2017 Claudia’s Choice Estate Pinot Noir - Broadley Vineyards

Wild black raspberry, fallen leaves, blood orange. Plump Bing cherry, Chinese five spice, blueberry puree. A fragrant outpouring of crunchy boysenberry, baked strawberry, and pomegranate erupts with marvelously high toned intensity while dried pine needle, coriander, and rose hips further complicate via flutters of exotic perfume. Notes of forest floor, compost, and loamy earth emerge to reveal complex wafts of organic decay that collide with a diverse and eclectic spice rack of cinnamon, nutmeg, anise, and cardamom. An interesting umami-laden edge of soy sauce and sauteed mushroom advances the gorgeously ethereal funk as impressions of iron, leather, and red pepper flakes impart spiced and savory underpinnings. Showing compelling developmental charm while remaining quite fresh and youthful on the palate; exceptionally balanced with a ripe yet restrained fruit core enhanced by layers of contemplative nuance. Medium in body with moderate tannin backed by bright acidity. This 2017 Claudia's Choice Estate Pinot Noir by Broadley Vineyards is a wonderfully aromatic, expressive, and thought-provoking red from the Willamette Valley. 

In the world of aromatic red wine grapes there are few varieties as legendary and widely adored as Pinot Noir. This bottling, crafted by Broadley Vineyards using Pinot Noir sourced from a singular block of their estate vineyard in Oregon's Willamette Valley, showcases the haunting depth and ethereal complexity that has vaulted this variety to nearly unrivaled worldwide acclaim. A brief swirl of the glass is all it takes to unlock this wine's incredibly perfumed aromatics that are rife with ripe red and black fruit, captivating natural tones, earthy funk, and ambrosial stem and wood influenced spice. There is simply very little that this wine lacks on the nose and those fragrant charms are also manifested in a multidimensional and layered palate. This is an outstanding creation by an impressive Oregon estate.