2015 Cristom Pinot Noir Marjorie Vineyard
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Brilliant red. Powerful red berry liqueur, Asian spice and incense aromas are brightened by a smoky mineral nuance that builds steadily in the glass. Sappy, sweet and penetrating in the mouth, offering vibrant raspberry, cherry and floral pastille flavors joined by lively five-spice powder and white pepper accents. Spicy and seamless on the finish, showing silky, harmonious tannins and superb, floral-dominated persistence.
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Josh Raynolds
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate
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Pale to medium ruby-purple, the 2015 Pinot Noir Marjorie Vineyard leaps from the glass with notes of cherry cordial, violets, rose hip tea and chocolate box plus wafts of forest floor and black pepper. Medium-bodied, the palate is tautly structured with firm, grippy tannins and a great backbone of lively acidity, finishing with lingering earthy notes.
The 2015 Pinot Noir Marjorie Vineyard is impossible to ignore. It wafts from the glass with a cascade of cedary spices, incense, dusty rose, white pepper and dried strawberries. Silken and pliant on the palate, it offers ripe red and blue fruits complemented by sweet lavender tones. Fresh acidity maintains energy and balance even as grippy tannins resonate through the long, pleasantly earthy finish. This 2015 is in a lovely evolutionary place, still primary yet slowly resolving. What a fantastic wine.