Mesa Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2023 Color:Red some flinty reduction and big

some flinty reduction and big flaky fleur de sel

a touch of underbrush

The palate is rich blackberry

its surface covered in rich pine forest

The Upper Mosel has nothing to do with Riesling and nothing to do with slate

Mesa Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2023 Color:Red some flinty reduction and bigMatt Kinnes classy McKinlay Pinot Noir has been one of the best values in Oregon for at least a decade. From time to time, he finds a few barrels in his cellar that dont comply with his first rule of McKinlay Pinot Noir: Thou Shalt Smell and Taste of Red Fruit. When that happens, he makes Mesa Pinot Noir for an even better price. Matts signatures are all over this wine: concentrated fruit from low yields, no yeast additions, and very little new oak