Evesham Wood Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2019
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James
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A truly artisanal, hands-off Pinot Noir made the same way as their single-vineyard wines at a most reasonable price. Focused, floral aromatics foreground red cherry, sour cherry and spice on the nose moving to riper plum and savory mouth-filing fruit with juicy acid and a succulence on the finish.
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James Suckling
Very pure dried strawberry and dried orange zest on the nose, as well as ash. It’s medium-to full-bodied with fine tannins. Slate, stone and bark undertones to the subtle fruit. I like the freshness and focus. Linear and bright. Drink now or hold.
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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.