Juicy, primary and very intensely flavored, expressive and penetrating. Lovely clarifying acids. Finishes with very suave tannins and an explosion of berry flavors. Extremely impressive for a basic bottling. Reserve Pinot Noir Bright, deep red-ruby.
Primal nose features raspberry, strawberry and a hint of bourbony oak.
Succulent and intensely flavored with ripe acids nicely framing the wine's superb fruit. It's hard to believe that this bottling won't ultimately surpass the winery's basic Willamette Valley release. Flamboyant aromas of blackberry, black raspberry, cocoa powder, menthol and spiced oak. Very long finish features suave, even tannins. These wines are in short supply and demand is strong.