2011 Brittan "Basalt Block" Willamette Valley Pinot Noir graphite and spice

graphite and spice

struck match and nutty lees flavours to take centre stage here

slivered almond

but its strong acidity and firm-edged tannins call for considerable patience

with fine tannins

2011 Brittan "Basalt Block" Willamette Valley Pinot Noir graphite and spiceBrittans 2011 Pinot Noir Basalt Block delivers an impressively sappy and dense, vibrant and buoyant combination of tart red currant and blackberry with clean red meat juiciness; salt; crushed stone; and somehow, mysteriously crystalline traces. Such a range of complexity across fruit, animal, and mineral dimensions in such a still youthful wine is among the striking aspects of Brittans and his vineyards talents, as is their sense of energy, which