Charming nose of cherries, wild currants, dried herbs and forest floor. Medium-bodied with crisp acidity. Vivid, nervy and crispy throughout. There is a spicy dimension with a transparent, succulent character at the end. Drink or hold.

The 2022 Pinot Noir Eola-Amity Hills Cuvée is a seductress, woodsy and savory at first as gorgeous notes of crushed raspberry meet blue and purple florals. It’s round and supple yet not weighty in feel, with cool-toned acidity and crisp wild berry fruits that are nicely accentuated by a tinge of sweet spice toward the close. An air of ground clove and cedar lingers above a bed of well-formed tannins as this finishes long and gently structured. The balance here promises future development. (EG) 93+

An elegant, cool and strikingly pretty nose combines notes of violet, plum, black cherry and spiced tea. The supple, rich and seductively textured middle weight flavors possess a caressing yet vibrant mouthfeel before terminating in a dusty, youthfully austere and bitter pit fruit-inflected finish that displays excellent length. This could use better depth but the underlying potential to develop seems manifest. Lovely. *Outstanding*