Swick Wines Pinot Noir Rose' 2020

Swick Wines' 2020 Pinot Noir Rosé is sourced from two organically farmed sites in the Willamette Valley: Cancilla Vineyard, certified organic since 1998, and Greyhorse Vineyard in the Yamhill-Carlton AVA, which sits on coarse-grained marine sedimentary soils. The 2020 vintage was defined by wildfire smoke across Oregon, prompting Joe Swick to pivot toward direct-press and pétillant naturel styles rather than skin-contact wines — a decision that shaped this rosé into one of the most transparently fruited and acid-driven wines in his lineup.

Grapes were hand-harvested and direct-pressed as whole clusters, with no skin contact. The wine fermented with indigenous yeast and aged for six months in neutral French oak barrels. It was bottled unfined and unfiltered, with only a minimal addition of sulfur. Joe Swick himself described the 2020 as without a doubt the most acid-driven rosé he ever made.

The result is a dry, pale rosé that leans on fresh red fruit and mouthwatering acidity rather than weight or extraction. At 13% ABV, it fits squarely in Swick's house style: wines built for the table, not for sipping in isolation. It drinks best young, well-chilled, alongside food.