Tasting notes, Oct. 2, 2022; Pinot Noir

                 Pinot Noir

2021 Jean-Paul Brun
Bourgogne Rouge
$29.99 / Case Price $24
Charnay / Beaujolais / France
100% Pinot Noir
Sourcing from Pinot Noir vines interplanted with Gamay in the southern portion of Beaujolais, Jean-Paul Brun fashions a bright, fruit-first style of Pinot Noir. The wine is fermented and aged in concrete tanks.
2020 Stoller Family
Willamette Valley 
On Sale for $23.99
Willamette Valley / Oregon / USA
100% Pinot Noir
The Stoller family has built their 400 acre Dundee Hills estate over the past 25 years. Their entry level Pinot Noir is bright and fresh and intended for consumption in its youth.
2017 Copain
Emeades Vnyd.
On Sale for $29.99
Anderson Valley / California / USA
100% Pinot Noir
The cool climate of Anderson Valley allows for the floral, perfumed side of Pinot Noir to shine in Copain’s Edmeades bottling. The Edmeades vineyard is located on the western side of the AVA which features sandstone soils.
2015 Dusky Goose
Dundee Hills
$69.99 / Case Price $56
Dundee Hills / Oregon / USA
100% Pinot Noir
Founded in 2002, Dusky Goose is small production winery situated in the Dundee Hills of Oregon’s Willamette Valley. The Pinot Noir clones planted at the property are of European heritage and the wines offer decided elegance and varietal typicity.
2019 Peay
Sea Scallop
$80 / Case Price $64
Sonoma Coast / California / USA
100% Pinot Noir
Sourced from vineyards very close to the Pacific Ocean, Peay’s Sea Scallop is so-named for the fossils one may find buried amongst the vines. Concentrated, but ultimately measured, the 2019 Scallop reveals new layers of fruit and spice with each taste.
2020 Michel Magnien
1er Cru
“Les Cazetiers”
$132 / Case Price $105
Gevrey-Chambertin / Côte d’Or / France
100% Pinot Noir
90 year-old vines partially inform this densely constructed red Burgundy, a wine notable for its richness of fruit and mineral expression. The 2020 vintage was quite easy, yielding ripe, bright Pinot Noir and in this case, excellent potential for cellaring.