Name: Hedgeline Vineyards
Variety: Pinot Noir
Region: Oregon
Country: USA
Year: 2014
Price: $18, on sale for $11
Shop/Critic/Winery Review: "A lighter-bodied Oregon Pinot with more subdued plum color than bright strawberry, the initial cherry nose gives the impression of a walk amongst damp old growth evergreens, then, with breathing—raspberry and fresh cut cedar. Tannins are nicely muted, the fruit and acidity center stage as the wine peaks, then, like a variable star, slowly fades."
My impressions: Dark fruit on the nose. Jammy. It smells.... Full. Medium acid, medium tannins. Fruit throughout, mixes of cherry and raspberry. I've heard that Oregon Pinot is more like Burgundian, and that feels true for this wine. The fruit is evident, but I wouldn't consider this a fruity wine - more earthy. There's a bitterness that's lasting, and makes this a more complicated, less "easy drinking" wine.
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