2009 Cristom "Sommers Reserve" Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

This blend is focused on Cristom‰۪s four Eola-Amity Hills vineyards. It‰۪s a dense m̩lange of stem spice, smoke, graham flour and tobacco, with plummy fruit that absorbs the savory elements, and a sturdy oak component that cradles the lot of it in a warm embrace. Tasted over several days it gains polish and elegance, the oak integrating into something more burnished and structural, lending direction without weight.