2021 J. Christopher 'Basalte' Pinot Noir, Chehalem Mountains, USA (750ml) Pink singed orange peel and exotic

singed orange peel and exotic spice

clove and bramble

Barrel aging in French oak lends vanilla bean and cedar spice

Full-bodied and soft

2021 J. Christopher 'Basalte' Pinot Noir, Chehalem Mountains, USA (750ml) Pink singed orange peel and exoticWINEMAKER'S NOTES: The Basalte Pinot Noir is J. Christopher's bedrock bottling from the Willamette Valley. It is sourced from vineyards in two AVAs Chehalem Mountains and Dundee Hills that have fairly thin volcanic clay topsoil over fractured basalt. This type of very rocky soil lends itself to full bodied, firmly structured wines. The Basalte captures this expressive character of the soil, with deep red fruit and a fine tannic structure that