2017 Privé Vineyard Joie de Vivre Estate Chehalem Mountains Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

13.8% alc., 300 magnificently etched and signed bottles, $105. · Moderately light garnet color in the glass. The very deep cherry aroma is complimented by gracious oak. A step up in hedonism, offering a mid weight charge of darker cherry and purple berry fruits that saturate the palate. Plush and expansive in the mouth, yet still feminine in demeanor, with valued inherent structure. The texture is seductively smooth and the finish is ridiculously long. When tasted the following day from a previously opened and recorked bottle, my notes say “Mind-boggling!” Score: 95. Reviewed March 23, 2019

Winery: Privé Vineyard
From article: Recently Tasted Willamette Valley Pinot Noir