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Sunday, January 15, 2023 - Tasting this in January, 2023 and this is banging!
This is exactly the kind of thing you want your Pinot Noir to do if you have the patience to age it this long. It's sliding into this incredible layered complexity that really forces you to pause for a moment and consider just what is going on in your glass.

The very first top note that comes out and hits you is this beautiful dry, dusty, chalkboard eraser sort of powder note. As the woodsy spice starts to come in, it makes it appear more as a dried twig sort of thing. There is some fruit lurking behind there but the minerals and Earth really takes center stage. Perhaps you can coax a little plum out of there or dried cherry.

Fully resolved tannins melt like butter on the palate, and intense acidity really delivers flavor to every corner of the mouth.

This would really tickle any Burgundy lover, And I wish I could share it with anyone who doubts the staying power of Willamette Valley Pinot Noir. Absolutely superb!

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