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J. Christopher Pinot Noir Nuages Unfiltered 2011
Chehalem Mountain , Willamette Valley, Oregon, United StatesMusician winemaker Jay Christopher Somers named ‘Nuages,’ in tribute to the Django Rheinhart song one of his favourite gypsy jazz tunes. The fruit is comes off neighboring vineyards in the Chehalem Mountains AVA. In fact nuages is French for clouds that most days moderate the temperature in the vineyards extending long hang time and helping to developed ripe pinot flavours. The fruit is grown over marine sediment soils producing a drier, firmer style but with those classic Christopher silky textures. We love the spice and bright cherry fruit with a dusting of dry herbs. Rich and long this needs another three to five years in bottle. It’s an all-native yeast ferment that spends 18 months in barrel. Production is 640 cases.Tasted: 07 May 2015Tasted by: Anthony GismondiPrices:| BC | $60.00 | 750ml | speculative listing - Select Wines & Spirits |
Grape: Pinot NoirCSPC: 203919
