2013 Lenné Estate Le Nez Yamhill-Carlton Willamette Valley Oregon Pinot Noir

13.4% alc., pH 3.72, TA 0.54, RS <0.05, $30. A blend of five clones in the estate vineyard. Aged 11 months in French oak barrels. · Moderately light reddish purple color in the glass. Like a cabin in the forest, this nose is quite woodsy, with aromas of bark, smoke, spice and black cherry. A bit lean, but offering some gratifying flavors of griotte cherry, raspberry and spice. Forward, early drinking with modest tannins and some cherry-fueled finish. When tasted the following day from a previously opened and re-corked bottle, the fruit flavors had picked up a little intensity, but a green thread lurked in the background. Score: 88. Reviewed March 12, 2016

Winery: Lenné Estate
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