REGION | United States, Oregon, Willamette Valley |
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VARIETAL | Blend |
TYPE | Red Wine |
SIZE | 750ml |
ABV | 13.0% |
List price: | $84.99 |
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Sale price: | $65.99 |
You save: | $19.00 (22%) |
Notes | |||
"Although just the second interpretation of this cuvee, Nicolas-Jay has been envisioning this wines construction since their very first vintage. This really is the collection of the best blocks and barrels of everything they farm. The 2019 L’Ensemble showcases Christmas spice, currants, blueberries and sweet forest floor notes. The front end brings strawberries, then chalky granite complexities, and subsequently shifts back to a fresh cranberry and hood river cherry. A framing of gentle vanilla weight from extra aging in French oak completes the palate. The fruit is cascading in effect, it forms in waves, with precise integration and symmetry that supports the wine’s finesse and power." —winemaker |
Critical Acclaim | |||
"A wine with grace and tension, this opens with pretty violet aromas that lead to vibrant, steely raspberry and guava flavors accented by forest floor and spices. Ends with refined, mineral-tinged tannins. Drink now through 2020. 1,329 cases made." —Wine Spectator |