J Wrigley 2019 828 Single Clone Pinot Noir

Wine of the Week
Written By Paul Gregutt

"Born of legend and arriving in America via suitcase" is how the winery introduces this wine. Dijon clone 828 seems to have a different story from every winery that has bottled it, but they all agree it is something special. It's impressive that a wine with such a modest finished alcohol can push out such deep perfume and dark color. It's loaded with marionberry, black cherry and pomegranate fruits, and the palate is framed with phenolic highlights of sage and thyme. All that notwithstanding, the overall impression is elegance.

85 cases; 12.7%; $74 (McMinnville)

https://www.wrigleywines.com/product/2019-J-Wrigley-Single-Clone-828-Pinot-Noir

Paul Gregutt https://www.paulgwine.com
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