2014 Privé Vineyard le nord Estate Grown Chehalem Mountains Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

13.8% alc., $50. 100% old vine Pommard. · Moderately light reddish purple color in the glass. Nicely perfumed with aromas of dark cherry, cola and complimentary oak. An appealing marriage of dark red cherry and berry fruits, oak vanillin and acid along with a firm, balanced tannic backbone. The finish offers lip-smacking acidity and a bit of alcoholic warmth. The fruit is not as expressive as it will be and the oak is more expressive than it will be. When tasted the following day from a previously opened and re-corked bottle, the wine was a little more showy. Score: 90-91. Reviewed November 22, 2015

Winery: Privé Vineyard
From article: Sips of Recently Tasted Pinot Noir