Cristom Mt Jefferson Pinot Noir 2023 (75cl, 13.5%)

Cristom Mt Jefferson Pinot Noir 2023 is a 100% Pinot Noir from Oregon's Eola-Amity Hills AVA, bottled at 13.5% ABV in a 750ml bottle. The 2023 cuvée draws 77% of its fruit from estate vineyards planted at elevations from 250 to 800 feet. Fermentation uses native yeasts with 45-52% whole cluster inclusion, and the wine ages 10-11 months in French oak barrels, 22-26% new. The nose opens with ripe blackberry and raspberry, then dried lavender, portobello mushroom, cedar, clove, black pepper and tobacco leaf. The palate brings mulberry, cranberry, orange zest, blood orange, brown baking spice and a stony mineral thread. The finish is medium-long, with dark spice, red berry, minerality, leather and dried herbs.