The Eyrie Vineyards - Pinot Noir Outcrop Vineyard Dundee Hills 2021 (Pre-arrival) (750ml)
Price: $79.00
| Producer | The Eyrie Vineyards |
| Country | United States |
| Region | Oregon |
| Subregion | Willamette Valley |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Sku | 8451 |
| Size | 750ml |
Jeb Dunnuck: 96 Points
Brilliant ruby the 2021 Pinot Noir Outcrop is expressive in its aromas of wet stone fresh pine and grenadine. Medium-bodied it offers more concentration and personality on the palate revealing ripe tannins juicy ripe red-berried fruit and an elegant long finish. It?s drinking well now and will continue to improve with 3-5 years bottle age. Drink 2025-2035. The 2021 releases from The Eyrie were tasted at the winery and tasting room in McMinnville with owner and winemaker Jason Lett. In addition to producing some of the benchmark Pinot Gris Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in the Willamette Valley they produce a wide range from Trousseau to Pinot Meunier to explore. Having only tasted out of barrel the previous year I was especially impressed with the range of 2021 Pinot Noir from the estate. Annual production is at approximately 10000 cases using 95% estate-grown fruit.
Vinous: 94 Points
The 2021 Pinot Noir Outcrop is earthy and savory in the glass. An herbal thrust combines with hints of white pepper crushed stones and wild strawberries. This is juicy and full of energy with racy acidity and cool-toned red fruits gliding across the palate leaving olive and sage suggestions. Inner florals echo over a bed of grippy tannins as the 2021 tapers off long and full of zesty tension leaving a slowly fading hint of sour citrus. - By Eric Guido on January 2024 The Eyrie Vineyards Pinots are some of the clearest interpretations of the variety in Oregon. Each wine communicates a sense of place and varietal purity before anything else. While incredibly easy to appreciate in their youth the wines also have a track record of maturing beautifully over the course of decades. Jason Lett?s 2021s are no different. The wines are crisp and refreshing vividly fruit-focused gently tannic and full of tension and energy. I highly recommend tasting at least one bottle now to enjoy the primary fruit while laying the rest down to appreciate over time. That said the star of the show was the 2018 South Block. Frankly the complexity in this glass is off the charts although slightly veiled by its youthful exuberance. No collector of Oregon Pinot Noir should pass up the chance to add it to their cellar.
James Suckling: 94 Points
Attractive aromas of toasted spices black cherries and wild blueberries with hints of lemon peel violets walnuts and dust. It?s medium-bodied with layers of compact red and blue fruit and firm tannins around it. It is still a little tight with impressive tension and energy. Lingering savory finish. From vineyards planted from 1982 through 2000. Drink or hold.
Wine Spectator: 93 Points
Vibrant and delicately complex with refined cherry and cranberry flavors that layer on accents of green tea and fresh forest floor finishing with fine-grained tannins. Drink now through 2031. 197 cases made.
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