Treos 2013 Elegant Reserve Estate Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley)

Country: US / Elegant Reserve Estate
Variety: Pinot Noir Oregon
Winery: Treos / Willamette Valley

The dark fruits are all but buried by flavors of roasted coffee, charred wood and black licorice. Two bottles tasted, the second showed a bit more cherry, but again, the longer the wine remained open, the more the fruit disappeared. This is not the usual expression of Oregon Pinot Noir—here it’s built for power above all else.