2014 Airlie Vintner’s Blend Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

13.6% alc., 150 cases, $40. 50% Dunn Forest Vineyard and 50% BeckenRidge Vineyard. · Moderate garnet color in the glass. The nose offers an appealing marriage of fruit (purple and black berries) and oak. Similar in flavor profile to the Willamette Valley bottling but with more attack, mid palate sap and longer finish. Beautifully balanced, with the right touch of oak spice, a creamy texture and blessed tannins. Even more generous and pleasing when tasted the following day from a previously opened and re-corked bottle. Score: 92. Reviewed November 12, 2017

Winery: Airlie Winery
From article: Sips of Recently Tasted Pinot Noir & Chardonnay