2014 Cristom, Marjorie Vineyard Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA

2014 Cristom, Marjorie Vineyard Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA

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2014 Cristom, Marjorie Vineyard Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA

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Cristom Vineyard

Cristom Vineyard

Cristom Vineyards is an Oregon wine estate based in the Eola-Amity Hills wine region within the Willamette Valley AVA. Run by the engineer and biochemist Paul Gerrie, it was established in 1992, and it encompasses seven distinct vineyards and 65 acres. The vineyards are planted to high density and yields are low.

The Pinot Noir vineyards (named after family members) include Marjorie, Louise, Jessie, Eileen and Emile, and vineyard-bottlings are produced from each. There is also a Reserve and a Mt Jefferson blend of the appellation. These are outstanding Pinot Noirs with a Burgundian charm and elegance that can age very well.

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Willamette Valley

Willamette Valley

The Willamette Valley Viticultural Area lies in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. At 5,200 square miles (13,500 km2), it is the largest AVA in the state, and contains most of the state's wineries; The Willamette Valley AVA was established in 1984, and since then six  smaller AVAs have been created within the northern portion of Willamette Valley (Dundee Hills, probably the best known, Chehalem Mountains, Eola-Amity Hills, McMinnville, Ribbon Ridge, and Yamhill Carlton ).

Its soils, rich in volcanic and glacial deposits are ideal for wine-growing. This combines with the Willamette Valley’s relatively mild climate: cool, wet winters and warm, dry summers.

The region's terroir provides some of the best conditions for growing Pinot Noir. Although Williamette Valley is worldwide acclaimed for their production of Pinot Noir wines, it also produces such varietals as Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay, Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Sauvignon Blanc, and limited quantities of Cabernet, Merlot and Syrah.

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Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is probably the most frustrating, and at times infuriating, wine grape in the world. However when it is successful, it can produce some of the most sublime wines known to man. This thin-skinned grape which grows in small, tight bunches performs well on well-drained, deepish limestone based subsoils as are found on Burgundy's Côte d'Or.

Pinot Noir is more susceptible than other varieties to over cropping - concentration and varietal character disappear rapidly if yields are excessive and yields as little as 25hl/ha are the norm for some climats of the Côte d`Or.

Because of the thinness of the skins, Pinot Noir wines are lighter in colour, body and tannins. However the best wines have grip, complexity and an intensity of fruit seldom found in wine from other grapes. Young Pinot Noir can smell almost sweet, redolent with freshly crushed raspberries, cherries and redcurrants. When mature, the best wines develop a sensuous, silky mouth feel with the fruit flavours deepening and gamey "sous-bois" nuances emerging.

The best examples are still found in Burgundy, although Pinot Noir`s key role in Champagne should not be forgotten. It is grown throughout the world with notable success in the Carneros and Russian River Valley districts of California, and the Martinborough and Central Otago regions of New Zealand.

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