2014 Anne Amie Vineyards Winemaker’s Selection Willamette Valley Oregon Pinot Noir

13.4% alc., $25. Winemaker Thomas Houseman crafts this wine from estate vineyards that are farmed as if they are going to be in the highest bottling they produce. He notes, “We try to make the best Willamette Valley bottling every year, regardless of what it costs to make it.” Estate grown, produced and bottled. Aged 10 months in French oak barrels, 11.4% new, 21.4% 1-year, and 67.2% neutral. Aged an additional 6 months in bottle. Unfined and unfiltered. · Moderately light reddish purple color in the glass. Demure aromas of cherry and potpourri lead to a lighter weighted style of wine, offering flavors of red cherry, red berry, spice and oak. Nicely composed and easy to like, with an admirable fruit-driven finish. Score: 89. Reviewed August 29, 2016

Winery: Anne Amie Vineyards
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