2018 Belle Pente Murto Vineyard Dundee Hills Pinot Noir

14.1% alc., $45. Indigenous yeast fermentation, aged 18 months in French oak barrels, bottled unfined and unfiltered. · Moderately dark garnet color in the glass. Lovely aromas of black cherry, cardamom, and sous-bois. A deeply-flavored black cherry core fills the mouth without overreaching. Very spicy, with a complimentary trace of nutty oak. Thoroughly enjoyable with supportive tannins, defining acidity and an endless echo of cherry goodness on the finish. Even more beguiling when tasted the following day from a previously opened bottle, when its extroverted nose and tenacious flavor of wild cherry sprinkled with spice and flowers revealed an old vine masterpiece. Score: 96. Reviewed May 30, 2022

Winery: Belle Pente
From article: Vineyards Established 1972-1973