2021 Evenstad Reserve Pinot Noir
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Full bottle 1,436 g. Pale ruby in colour. Delicate but insistent jewelly red pomegranate with a vein of sweet, dark cherry, supple tannins and well-integrated, though quite prevalent, oak. An intense wine that never veers into heaviness, with a lengthy finish. (SCJ)
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jeb Dunnuck
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Magenta-hued, the 2021 Pinot Noir Evenstad Reserve leads with oak spice notes as well as raspberry preserve, baking spice, cedar, and cola. It’s ripe throughout, with tasty spices lasting through the finish and a supple, pliant feel. These are ripe wines, no doubt, but they are well-made and should hold up over the next 8-10 years.
The 2021 Pinot Noir Evenstad Reserve was matured for 16 months in 55% new oak. It opens with broody tar and forest floor aromas before revealing brighter tones of raspberry jam, cinnamon and blood orange. The light-bodied palate features concentrated, savory red fruit framed by silky tannins and bright acidity, and it has a very long, spicy finish.
A supple texture shapes abundant black and red fruit in this well-concentrated, polished and composed wine. A full body and suede-textured tannins give it a nice heft on the palate. Drink or hold.