2022 Martin Woods, Jessie James Vineyard Eola-Amity Hills Pinot Noir

tasting notes red-black cherries, forest floor & subtle tree bark spice—elegant & balanced texture with a mouth-watering fine thread of structure, acidity and minerals framing the fruit—long, resonant finish, both complex and immediately pleasurable   ava: Eola-Amity Hills elevation & aspect: 675 ft, East-facing slope soil series: Nekia (rocky volcanic basalt, shallow topsoil) planted: 1996—Wadenswil & Pommard & Dijon 113/114/115 farming: Dry-Farmed, Organic management harvest: October 5, 2021 whole cluster: 12% elevage: 15 months (6 month without sulfur); average barrel age 4-5 years bottled: Jan. 5, 2021, without fining,13.5% Alc. Decanter magazine review: 95 Points