2007 Archery Summit "Premier Cuvée" Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

Smoky and peppery when first poured, this well-structured wine fills out with air, yielding scents of sassafras and black cherry. Its concentrated plum flavors drive the finish, along with lavish oak.

The 2007 Pinot Noir Premier Cuvee represents about half of the winery’s total production and contains wine from each of the 5 single vineyards. It spent 10 months in 50% new French oak. Medium to dark ruby-colored, it exhibits a spicy bouquet of cinnamon, allspice, and rose petals. This leads to a medium-bodied wine with attractive, sweet cherry and raspberry flavors but with a slight hole in the mid-palate. The wine has a firm, moderately lengthy finish. (JM)