Sokol Blosser Dundee Hills Pinot Noir 2021 (750ml) *

The Dundee Hills sit at the heart of Oregon's Willamette Valley, a stretch of country that has built its reputation on Pinot Noir, and this bottling from Sokol Blosser is a Dundee Hills expression of the grape from the 2021 vintage. Cool-climate Pinot tends toward brightness and finesse rather than weight, and that is the register this wine works in.

Expect an opening of autumnal spice, rose-petal florals and dried black cherry. The texture is silken, carried by juicy acidity and red berry fruit, and it finishes dry, with a lingering floral note of violet and lavender that fades slowly across the palate.