2015 Brooks La Chenaie Vineyard Eola-Amity Hills Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

13.5% alc., pH 3.25, TA 0.62, 125 cases, $48. Wädenswil clone harvested at 23.6º Brix. Native yeast fermentation, aged 18 months in French oak barrels. Cross-flow filtered. · Moderately dark garnet color in the glass. Demure scents of purple berry, black cherry, fertile earth and ripe fruit bin lead to a mid weight plus styled wine with a bountiful core of black cherry fruit accented with nutty oak. Quite earthy, with a moderately firm tannic backbone, a satiny texture and a finish filled with well-ripened fruit. More expressive when tasted the following day from a previously opened and re-corked bottle. Score: 91. Reviewed October 12, 2018

Winery: Brooks Winery
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