Cody Wright grew up inside Oregon Pinot son of Ken Wright, working harvests at his father’s eponymous Carlton winery from his early teens and launched Purple Hands in 2005 (later joined by his wife Marque). The Haakon/Lenai vineyard is the family’s estate site in the Dundee Hills, originally planted in 1990 on classic red Jory volcanic soils, with southeast-facing slopes and a mix of Dijon and heritage clones (Pommard, Wadenswil, 777, 114, 115). Dry-farmed and organic, the 2023 leans into bright spice and wild herb sage, tarragon, cardamom wrapped around compact wild and dark berry fruit, with coiled tannins that promise long life.