Cristom MT JEFFERSON CUVEE Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 2022 750ml

Clive Pursehouse writes:  Made from 62% estate fruit and spending 11 months in barrel, this is Cristom's appellation wine, and it more than delivers, as they take the same approach they do with their single-vineyard bottlings. Bright and open aromatics of red berries, spearmint and savoury herbs. The palate is light and fresh with ample structure owing to the Eola-Amity spice and Cristom's whole structure approach—flavours of blue and red berries, savoury thyme and crushed basalt minerality.  Drinking 2023 - 2030   - Decanter 93

James Suckling writes:  Pretty notes of mulberries, spiced cherries, cloves and tea leaves. Some mushroom. It’s so silky, supple and delicious with very fine tannins. I like the savory tightness and minerality. Some rusty hints, too. Tight finish. 43% whole cluster. Drink from 2024.  - James Suckling 94

Audrey Frick writes:  The flagship wine of the house, the jeweled rub-colored 2021 Pinot Noir Mt. Jefferson Cuvée is flush with pure primary fruit up front, including notes of ripe wild cherry, crushed flowers, and dusty earth. Medium to full-bodied, it displays good purity and ripeness on the palate, with mouth-filling fruit and a clean finish. Long on the palate, this is a killer value to drink over the next 5-7 years.  Drinking 2023 - 2030  - Jeb Dunnuck 92+

Samantha Cole-Johnson writes:  Pale purple turning to ruby. Vibrant nose with black and red fruit, violets and a forest-floor earthiness. The palate is still coiled tight with racy acidity, fine tannin and a pleasing spicy whole-bunch character. Less concentration than the 2022 Mt Jefferson but very pleasing with a lengthy fresh finish.  - Jancis Robinson 18.5

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