2016 | Nicolas-Jay | Pinot Noir

Brilliant red. Highly perfumed, spice-accented aromas of dark berries and cherry pit, with violet, musky rhubarb and woodsmoke flourishes building in the glass. Offers bitter cherry, black raspberry, floral pastille and spicecake flavors that show very good concentration. A snap of juicy acidity provides back-end lift. The cherry and floral notes build steadily through a very long, penetrating finish that's supported by chewy, slow-mounting tannins.

Reviews:

• Wine Enthusiast: Young and a bit chewy, this brings a nicely-layered mix of orange peel, almond paste, black cherry, sassafras and cola, all in good proportion. Those well-integrated components are further highlighted with a streak of iron ore and graphite. The complexity is already impressive, and seems sure to improve with age.

• James Suckling: Really lovely cherries and brambly raspberries, graphite and red flowers on the nose, leading to a rich and dark, deep, plush and spicy palate that has a very pure core of satiny, silky fruit flavor.

Producer Information

The story of Nicolas-Jay spans the more than three-decade friendship between our founders, Burgundian winemaker Jean-Nicolas Méo and music entrepreneur Jay Boberg. Their mutual love of Pinot Noir, and desire to create something lasting together, drew them to the North Willamette Valley. Our viticulture and winemaking are informed by years of working the soils of Burgundy’s Grand Crus, an understanding we bring to old-vine sites in Oregon, including our own organically farmed estate Bishop Creek vineyard, as well as our 53-acre Dundee Hills Estate. It is from these unique sites that Jean-Nicolas, Jay and associate winemaker Tracy Kendall craft Nicolas-Jay Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. We also offer a sumptuous tasting room and outdoor patio, while our Confrérie (wine club) offers captivating wines for a close-knit community of wine lovers. Viens avec nous.

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