Wines of Substance Pinot Noir

Wines of Substance was conceived by winemaker Charles Smith with a single-minded vision: to produce the best value-priced varietal wines in America. Substance is made with traditional winemaking techniques: natural fermentations, barrel-aging and bottled unfiltered and unfined. In essence, Charles makes Substance wines with small batch winemaking integrity on an unprecedented scale.

Golden West is the largest planting of Pinot Noir in the history of Washington state. The vineyard sits on the far western edge of the Frenchman Hills and is located on the 47th parallel overlooking the Columbia River. A sustainably-farmed single vineyard at nearly 1,600 feet of elevation, the vineyard is rooted in ancient limestone, sand, and volcanic rock: well-drained soil at the same latitude as Pommard. The land is an untouched jewel.

Fairy dust minerality lifts from the glass, cloaked in wild strawberry, hibiscus, and oyster mushroom, as a lavish palate of rose petal, red cherry, orange zest, and potting soil set this elegant table. Fresh, expansive, and long – pure Pinot magic!