Great detail here. Rated 91 by Wine Enthusiast 25 years later, second-generation winegrower and owner Tom Gerrie leads winemaker Steve Doerner and our tenured viticulture team in tending our Estate vineyards, and producing elegant, dynamic wines, recognizable by our hallmark style of whole-cluster fermentation by native yeasts.
Displays impressive clarity and spicy thrust on the finish, which features smoothly interwoven tannins and suave, clinging floral and mineral notes. Be first to | Powered by Additional Information on Cristom Pinot Noir Eileen 2017 The finish lingers gracefully, and a bit more bottle age may help to soften up the tannins. Rated 91 by Wine Spectator Eola - Amity Hills - Willamette Valley - Oregon - United States Rated 95 by Vinous Media Whole-cluster fermentations by native yeast and extended aging in French oak are the hallmarks of the Cristom winemaking style. Bright red. Order must be placed by 8/31/2020.
This pinot, from the top elevations of Cristom’s property, topping out at 720 feet, dramatizes a tension between savory whole-cluster scents and luminous lean-fruit expression. Original planting of the Eileen Vineyard began in 1997 and was later expanded in 2006, resulting in a total of 16.61 acres, (6.72 hectacres) and making Eileen … "Cristom Vineyards began a quarter of a century ago as a collaboration between an engineer and a biochemist who each possessed a deep-rooted respect for the land, the natural winemaking process, and Pinot Noir. Drink now through 2024. Cristom Vineyards 2017 The High & The Low is composed of equal parts of our Eileen and Louise Vineyards—the highest and lowest-elevation Pinot noir plantings on our Eola-Amity Hills estate, separated by approximately 300 feet of elevation.
The palate has very assertive red cherries with elegant tannins that are paper-fine, but have combined length and strength. Rated 95 by Vinous Media 94 Points, James Suckling, jamessuckling.com: "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. With minimal intervention during the winemaking process, Tom, Steve and team strive to craft wines that are an honest recording of both the vineyard and the vintage, producing the ultimate expressions of the stellar fruit we’re fortunate enough to work with. 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. Bold, substantial raspberry and black cherry fruits anchor this block selection, wrapped in the drying astringency of tea leaves. An intensely perfumed bouquet displays ripe red/blue fruit, baking spice, incense qualities and a strong, mineral overtone. About 9,000 cases are made annually. 95 VM; 94 JS; 95 W&S; What is this? The Wine.