2016 The Eyrie Vineyards Pinot Noir 'South Block Reserve', Dundee Hills Oregon Le Puy This is a somewhat obscure

This is a somewhat obscure vinification technique referred to in France as “flottaison” (flotation) or “trempouiller” (to dip

total desteaming and natural

While Jo Landron appreciates the wine

At its core

Terroir: Located in the communes of Montreuil-Bellay and Brézé

2016 The Eyrie Vineyards Pinot Noir 'South Block Reserve', Dundee Hills Oregon Le Puy This is a somewhat obscureAfter a 5 year hiatus, winemaker Jason Lett released a Pinot noir from Eyries most storied patch of ground the South Block in 2013. This year he is once again capturing the magic of this part of the vineyard. Planted in 1968, the South Block occupies a small corner of the first vines planted at Eyrie a mere 10 rows of Pinot noir. As Jasons father, Eyrie founder David Lett discovered, these ten rows came to express a magical spot on Oregons Dundee