2016 Holocene Pinot Noir Memorialis
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Leading off the barrel samples, the 2016 Pinot Noir Memorialis is a ripe, rounded Pinot Noir that has beautiful notes of exotic flowers, violets, black raspberries and sweet cherries. It’s a seamless beauty that will certainly end up being an outstanding wine. While falling outside the purview of this report, I’m always able to taste these Oregon releases from winemaker Todd Alexander at my tasting at Force Majeure. These are rich, yet classic Oregon Pinot Noirs that have singular characters. I’m thrilled to be able to include the wines here.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate
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From the record heat breaking 2016 vintage, the 2016 Pinot Noir Memorialis is another impressive Pinot Noir from winemaker Todd Alexander. Medium to full-bodied, ripe, beautifully textured and layered, with a deep, floral core as well as ample black raspberry and cherry fruit, it’s slightly more restrained than the Apocrypha release, with plenty of class and elegance. It too is aging in 40% new French oak. Both of these Pinot Noirs are beautiful.