2021 Nicolas Jay L’Ensemble Pinot Noir Willamette Valley
£62.00
“A jeweled ruby hue, the 2021 Pinot Noir L’Ensemble needs a little time to open in the glass before revealing aromas of fresh pine, ripe cherry liqueur, and toasted spice. Supple and medium to full-bodied, with ripe tannins, it delivers elegant freshness and wonderful purity through its long, mouthwatering, seamless finish.”
95 Points, Jeb Dunnuck
“The 2021 Pinot Noir L’Ensemble comes from grapes across several appellations, including McMinnville, Eola-Amity Hills, Dundee Hills, Yamhill-Carlton and, most recently, Tualatin Hills. It takes plenty of air for its initial flintiness to give way to cranberries, raspberries, rose petals, blood orange and tea leaves. The palate features layered, complex flavors. It’s structured by velvety tannins, and its mouthwatering acidity calls you back to the glass for another nuanced sip. Bottled under Diam corks, it opens dramatically over time and will reward 3-5+ years’ cellaring.”
94+ Points, Erin Brooks, The Wine Advocate
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Product Description
Nicolas-Jay Estate is the story of a three-decade friendship between Burgundian winemaker Jean-Nicolas Méo and music entrepreneur Jay Boberg.
Jean-Nicolas was the architect and innovator behind the rise of Domaine Méo-Camuzet as one of the most sought-after and collectible producers in the last 30 years. Wines of exquisite texture, persistence and density that also precisely represent the landscape and terroir in which they come from. With this natural understanding of viticulture and wine, combined with the mastery of prestigious terroirs left by his family and developed by himself, Méo-Camuzet rests amongst an elite few in benchmark level wines and the lofty status the Domaine enjoys in Burgundy today.
Jay Boberg would bring more than his share of innovation and inspiration to the table as the two set forth in the early 2010’s on this quest to produce top-quality Willamette Valley wine together. Jay’s visionary approach for his own craft, signing and producing iconic bands, would bring an eye and approach to the partnership unlike few other duos in the wine industry. The Co-founder of the seminal indy label IRS Records in the early 1980’s to President of MCA/Universal records, would find him fostering and launching bands such as R.E.M, The Go-Go’s, Blink-182, Mary J. Blige, Sublime, The Roots and B.B. King.
2021 was the first vintage made entirely at the Nicolas-Jay estate in Oregon, the wines are showing purity of fruit, beautiful texture and tension and are sure to continue to evolve for years in bottle.
Additional Information
| ABV | 13% |
|---|---|
| Bottle Size | Bottle 75cl |
| Colour | Red |
| Country | USA |
| Critic Score | 95/100 |
| Drink until | 2040 |
| Style | Still |
| Sweetness | Dry |
| Vintage | 2021 |
