Mesa Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2023 Color:Red lemon pepper and fennel turn

lemon pepper and fennel turn to a medium bodied palate filled with silky smooth acidity

a touch of underbrush

The Upper Mosel has nothing to do with Riesling and nothing to do with slate

some flinty reduction and big flaky fleur de sel

and still there in this satisfying Saint Veran

Mesa Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2023 Color:Red lemon pepper and fennel turnMatt Kinnes classy McKinlay Pinot Noir has been one of the best values in Oregon for at least a decade. From time to time, he finds a few barrels in his cellar that dont comply with his first rule of McKinlay Pinot Noir: Thou Shalt Smell and Taste of Red Fruit. When that happens, he makes Mesa Pinot Noir for an even better price. Matts signatures are all over this wine: concentrated fruit from low yields, no yeast additions, and very little new oak