Evening Land Seven Springs Vineyard La Source Pinot Noir 2014

Professional Ratings

• 96 Wine & Spirits
  La Source comes from the highest point of Seven Springs, and takes advantage of some of its shallowest soils. This is Raj Parr and Sashi Moorman’s first start-to-finish effort after taking over the winemaking of Evening Land’s Oregon wines in January 2014. Despite some concern about stem ripeness, they used 25 percent whole clusters in La Source, and the resulting wine feels effortless and complete. The spice is tea-like and, at first, demonstrative; then the fruit pulls into view and the wine is suddenly airborne, twirling like a dancer, the exuberance of the fruit reined in by the stems, the stems’ assertions mellowed by fruit—the dance itself a deft measure of the wine’s complexity. Packed with flavor, the wine feels weightless all the same, capable of evolving for a decade. (1,611 cases)
• 93 Wine Spectator
  Firm and focused, with powdery tannins around a lively core of rose petal-infused raspberry and blackberry flavors, gliding into a long and expressive finish marked by minerally notes of wet stone. Best from 2018 through 2024. 1,400 cases made.
• 92 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  The 2014 Pinot Noir la Source Seven Springs Vineyard, which from 2012 has only come from the upper part of the vineyard, includes around 50% whole cluster fruit. It has a very Burgundy-inspired bouquet with damp leaves and mulch-like scents infusing the red berry fruit. The delineation is very impressive here and it conveys a very natural style. The palate is medium-bodied with a gorgeous entry, very well defined with pure dark cherries and blueberry fruit, very well-judged acidity and a smooth finish offering just a hint of cassis. This is a lovely Pinot Noir that will age supremely well.