Red

Olenik Vineyard Pinot Noir

Chehalem Mountains · Willamette Valley · United States

Fact sheet

roast duck · pork · grilled lamb · mushrooms · soft cheeses · earthy dishes

201393 pts

Expressive and loaded with fruit, mineral and spice components, this powerful wine centers around dense flavors of black cherry and cassis. Threads of coffee, caramel, wet rock and citrus keep coming through, and the wine seems to gain strength as it goes. Just a hint of heat co…
201294 pts

This single-vineyard selection shines, with nuanced layers of granite, lead pencil, pepper and espresso around a core of dense black cherry and cassis. The power and concentration mark it as special. Still compact and lightly earthy, it's blessed with perfectly ripe and proporti…
201090 pts

Tightly-defined raspberry fruit, with sharp and vivid acidity against a backdrop of wet rock, characterizes this young Pinot Noir. The brightness and delicate definition suggests that there are unseen layers of flavor lurking beneath the youthful shell. Give this at least a half…