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2013 Cristom Vineyards Cristom Vineyards, Pinot Noir Estate Eola Amity Hills 750 ml

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#1 Somm in America’s Favorite Oregon Pinot

#1 Somm in America’s Favorite Oregon Pinot

Perhaps the only person more excited than us about the 2013 Cristom is our friend, the #1 sommelier in America, Michael Madrigale. “This is hands-down my favorite Oregon Pinot producer — without a doubt,” Madrigale told us. After 10 years of courtship, we’re proud to say that we’ve harpooned our white whale. Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate has called Cristom “one of the greats of Oregon.” And in its annual restaurant poll, Wine & Spirits Magazine has found that Cristom is the “#1 Pinot Noir on restaurant wine lists in America” for two years running. The 2013 Cristom Estate Pinot combines the best barrels from their vines grown in the Eola-Amity Hills appellation. Deep, with red and blue fruit and spicy flavors which convey power and energy thanks to a core of juicy acidity. 92 points from Antonio Galloni’s Vinous. A mere 65 cases are up for grabs at $49.99 per bottle.

Steve Doerner, who had spent years working with Jacques Seysses of Domaine Dujac as well as Josh Jensen at Calera, was hired immediately as the head winemaker at the inception of Cristom Vineyards in 1992. Steve had become a master of whole-cluster winemaking — keeping the stems on the grapes during fermentation — during his time at Dujac and Calera. Steve’s vision and his fierce commitment to it for 25 years has resulted in the consistency and immediate recognizability of the wines of Cristom — and has won fans across the world of wine.

After nearly 25 years of producing distinctive expressions of each of their vineyards, Cristom made the decision in 2013 to blend some of the finest barrels from all four of the estate Pinot Noir Vineyards — Eileen Vineyard, Jessie Vineyard, Louise Vineyard and Marjorie Vineyard.

Steve Doerner chooses the final blend, and in 2013 combined the best barrels from their vines grown in the Eola-Amity Hills. The vine ages range from four years old to more than 20 years old and are grown in mostly 15.5 million-year-old Columbia River Basalt Group soils. The resulting wine is a perfect snapshot of the 2013 vintage as well as the Cristom terroir and whole-cluster winemaking style. A better calling card for a winery you cannot find.