2017 Cristom Eileen Vineyard Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills, USA (750ml) Monte Rosso subtle toast in the background

subtle toast in the background

the 2016 Spring Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon is bold yet bright with a pronounced licorice finish

good balance

Sourced from a half-dozen vineyards in the Eola-Amity Hills and wider Willamette A

A solid chard with sliced cooked apple

2017 Cristom Eileen Vineyard Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills, USA (750ml) Monte Rosso subtle toast in the backgroundTASTING NOTES: "This has a very bright array of rich red cherries, together with a herbal accent and a thread of rose like perfume, as well as autumnal leaves and sweet, woody spices. The palate has very assertive red cherries with elegant tannins that are paper fine, but have combined length and strength. Great detail here. Drink or hold." James Suckling, 94 pts