Descripción

Este cuvée, el primero que elaboran cada año en Cristom Vineyards, está considerado por la propia bodega asentada en Oregón como su auténtico buque insignia de la Pinot noir y fiel representante del estilo de la casa. De enorme complejidad, y sin embargo accesible en su juventud, augura un excelente potencial de guarda. Un valor sin igual.

Ficha técnica

La bodega
Cristom Vineyards
Tipo
Tinto
Añada
2021
Grado
13.5% vol.
Subzona
Eola-Amity Hills
Variedad
100% Pinot noir
Origen
Willamette Valley

Cata

Vista
De color púrpura-rubí medio.
Nariz
Destacan de forma efusiva las notas de fresa y cereza, perfectamente integradas los matices especiados propios de la crianza en roble.
Boca
Tinto vibrante, fresco con una acidez explosiva, buena carga frutal y taninos finos.


Temperatura de servicio
16 ºC.
Consumo
Ideal para disfrutar ahora o guardar hasta aproximadamente 2036, si se conserva en óptimas condiciones.

Viñedo y elaboración

Nombre
Eileen, Jessie, Louise, Marjorie e Paul Gerrie Vineyard.
Descripción
Selección de uvas de cinco de los viñedos de la bodega y de algunos más propiedad de viticultores asociados de zonas vecinas pertenecientes a Eola-Amity-Hills.
Suelo
Mayoritariamente volcánico.
Cosecha
Vendimia manual.

Vinificación
De acuerdo a técnicas de elaboración del Viejo Mundo, incluyendo la fermentación con el 46% de racimos enteros con levaduras autóctonas.
Envejecimiento
Crianza de 11 meses en roble francés (20% nuevo).
Embotellado
Sin filtración previa.

Opinión de los críticos

James Suckling:

Pretty notes of mulberries, spiced cherries, cloves and tea leaves. Some mushroom. It’s so silky, supple and delicious with very fine tannins. I like the savory tightness and minerality. Some rusty hints, too. Tight finish. 43% whole cluster. Drink from 2024.

Decanter:

Made from 62% estate fruit and spending 11 months in barrel, this is Cristom's appellation wine, and it more than delivers, as they take the same approach they do with their single-vineyard bottlings. Bright and open aromatics of red berries, spearmint and savoury herbs. The palate is light and fresh with ample structure owing to the Eola-Amity spice and Cristom's whole structure approach—flavours of blue and red berries, savoury thyme and crushed basalt minerality.

The Wine Advocate:

The 2021 Mt. Jefferson Cuvée Pinot Noir includes 52% estate fruit. It was fermented with 44% whole clusters, and the wine matured in 20% new French oak for 11 months. It opens slowly to reveal aromas of cranberry, red cherry and star anise, plus finer nuances of Earl Grey tea leaves, pipe tobacco and iron. The medium-bodied palate features delicately styled, juicy red fruit framed by softly chalky tannins, and it boasts expansive floral and spice character on the long finish. It will benefit from 3-5 years in bottle. 11,260 cases were made.

Jeb Dunnuck:

The flagship wine of the house, the jeweled rub-colored 2021 Pinot Noir Mt. Jefferson Cuvée is flush with pure primary fruit up front, including notes of ripe wild cherry, crushed flowers, and dusty earth. Medium to full-bodied, it displays good purity and ripeness on the palate, with mouth-filling fruit and a clean finish. Long on the palate, this is a killer value to drink over the next 5-7 years.