Cristom Vineyards

Pinot Noir 'Eileen'

Pinot Noir 'Eileen'

Pinot Noir Eileen Cristom

Certified LIVE Sustainable
• 100% Pinot Noir
• Eileen Vineyard (Eola-Amity Hills AVA)
• Named after co-founder of Cristom Vineyards: Eileen Gerrie
• 545-737 ft. elevation
• Planted in 1997
• South, southeast, and eastern aspect
• Columbia River basalts including Jory, Saum, Nekia, RItner, Witzel, and Yamhill soil series
• 46% whole cluster
• 100% native yeast fermentation
• 1-3-punchdowns daily in 1.5-5 ton open-top fermenters
• Gently pressed in a pneumatic bladder press and moved to barrel by gravity
• 34% new French oak
• unfined and unfiltered
• 792 cases produced
• 13.5% abv

Info

Vintage:
2021
Country:
United States
Region:
Oregon
Appellation:
Eola-Amity Hills
Variety:
Pinot Noir
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Biodynamic

Sizes Available

Full Bottle US-CRI-40-21 6/750ml
Half Bottle US-CRI-40-21H 12/375ml

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Press & Reviews

Decanter
Score
95
Date
2023-08-30
James Suckling
Score
95
Date
2024-03-14
"Focused, dense, elegant and vibrant, with dominating aromas of sour cherries, cinnamon, dried herbs and mild spices. It's medium-bodied with fresh acidity. Poised, with plenty of energy all along. Agile and succulent with some white pepper character kicking in toward the long finish. Drink now or hold."
Jancis Robinson
Score
16.5+
Date
2024-02-22
"Pale ruby in colour. Ripe, sticky fig and vanilla. Tactile, lightly sandy tannin and high acid. Less full, lighter on the palate than the rest of the portfolio with tension and linear acidity. Lavender, floral character to the finish. (SCJ)"
Jeb Dunnuck
Score
96
Date
2023-09-17
Vinous
Score
96
Date
2024-01-18
"Deeply seductive, the 2021 Pinot Noir Eileen Vineyard opens with a burst of mentholated herbs, licorice and sweet autumnal spices. Juicy and broad upon entry, this envelopes the palate with ripe red and hints of blue fruit, giving way to suggestions of cola and lavender. Its mineral core comes forward through the finish, gaining tension through a blend of fine tannins and residual acids as spice and floral notes resonate throughout. The Eileen Vineyard is refined using 46% whole clusters and 34% new French oak barrels for eighteen months."

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