Portlandia Winery Momtazi Pinot Noir 2019
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James
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Expressive aromas of fresh blackberry and Bing cherry lift off the nose with hints of spice, cocoa and a dash of nutmeg. On the palate, flavors of strawberry, red currant and fig are backed by subtle hints of tobacco and vanilla. The bright acidity and polished, fine-grained tannins contribute to a rich, textured body.
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James Suckling
Sliced strawberries, currants, grapefruit and baking spices on the nose. It’s medium-bodied with creamy tannins and bright acidity. Vibrant and juicy on the palate with spicy character to the flavorful finish. Needs to come together a little.
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Thin-skinned, finicky and temperamental, Pinot Noir is also one of the most rewarding grapes to grow and remains a labor of love for some of the greatest vignerons in Burgundy. Fairly adaptable but highly reflective of the environment in which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate and requires low yields to achieve high quality. Outside of France, outstanding examples come from in Oregon, California and throughout specific locations in wine-producing world. Somm Secret—André Tchelistcheff, California’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker decidedly stayed away from the grape, claiming “God made Cabernet. The Devil made Pinot Noir.”
Stretching southwest from the city of McMinnville, the AVA with the same name covers about 40,000 acres across 20 miles until it meets the Van Duzer Corridor. This corridor is the only break in the Coast Range whose gap allows the cool Pacific Ocean air to flow eastward into the Willamette Valley.
The Pacific's moderating winds hit McMinnville’s south and southeast facing slopes where cool-climate varieties—namely Pinot noir and Pinot blanc thrive on ridges at between 200 to 1,000 feet in elevation.
Soils here are primarily uplifted marine sedimentary loam and silt, with alluvial formations; McMinnville receives less rainfall than its neighbors to the east because it is situated in the rain shadow of the Coast Range.