2022 Cristom "Jessie" Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon, USAABOUT THIS WINE The Jessie Vineyard, named after founder Paul Gerries great grandmother, is the steepest and most dramatic of Cristoms estate sites, rising from 300 to 600 feet on the eastern side of the Eola Amity Hills. Planted in 1994 to a diverse selection of Pinot Noir clones, the vineyards volcanic basalt soils (primarily Nekia and Jory) and southwestern exposure yield fruit of natural intensity and vibrancy. The 2022 vintage was shaped by a

Pere is a very small domain focused on estate-bottling

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and others planted together and harvested at once

The biggest threats are oidium and mildew

Designed to be immediately enjoyable while retaining the nuance typical of Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

The 2016 vintage is characterized by its balance and concentration

Seimaibuai:50%

his father Alain Chapel would often host winemakers at his restaurant

striking a keen balance between mineral aromas and explosive flavours on the palate

Chave generally has financed his sources and takes their grapes by a métayage (sharecropping) arrangement

and cement tanks for 14 months prior to bottling

Christian assembled a team of young industry professionals starting with winemaker Cory Waller to once again create some of California’s most vivid energetic Pinot Noir and Chardonnay