2017 The Eyrie Vineyards Pinot Noir Willamette Valley

Community Tasting Notes (17) Avg Score: 90.6 points

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  2/22/2023 - LMArcher Likes this wine:

  Dark ruby robe.
  B, A+, exquisite balance.
  Red cherry , raspberry, earth & spice (cinnamon) notes.

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  1/27/2023 - belfast taxman wrote: 89 Points

  Pale in colour and comparatively low in alcohol yet to begin with this was quite tannic. Once this faded, there was a hint only of cherry or plummy fruit. This was another example of the differences in Oregon PN.

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  10/30/2022 - jnewman77 Likes this wine:

  Similar to prior bottles; easy to enjoy

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  10/8/2022 - foyfrcs Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Pale ruby.
  Blackberry, red cherry, savoury nose.
  Light/medium bodied, red fruits, spice palate.
  Good wine, should drink well for 3/4 years.

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  6/19/2022 - R J Lewis wrote:

  Drunk over 2 days.
  
  Darker/garnet colour.
  Bit mute on opening. Darker/savoury profile, mixed with bright sour dark cherry. Really notable savoury note here too. Woody, not in a new-oak-sweetness way, but in a tree-bark way. Confirmed on palate, pleasing bitter woodiness, maybe remininscent of vermouth/aromatised wine/Campari bitters - flashes of Negroni. Medium bodied profile, very savoury, drinkable soulful wine. Woodiness made me question if there was more whole bunch here (website says max. 5% in the blend, from a 100% whole bunch fermentation vinified seperately).
  So very different to many Oregon PNs I've tried. Such restrained fruit, but the fruit is there and it's delicious. This isn't a wine to impress, it's a wine to come around to.

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