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La Crema Pinot Noir Willamette 2015
Willamette Valley, Oregon, United StatesJackson Family Wines has settled into Oregon wine country and with fears of the big guy stirring up local traditions calmed, La Crema is making its mark with pinot noir. At 14.5 percent, it’s hardly a shy Oregon pinot, but its earthy underpinnings keep it on beam. Look for soft, enticing spicy, earthy, black fruit aromas with juicy, boysenberry, black cherry and clove before silky tannins wrap up a stylish finish. Food friendly from pizza to Beijing duck. Winemaking methods include small-batch, hand-picked, hand-sorted, cold-soaking for three days at 48 degrees and fermentation in open-top tanks with punch downs 2-3 times per day. Free run juice goes to tank for a night of settling before racking to new, 30 percent, and used French oak barrels. The fruit comes off two estate vineyards: Zena Crown and Gran Moraine.Tasted: 16 November 2018Tasted by: Anthony GismondiPrices:| BC | $40.00 | 750ml | speculative listing - Summit Wines |
| AB | $40.00 | 750ml | private wine shops |
| ON | $44.95 | 750ml | L |
Grape: Pinot NoirCSPC: 796490UPC: 049331003137
