Evesham Wood Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2018
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A truly artisanal, hands-off pinot noir made the same way as our single-vineyard wines at a most easonable price. Bright and aromatic with red cherry, sour cherry and spice on the nose moving to riper plum and savory mouth-filing fruit with juicy acid and a succulance on the finish.
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James Suckling
Aromas of cocoa powder with brambly berries and cherries in behind, as well as forest-wood notes. The palate has a very fresh, fine and crisp feel with dark-berry, cherry and chocolate flavors holding sway over a fresh, chiseled-tannin finish. Drink or hold.
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Wine Enthusiast
Even in a Pinot portfolio packed with value, this may top them all. Pinpoint balance spotlights spicy berry fruit, ripe and well-managed tannins, and surprising length. The herbal highlights are properly constrained, and the finish suggests that it could even age further for up to five years
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James
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Home of some of the planet’s most amazingly elegant and expressive Pinot noir, the Willamette Valley is a pastoral, mixed landscape of green, bucolic rolling hills, dramatic forestlands and small, independent, friendly wine growers. As a leader in environmental stewardship, the valley has some of the nation’s most protective land use policies, with two-thirds of its vineyards farmed sustainably and over half, organically. While the valley claims a cool, continental climate, and is heavily influenced by the cold, moist winds of the Pacific Ocean, its warm and dry summers allow for the steady, even ripening of Pinot noir.
The potential of Willamette Valley Pinot noir continues to attract the investment of serious growers and winemakers both locally and from abroad, as naturally the finished wines bring accolades from professionals and enthusiasts. With a range of styles from delicate dried cherry, raspberry and hibiscus to stronger notes of truffle, mocha, plum and spice, a fine Willamette Valley Pinot noir is a perfect expression of both character and grace.