Benton-Lane 2014 First Class Estate Grown Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley)

Country: US / First Class Estate Grown
Variety: Pinot Noir Oregon
Winery: Benton-Lane / Willamette Valley

The barrel toast carries a lightly charred edge, while the strawberry fruit comes up front and center with flavors of sweet pastry. There’s a lick of licorice running through it as well, and the overall structure suggests drinking it up now through 2020.