Evesham Wood 2023 Pinot Noir Temperance Hill, Eola-Amity

Evesham Wood is one of the original and still legendary wineries in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Started in the early 1980s by Mary and Russ Rainey, Evesham Wood slowly built a very strong local following and Russ quickly demonstrated that he was one of the new world’s most talented (and genuinely beloved) Pinot Noir winemakers.  In 2010, Erin Nuccio boought Evesham Wood and worked with Russ for several years. Erin has continued to maintain the original style of the Evesham Wood wines and today is making some of the best Pinot Noir in Oregon.  Temperance Hill is, of course, one of the greatest Pinot Noir vineyards in the new world and exhibits a strong sense of terroir. This is one of my favorite young Pinot Noirs (from anywhere) that I’ve had over the last several years. Beguiling now, it will age brilliantly for 20 years. “There's an unmistakable earthen note of crushed chalk, a dead giveaway for Temperance Hill Pinot Noir, and it leaps forward in this stellar bottling from Evesham Wood in the 2023 vintage. Sourced from a two-acre parcel in this higher elevation, Eola-Amity Hills vineyard, cared for by the meticulous and legendary Dai Crisp. Fresh red berries, alpine wild flowers and pine bough with the classic crushed chalk minerality alight the glass. The palate is upright, taut and electric. Cranberries, blood orange and chopped herbs mingle with gleaming salinity and crisp raspberry leaf. Drink between 2025-2035." - 96 Decanter & “The 2023 Pinot Noir Temperance Hill reveals a dramatically stunning bouquet of dusty lavender, violet tones, crushed stones, shavings of navel orange and dried strawberries.  It is seamless and silken in feel, displaying a pretty inner sweetness as ripe wineberry fruits and perfumed inner florals swirl throughout. The 2023 leave the palate stained with primary concentration, mixing blackberries with chalky minerals and spice, underscored by a saturation of fine tannins.  Bury the Temperance Hill in the cellar.  Drink 2028-2038.” - 95+ Vinous Limited