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

some flinty reduction and big flaky fleur de sel

and still there in this satisfying Saint Veran

The palate shows deeply etched black plum and blackberry and a heaping helping of herbs and clay earth

its surface covered in rich pine forest

there’s acid to spare to keep the palate from falling flat

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