2017 Sylvanus Estate The Cipher Yamhill-Carlton Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

13.5% alc., 75 cases, $65. 100% whole cluster Pommard clone. Aged in French oak barrels, 66% new. · Moderate garnet color in the glass. Enjoyable aromas of black fruits and fertile soil arrive over time in the glass. A middleweight wine with personality, offering flavors of earth-kissed purple berries and the slightest dusting of oak. Silken in texture, with good energy, firm but not aggressive tannins, and a modest, plum-driven finish. Unchanged when tasted the following day from a previously opened and re-corked bottle. Score: 92. Reviewed March 23, 2019

Winery: Sylvanus Estate
From article: Recently Tasted Willamette Valley Pinot Noir