Cristom Eileen Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021
Description
Ferme, vibrant et persistant, ce rouge porte le nom de la cofondatrice de Cristom, Eileen Gerrie, mère de l'actuel propriétaire, Tom Gerrie. Comme tous les vins de cette maison, il a été élaboré avec la moitié des grappes entières sans égrappage et en utilisant des levures indigènes, ce qui contribue à sa tanicité ferme. Intense et minéral, il se distingue également par la présence de fruits rouges mûrs avec une touche sucrée en finale
Fiche technique
Dégustation
Vignoble et élaboration
L'avis des experts
At the top of this estate site, the Eileen Vineyard sits adjacent to Eola's iconic Temperance Hill and stares down the barrel of the Van Duzer Corridor, where those Pacific winds take dead aim at this part of the AVA. The resulting wine is a study in Eola-Amity terroir, a combination of soil diversity and those famed winds that make this place possible. White pepper and crushed basalt aromas blend with violet florals and juicy cut blood orange. The palate is fleshy, with a core of dark fruit wrapped up in savoury elegance, white pepper, and spice from these stony hills carry the wine into its amply structured finish.
A deep saturated ruby, the 2021 Pinot Noir Eileen Vineyard is more aromatically reserved initially but opens in the glass to emerging notes of rocky earth, ripe black and blue fruit, and wild herbs. It already displays a tension aromatically that carries over to the palate, where the wine is full-bodied, with a weightless feel, ripe, well-structured tannins, and a tension-packed, ripe core. It has a nervous energy at this stage that bodes well for significant aging potential over the next 15 to 20 years. It’s a remarkable wine that demands aging time.
The 2021 Pinot Noir Eileen Vineyard, matured for 18 months in 34% new French oak, is scented of cranberry sauce, forest floor, potpourri, mushrooms and cardamom. The light-bodied palate is chalky and vibrant with understated fruit and a long, spicy finish. It will benefit from a few years in bottle. 786 cases were made
Focused, dense, elegant and vibrant, with dominating aromas of sour cherries, cinnamon, dried herbs and mild spices. It’s medium-bodied with fresh acidity. Poised, with plenty of energy all along. Agile and succulent with some white pepper character kicking in toward the long finish. Drink now or hold.
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