Clay Court Pinot Noir

Ficha técnica

Tipo

Red

Uva

Pinot Noir

País

United States

Região

Chehalem Mountains · Willamette Valley

Denominação

Chehalem Mountains

Corpo

medium

Acidez

high

Tanino

medium

Doçura

dry

Safras avaliadas

• 201591 pts

  Pommard and Dijon clones planted in 2001 fuel this tasty wine. Its dusty plum and black cherry fruit carries a touch of dark chocolate, all framed by firm yet polished tannins. Built to age, it can be enjoyed now with a good decanting.

• 201493 pts

  A standout among the winery's single-vineyard selections, this big-boned effort brings flavors of chewy cherry alongside a citrus highlight and a definite underpinning of wet stone and clay. Texturally compelling, it should age gracefully through 2024.

• 201394 pts

  Though the 2013 vintage has generally been deemed a challenging one, this astonishing bottling proves that great wine can be made somewhere in almost any year. This warm and fruity, perfectly structured single-vineyard effort opens with a smooth and supple palate offering strawb…

• 201291 pts

  Sourced from a 15-acre vineyard on Parrett Mountain, this displays single vineyard specificity. Entry is surprisingly soft, and (perhaps influenced by the name) there seems to be a pleasing clay-like quality to the mouthfeel. Clean blueberry fruit leads into a tasty, balanced fi…