Jason Hanson’s vineyards are in the mixed farmland north of Silverton on the eastern edge of the Willamette Valley, far from the hills at the heart of wine country. His Pinot Noir comes from 40 year old vines planted on an old creek bed that had gone nearly wild before the Hansons found and revived the vineyard. He makes his wines with low intervention farming and simple winemaking, and always manages to find complexity, tension, and power in his wines, no matter the vintage. In 2024 – a budding classic vintage – there was a lot to find. This crisp and zesty rosé of Pinot Noir is an aromatic feast of lilac, strawberry, Rainier cherry and orange peel. The palate is buzzing with lively acid, a bowl of fresh raspberries and cherries, dusted with white pepper. Clean and composed on the finish with red berries and pink flowers. This would be a brilliant wine with curried chicken salad on a deck, empanadas on a patio, or white pizza on a porch.