Cristom Mt. Jefferson Cuvee Pinot Noir 2021 (750ML)

97 IWR / 94 JS / 16.5+ JR

Notes of wild huckleberry, perfumed notes, toasted anise, flowers, spiced red plum, and a hint of tangerine zest combine beautifully on the tongue. Delivering perfect balance, mouthwatering acidity and rounded tannins, this will be a fun wine to watch of the next ten years to see how it evolves with age. Highly recommended.-International Wine Report

Pretty notes of mulberries, spiced cherries, cloves and tea leaves. Some mushroom. It’s so silky, supple and delicious with very fine tannins. I like the savory tightness and minerality. Some rusty hints, too. Tight finish. 43% whole cluster. Drink from 2024. - James Suckling

The flagship wine of the house, the jeweled rub-colored 2021 Pinot Noir Mt. Jefferson Cuvée is flush with pure primary fruit up front, including notes of ripe wild cherry, crushed flowers, and dusty earth. Medium to full-bodied, it displays good purity and ripeness on the palate, with mouth-filling fruit and a clean finish. Long on the palate, this is a killer value to drink over the next 5-7 years.-Audrey Frick, Jeb Dunnuck

52% estate fruit from Eileen, Jessie, Louise, Marjorie and Paul Gerrie vineyards with the remaining 48% sourced from 22 different vineyards in the Eola-Amity Hills. All fruit was hand-harvested. 44% whole-cluster fermented. 100% ambient-yeast fermentations. 1–3 punchdowns daily with occasional pumpovers in 1.5- to 7-ton open-top fermenters. Matured 11 months in 20% new French oak barrels. Bottled unfined and unfiltered. TA 5.9 g/l, pH 3.51.
Pale purple turning to ruby. Vibrant nose with black and red fruit, violets and a forest-floor earthiness. The palate is still coiled tight with racy acidity, fine tannin and a pleasing spicy whole-bunch character. Less concentration than the 2022 Mt Jefferson but very pleasing with a lengthy fresh finish. Dec 8th/ 2023 Jancis Robinson Wine of the Week--(SCJ), Jancis Robinson