91pts Wine Enthusiast

This focused, firmly tannic, young wine offers black cherry, streaks of licorice, black olive and a toasty coffee tone. It's well-built by polished tannins that will soften up further over the next four or five years.

Winemaker Notes

A blend of grapes from the Chehalem Mountains, Ribbon Ridge, and our home in the Eola-Amity Hills.  The result is a complex mix of red fruit and dark earth that will reward aging or decanting.

Leads with dark earth and raspberry, adding cherry and dark spice as it opens up.  Long and complex, and just starting to strut its stuff.  Will continue to evolve and gain richness for many years, or however long your patience allows.