2017 Big Table Farm Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

13.5% alc., 2,509 cases, $45. Released March 4, 2019. All Northern Willamette Valley vineyards that winemaker Brian Marcy works with are included in this blend. More affordable because more of it is made, but it gets the same care and handling as the rest of the wines. Unfined and unfiltered. · Moderately light garnet color in the glass. A complex nose reflects whole cluster fermentation, with aromas of dark berries, fertile earth, burnt tobacco, rose petal, herbs and exotic spices. A wine with character, offering flavors of dark red cherries and berries, earth and mushroom. Sleek, with healthy tannins and good energy. Better when tasted the following day from a previously opened bottle, although the whole cluster tannins may require a few years to fully resolve. Score: 91. Reviewed July 8, 2019

Winery: Big Table Farm
From article: Extensive Tasting of 2016 & 2017 Vintage Willamette Valley Pinot Noir