2017 Fir Crest Pinot Noir Yamhill-Carlton Oregon Fullerton

Shimmering magenta. A highly expressive bouquet evokes fresh dark berries, cherry liqueur, candied flowers, incense and vanilla. Concentrated yet energetic in style, offering palate-staining, spice-laced black raspberry, cherry cola and lavender pastille flavors that pick up a smoky mineral nuance on the back half. Displays a suave blend of depth and delicacy and finishes very long and smooth, with sharp definition, harmonious tannins and lingering spiciness.

At first warmly fruity and laced with scents of baking spices, this turns a bit more brisk through the palate, while maintaining pleasingly fruity flavors of cherry pie and apple cobbler. The underlying acidity provides dynamic tension through the finish. The wine saw 30% new French oak during the aging process.