2014 Devona Pinot Noir Freedom Hill Vineyard

Full Pull

• By Paul Zitarelli
  Full Pull Devona (+Spring Release REMINDER), 4/30/2017, (See more on Full Pull...)

  (Devona Pinot Noir Freedom Hill Vineyard) Spring Release Event REMINDER: We’re debuting several new wines at a spring release event on Saturday May 6. Our partner winemaker in Block Wines, Morgan Lee, will be in the house from 11am to 3pm, pouring alongside Paul Z. They’ll be pouring the new vintage of Chenin Blanc, the debut of Discovery Vineyard Block 1 Cabernet Sauvignon, and the recently-released Full Pull & Friends sparkling wine. Probably a few other goodies too. You’re certainly welcome to come down after 3pm as well. We’ll be open until 7pm, with our usual band of merry Full Pullers behind the bar from 3-7pm. We're expecting an extra-busy day, so if you’re planning to come down and pick up wine, *please do make an appointment using our online module.* ---- Hello friends. One of the best developments in northwest winemaking over the past year has been to witness the launch and growth of John and Molly Abbott’s Devona. These are two of the best people in the northwest wine trade, and John has long been among my favorite winemakers working in Washington. During his years at Abeja, he crafted many a Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay (and Syrah and Merlot and Viognier and etc etc) that I, and our list members, found deeply charming. With Devona, the focus has returned to John’s first love: Pinot Noir. Much of John’s early winemaking career was spent making Pinot, and I always had the sense (via many a conversation about Burgundy and Oregon and Champagne) that he desired to hear its siren call again. With this release, John and Molly will be settling into a more predictable pattern for the winery: Pinot Noirs in the springtime, Chardonnay and another-red-wine-I-won’t-name (because it will get people excited and I don’t know yet whether we’re going to receive an allocation) in the autumn. On that note, consider joining the Devona mailing list if you love John’s wines. While the Abbotts have been very generous with their allotments to Full Pull over the past year, these are always going to be highly limited wines, and the best way to guarantee yourself a future allocation is to join their list. Today we have a pair of Pinots: one from a familiar vineyard (we’ve offered the 2012 and 2013 vintage from Devona) and one a debutante. Both are quite rare. I’m not sure if there’s another retail account in Seattle (or in the United States for that matter) that will receive a decent allocation of either of these wines. And neither will be available for reorder; anything we don’t take will be snapped up by the eager beavers on the Devona mailing list. Seekey for # of bottles currently available.