Mesa Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2023 Color:Red lemon pepper and fennel turn

lemon pepper and fennel turn to a medium bodied palate filled with silky smooth acidity

there’s acid to spare to keep the palate from falling flat

The palate shows deeply etched black plum and blackberry and a heaping helping of herbs and clay earth

The original drawing still hangs in the winery today

Mesa Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2023 Color:Red lemon pepper and fennel turnMatt Kinnes classy McKinlay Pinot Noir has been one of the best values in Oregon for at least a decade. From time to time, he finds a few barrels in his cellar that dont comply with his first rule of McKinlay Pinot Noir: Thou Shalt Smell and Taste of Red Fruit. When that happens, he makes Mesa Pinot Noir for an even better price. Matts signatures are all over this wine: concentrated fruit from low yields, no yeast additions, and very little new oak