Dion 2010 Winemaker’s Reserve Pinot Noir (Chehalem Mountains)

Country: US / Winemaker’s Reserve
Variety: Pinot Noir Oregon
Winery: Dion / Chehalem Mountains

This is a four-barrel selection—a blend of wines made from four different clones aged in 50% new oak. Cola and cherry-candy flavors carry hints of orange peel and pink grapefruit. It’s an elegant wine, a step or two more concentrated than the winery’s regular Pinot Noir, with a suggestion of earthy beet root in the finish.