The Eyrie Vineyards Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2015
The Eyrie Vineyards was founded in 1965, when David Lett planted the first Pinot Noir in Oregon's Willamette Valley. The blend combines Pinot from Eyrie’s certified organic estate vineyards (approximately 70%) with fruit from other certified organic old-vine sites. Picked by hand, the grapes are de-stemmed and put into a variety of different sized fermenters where the wine ferments naturally and ages slowly, with 18 months in barrel to clarify without filtration. The resulting wine has an appealing transparency of flavours that veer from spice to wild plum then violets, then a bittersweet, salty hedgerow note and stony, ferrous minerality towards the finish. Texture and delicacy are the hallmarks here, with surprising depth of fruit for a wine that demands so little.
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The Producer The Eyrie Vineyards | Oregon
Eyrie Vineyards founder, the late David Lett, was convinced that the climate of Oregon's Willamette Valley was potentially perfect for growing Pinot noir; but exactly where was the best place to put down roots? Back...
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The Region North America | Oregon
Oregon is located in the Pacific Northwest of America and is regarded as one of the world's most promising wine regions. The state has a wet, maritime climate and has long been noted for the quality of its Pinot Noir...
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The Primary Grape Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir is a noble red wine grape variety that is difficult to grow, but in the right place and under the right climatic conditions it can produce the most delicious in taste, richest and velvety smooth wines in the world....