2017 Cristom Eileen Vineyard Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills, USA (750ml) 15 Year Old She employs barrel fermentation in

She employs barrel fermentation in French oak and lees-stirring regimes for creamy texture

giving way to savory black olive tapenade before showing notes of crème brûlée on the long

tannins are beautifully integrated

The balance is tense

2017 Cristom Eileen Vineyard Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills, USA (750ml) 15 Year Old She employs barrel fermentation inTASTING NOTES: "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. The palate has very assertive red cherries with elegant tannins that are paper fine, but have combined length and strength. Great detail here. Drink or hold." James Suckling, 94 pts