Hyland Pinot Noir

To be honest, if this was placed in a blind-tasting, I can see it being mistaken for a Burgundy. The nose is a savory herb garden intermingling with crushed violets, peppered with spice and cedar. Soft and lithe on the entry with a focused arrow of acidity on the backend, Hyland glides onto the palate with fresh cranberries, orange peel, and pomegranates and finishes in fresh mushrooms and peppercorn. The tannins unfold from powdery into a sexy swash. Pretty and cellar-worthy.

Coury clone pinot noir. Raspberry, tobacco, white pepper, acid plus.

Complex, a bright future ahead in this one. The craziest AVA in Willamette.

Old vineyard. Classic BF character. Age/ability is a different.

A ”cool” climate Pinot. When I drink this I can picture the mist creeping over the hillside the vines grow on west of McMinnville. It’s a very delicate, light colored red, but the flavor is earthy and deep with a nice long finish.

Wet rusty, slower ripe

Light. Not much complexity but lovely. Light. Floral. White pepper. Very nice table drinking

Bright ruby in color with tons of fruit and some forest floor on the nose. Strawberry and cherry on the palate. Great body that will drink well for the next 5-7 years.

New bottle....

Karl had this 6 years ago