A deeper ruby/magenta color, the 2023 Pinot Noir Eileen Vineyard was aged in 48% new French oak. It offers layered depth in its notes of black raspberries, cherries, orange peel, baking spice, strawberry preserves, violets, mossy earth, and fresh leather. From the highest elevation site at 800 feet, and as Daniel Estrin describes it “born from the wind,” it has floral lift, with concentrated richness and a relatively full-bodied frame. Mouthwatering and stunning now, it will drink well over the next 20 years.
96 points, Audrey Frick, Jeb Dunnuck (Aug 2025)
Eileen sits at the top of the estate. Looking west, you see straight to the Van Duzer Corridor, the cooling engine that allows Oregon's coastal air into the valley each afternoon, which has helped create the sweet spot that is the Willamette Valley. The top of the hill site was established in the late 1990s, with some younger blocks replanted in 2019, and eight different Pinot Noir clones. It has ample blue fruit and violets on the nose. Winemaker Daniel Estrin thinks this is as close to tasting the wind as you can get. It leans darker but shows an elegant lift. There's an uprightness to this wine's skin tannin and acid retention: taut red fruits, savoury herbs and mint all dance on the palate.
96 points, Clive Pursehouse, Decanter (May 2025)
An intense and aromatic wine with crushed flowers, juniper and sweet oak spices on the nose. There is a rustic, wild nature to this full-bodied wine, with flavors of spices, red and black fruit and broad, mouth-filling tannins. Drink after 2028.
95 points, Courtney Humiston, James Suckling (Feb 2026)
The 2023 Pinot Noir Eileen Vineyard is dusty, floral and lifted, with bright strawberry and wild blueberry tones complemented by sage and clove. It sweeps across the palate like liquid velvet, soothingly round and seamless in feel, displaying depths of ripe red and blue fruit. Tannic and long yet not severe, this leaves a pleasantly chewy concentration and a hint of violet pastille that lingers.
94+ points, Eric Guido, Vinous (Jul 2025)
The 2023 Pinot Noir Eileen Vineyard was fermented with 48% whole clusters and matured for 18 months in 26% new French oak. It bursts from the glass with scents of pomegranate, red cherry, blackberry, pipe tobacco, forest floor and violets. The medium-bodied palate boasts highly concentrated, fragrant flavors. It’s framed by velvety tannins and bright acidity and has a long, layered finish. 808 cases were made.
94 points, Erin Brooks, Wine Advocate (Nov 2025)
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