Eyrie, Pinot Meunier Oregon, 2017
You almost never see Pinot Meunier standing on its own—it usually plays a supporting role in Champagne. But when David Lett planted Oregon's first Pinot vines in the 1960s, Meunier came along too, and Eyrie is one of the very few American producers who bottle it as a still red. This is a tiny-production curiosity that turns out to be genuinely delicious: light, fragrant, and full of crunchy red fruit. Farmed organically, aged in mostly neutral oak, and bottled unfined and unfiltered, it's the featherweight charmer of the Eyrie lineup. For the varietal hunter, this one's a trophy that also happens to be a joy to drink.
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You almost never see Pinot Meunier standing on its own—it usually plays a supporting role in Champagne. But when David Lett planted Oregon's first Pinot vines in the 1960s, Meunier came along too, and Eyrie is one of the very few American producers who bottle it as a still red. This is a tiny-production curiosity that turns out to be genuinely delicious: light, fragrant, and full of crunchy red fruit. Farmed organically, aged in mostly neutral oak, and bottled unfined and unfiltered, it's the featherweight charmer of the Eyrie lineup. For the varietal hunter, this one's a trophy that also happens to be a joy to drink.
