2021 Nicolas Jay Pinot Noir L'Ensemble
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The 2021 Pinot Noir L'Ensemble comes from grapes across several appellations, including McMinnville, Eola-Amity Hills, Dundee Hills, Yamhill-Carlton and, most recently, Tualatin Hills. It takes plenty of air for its initial flintiness to give way to cranberries, raspberries, rose petals, blood orange and tea leaves. The palate features layered, complex flavors. It's structured by velvety tannins, and its mouthwatering acidity calls you back to the glass for another nuanced sip. Bottled under Diam corks, it opens dramatically over time and will reward 3-5+ years' cellaring.
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The 2021 Pinot Noir L'Ensemble lifts from the glass with a dark and pleasantly herbal-tinged bouquet of crushed black cherries, brown spice and hints of cocoa. Silky-smooth with tart red berry depths, this saturates the palate as tannins slowly amass toward the close. Inner rose combines with raspberry and touches of citrus as the 2021 finishes long and staining yet only lightly tannic. 33% new French oak.
A jeweled ruby hue, the 2021 Pinot Noir L'Ensemble needs a little time to open in the glass before revealing aromas of fresh pine, ripe cherry liqueur, and toasted spice. Supple and medium to full-bodied, with ripe tannins, it delivers elegant freshness and wonderful purity through its long, mouthwatering, seamless finish. Drink 2025-2037. This powerhouse team of Jean-Nicolas Méo of Méo Camuzet in Burgundy and music entrepreneur Jay Boberg are producing some incredible and exciting Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in the Willamette Valley. The following wines were tasted at their new tasting room facility in the Dundee Hills.