot Blanc- The 2022 ‘Surlie’ Pinot Blanc delivers honeydew melon, toasted marcona almond and shades of pie crust on the palate. Rich and polished, with good underlying tension, enjoy now and over the next six plus years to come. Drink 2024-2030- 92
2021 Harper Voit ‘Beize Vineyard’ Pinot Noir- The Bieze Vineyard is a high elevation site in the Van Duzer corridor, set on volcanic soils. This 2021 Pinot Noir comes off wonderfully rocky on the palate, loaded with bright red fruits with orange peel, forest floor and shades of exotic spice on the palate. Medium to full-bodied, with great structure, enjoy this beauty now and over the next ten plus years to come. Drink 2024-2035- 94
2021 Harper Voit ‘Strandline’ Pinot Noir- The 2021 ‘Strandline’ comes from a range of sites throughout the Willamette Valley. On the nose this takes on bright Bing cherry and tobacco leaf notes that mingle well with blood orange and shades of cardamom. The palate is fresh and neatly textured, with good length. A joy to consume now, enjoy over the next eight years. Drink 2024-2032- 92
2021 Harper Voit ‘Terrarossa Vineyard’ Pinot Noir- The outstanding 2021 ‘Terrarossa Vineyard’ is sourced from this Dundee Hills location set on volcanic soils. This comes off plump, round and generous on the palate, loaded with rich red and dark fruits that mingle well with menthol and rocky soils. Fresh and vibrant in its youth, enjoy now and over the next ten years. Drink 2024-2034- 93
2021 Harper Voit ‘Antiquum Vineyard’ Pinot Noir- This 2021 Pinot Noir comes from vines set on rather rare Bellpine soils. On the nose this is loaded with a beautiful range of pomegranate seed, cherry and red raspberry tones alongside lavender and freshly tilled loamy soils. The palate is filled with texture and good underlying verve. A seriously great wine from this warm vintage, enjoy now and over the next ten plus years to come. Drink 2024-2035- 94
2021 Harper Voit ‘Bramble Hill’ Pinot Noir- This 2021 Pinot Noir was sourced from the Bramble Hill Vineyard, set in the Ribbon Ridge AVA. This is a classy and very pretty expression of Oregon Pinot Noir, showing a great combination of damp soils alongside Mandarin orange zest, dusty soils and tobacco leaf notes. Medium to full-bodied, enjoy now and over the next ten plus years to come. Drink 2024-2035- 94