Purple Hands Lone Oak Ranch Pinot Noir 2023
(Willamette Valley, Oregon) - [WS 93] [DM 90]

Owner and winemaker Cody Wright is the son of noted Oregon winemaker, Ken Wright. His stepfather, Rollin Soles, runs Argyle Winery, and his mother, Corby Stonebraker-Soles, now married to Rollin, is a partner in ROCO. Cody grew up in the Willamette Valley and worked at wineries in Oregon, New Zealand and Australia. He now divides his time between working as assistant winemaker at ROCO Winery and his own brand.

Over the past 40 years, Cody’s family has created a legacy of quality in the Oregon wine industry. Their winemaking styles and techniques helped Oregon’s Willamette Valley become the premium Pinot noir producing region in the world. At Purple Hands, Cody continues to build on the standard of excellence initiated by the previous generation.

Lone Oak Ranch is intended as an introduction to Purple Hands, sold exclusively through our distributors. It is a cuvée from seven premier vineyards from f ive Willamette Valley AVAs: Dundee Hills, Yamhill-Carlton, Ribbon Ridge, Eola-Amity, and Mount Pisgah. This elegant Pinot Noir includes fruit from all of our vineyard-designates.

Appelation: Willamette Valley

Grape Varietal: 100% Pinot Noir

Aging: 10 months in French Oak, 10% New

Ageability: Up to 10+ years

Alcohol: 13.5%

pH: 3.7

Production: 5,440 cases

Winemaking: Purple Hands is a low intervention, purity-driven winery. Ferments are a mixture of techniques: native yeasts, and some commercial strains as needed. 25% whole cluster for 2023. Skin macerations are vintage-dependent styles. Wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered to retain the honesty of the vineyard and vintage

Ratings & Reviews

93 Points - Wine Spectator:
"Expressive and handsomely sculpted, with rich raspberry and guava flavors accented by dusky spices and black tea. Builds tension toward refined tannins. Drink now through 2033. 5,400 cases made." - Tim Fish (Jul 2025)

93 Points - James Suckling (2022):
Bright and vivid pinot with notes of cherries, raspberries, dried hibiscus and potpourri. Medium-bodied, juicy and fresh, with fine tannins and delicious red fruit character. Chalk and minerals in the finish. Drink now or hold.

90 Points - Decanter Magazine:
"The Lone Oak Ranch bottling is a blend across a variety of Willamette Valley vineyards that Purple Hands works with, showing aromas of tea leaf, and on the palate, dark fruits, turned earth and a mushroom and salty soy umami depth that clings to the lengthy finish. (Drink 2025-2033)" - Clive Pursehouse (Apr 2025)