2021 Evelyn's Pinot Noir
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The 2021 Pinot Noir Evelyn's seduces with its cascade of dried roses, rum-soaked cherries and autumnal spices. This is pure elegance, energetic and soothing, with vibrant acidity and crisp red fruits contrasted by sour citrus and hints of steeped plum. It finishes with remarkable length and potent, leaving a licorice and cinnamon tinge and mouth watering for more as gentle tannins tug lightly at the cheeks. What a darling. Evelyn's spends sixteen months refining in 30% new French oak.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jeb Dunnuck
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I love the aromatics that lift from the 2021 Pinot Noir Evelyn's, with spice and anise, wild red berries, and dusty earth. It’s very elegant in style and offers a significant departure in its texture, with a soft, stony mouthfeel, medium to full body, a linear feel, and a more citrus-driven finish, with notes of orange oil lasting long after the wine is gone. Refined with mineral accents, this is going to benefit from time in the cellar to uncoil and should have a long arch in its evolution. Drink 2025-2040. One of the benchmark estates of the Willamette Valley, Doug Tunnell and Melissa Mills began the winery with the first vines they planted in 1990. He is widely mentioned in my travels across the region, especially regarding his farming, which is certified biodynamic through Demeter. The vineyards are planted on southeast-facing slopes in the heart of the Ribbon Ridge AVA. Each of the following wines were tasted at the estate with Doug and his fantastic assistant winemaker Savannah Mills.
Clone 114. In this year twas just a single fermenter. Bottled a month ago so decanted. Luminous garnet. Rich and layered. Racy, spicy, very beautifully balanced and lots of acidity. (JR)