2014 CRISTOM "EILEEN VINEYARD" WILLAMETTE VALLEY PINOT NOIR
2014 CRISTOM "EILEEN VINEYARD" WILLAMETTE VALLEY PINOT NOIR, OREGON. 100% Pinot Noir.
94 points Vinous Media: "Brilliant red. Highly fragrant, expansive scents of ripe red berries, Asian spices, blood orange and candied rose; a smoky mineral element builds in the glass. Silky and seamless in texture, offering palate-staining raspberry and floral pastille flavors that show a striking interplay of depth and vivacity. Closes sweet, gently tannic and impressively long, delivering lingering notes of emphatic red berry, spice and floral pastille." (12/2016)
92+ points Wine Advocate: "Pale ruby-purple colored, the 2014 Pinot Noir Eileen is closed to begin with, opening out to expressive Bing cherry, pomegranate and cinnamon stick notes plus suggestions of dried bay leaves, dusty earth and cloves. Medium-bodied, the palate is very fine, fresh and spicy, with wonderfully ripe, silt-like tannins and plenty of freshness, finishing long with baking spice nuances." (08/2017)
About: Cristom Vineyards is an Oregon wine producer and vineyard based near Salem in the Eola-Amity Hills wine region within the Willamette Valley AVA. They are sustainably farmed and produced recognized as one of Wine & Spirit Magazine's "Most Popular Wines in America's Top Restaurants".
Cristom Vineyards was established by visionary founder, Paul Gerrie and his wife Eileen in 1992, who each possess a deep-rooted respect for the land, the natural winemaking process, and Pinot Noir. More than 25 years later, second-generation winegrower and owner Tom Gerrie leads winemaker Steve Doerner and our tenured viticulture team in tending our Estate vineyards, and producing elegant, dynamic wines, recognizable by our hallmark style of whole-cluster fermentation by native yeasts.
Their winemaking philosophy begins with respect for the land and estate vines. They are proud to be Certified Sustainable by Low Input Viticulture & Enology (LIVE), both in the winery which they run responsibly, and in the fields, that are thoughtfully and meticulously farmed with a focus on quality. The four estate Pinot Noir vineyards - Eileen, Jessie, Louise and Marjorie, named for Gerrie family matriarchs - each possess natural variances in soil, elevation and exposition. With minimal intervention during the winemaking process, Tom, Steve and team strive to craft wines that are an honest recording of both the vineyard and the vintage, producing the ultimate expressions of the stellar fruit they are fortunate enough to work with. Recognized globally as a leading producer in the Willamette Valley, their wines continue to be a unique blend of tradition, modernity and finesse.
94 points Vinous Media: "Brilliant red. Highly fragrant, expansive scents of ripe red berries, Asian spices, blood orange and candied rose; a smoky mineral element builds in the glass. Silky and seamless in texture, offering palate-staining raspberry and floral pastille flavors that show a striking interplay of depth and vivacity. Closes sweet, gently tannic and impressively long, delivering lingering notes of emphatic red berry, spice and floral pastille." (12/2016)
92+ points Wine Advocate: "Pale ruby-purple colored, the 2014 Pinot Noir Eileen is closed to begin with, opening out to expressive Bing cherry, pomegranate and cinnamon stick notes plus suggestions of dried bay leaves, dusty earth and cloves. Medium-bodied, the palate is very fine, fresh and spicy, with wonderfully ripe, silt-like tannins and plenty of freshness, finishing long with baking spice nuances." (08/2017)
About: Cristom Vineyards is an Oregon wine producer and vineyard based near Salem in the Eola-Amity Hills wine region within the Willamette Valley AVA. They are sustainably farmed and produced recognized as one of Wine & Spirit Magazine's "Most Popular Wines in America's Top Restaurants".
Cristom Vineyards was established by visionary founder, Paul Gerrie and his wife Eileen in 1992, who each possess a deep-rooted respect for the land, the natural winemaking process, and Pinot Noir. More than 25 years later, second-generation winegrower and owner Tom Gerrie leads winemaker Steve Doerner and our tenured viticulture team in tending our Estate vineyards, and producing elegant, dynamic wines, recognizable by our hallmark style of whole-cluster fermentation by native yeasts.
Their winemaking philosophy begins with respect for the land and estate vines. They are proud to be Certified Sustainable by Low Input Viticulture & Enology (LIVE), both in the winery which they run responsibly, and in the fields, that are thoughtfully and meticulously farmed with a focus on quality. The four estate Pinot Noir vineyards - Eileen, Jessie, Louise and Marjorie, named for Gerrie family matriarchs - each possess natural variances in soil, elevation and exposition. With minimal intervention during the winemaking process, Tom, Steve and team strive to craft wines that are an honest recording of both the vineyard and the vintage, producing the ultimate expressions of the stellar fruit they are fortunate enough to work with. Recognized globally as a leading producer in the Willamette Valley, their wines continue to be a unique blend of tradition, modernity and finesse.
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