Red

Black Family Estate Pinot Noir

The Four Graces

Dundee Hills · Willamette Valley · United States

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Pinot Noir
Country
United States
Region
Dundee Hills · Willamette Valley
Appellation
Dundee Hills
Body
medium
Acidity
high
Tannin
medium
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

roast duck · coq au vin · sautéed mushrooms · Brie cheese · lamb · grilled tuna

Rated vintages

  • 201292 pts

    Ripe, tannic and leathery (in a good sense), this brings concentrated flavors of cherry compôte, Campari and baking spices. It's aromatic and mouthfilling, and delivers ample pleasure.

  • 201190 pts

    A good effort in a cool vintage, the winery's top cuvée brings tart cranberry and cherry fruit, racy and fresh, along with flavors of stem and herb. The wine spent 11 months in barrel, but shows no significant oak flavors.

  • 200588 pts

    This is a very interesting wine. It has many different flavor threads that have not quite interwoven. To begin there is a surplus of acid, leaving a chalky sensation that has not yet smoothed out. The fruit flavors are also sharp and tart—red fruits from wild berries to pomegran…