2009 Winderlea Pinot Noir Legacy

Even better is the 2009 Winderlea Legacy Pinot Noir, a cuvee of old vines that spent 10 months in 33% new French oak. It deftly combines elegance with power along with the most complexity of the estate wines. Give it 2-3 years of cellaring and drink it through 2021 if not longer. These three wines nicely display the quality of the Winderlea terroir. Transplanted Bostonians Bill Sweat and Donna Morris had the good sense to hire Robert Brittan (for more see Brittan Vineyards) to make their wines from one of the Willamette Valley’s finest terroirs. I inexplicably missed the Winderlea 2008s so they are included along with the superb 2009s. Tel. (503) 554-5000; www.winderlea.com