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Ayoub, Pinot Noir Meredith Mitchell Vineyard, 2011

Red Wine from California, United States
by Ayoub
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Mo Ayoub searched Oregon for years before finding his site—four acres of south-facing volcanic Jory soil in the Dundee Hills, planted in 2001 and farmed by hand using organic methods. But this bottling comes from a different, equally compelling source: Meredith Mitchell Vineyard in the McMinnville AVA, planted in 1988 on a mix of marine sedimentary and basalt soils. The vineyard earned Demeter biodynamic certification in 2018, though biodynamic practices began in 2014. Its own-rooted, mature vines and shallow, rocky soils consistently produce Pinot Noir of intense complexity. The 2011 Willamette Valley vintage was the coolest on record—115 days of hang time from bloom to harvest, the longest ever—a "miracle vintage" that delivered extraordinary aromatic complexity and bright acidity beneath a challenging growing season of frost, clouds, and cool temperatures. This is Oregon Pinot at its most transparent: structure, freshness, and quiet depth. For the patient collector.

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Robert Parker

91 points

"From vines planted in 1990 southeast of McMinnville, the Ayoub 2011 Pinot Noir Meredith Mitchell Vineyard (of which a by his standards generous 330 cases were bottled) delivers tartly bright cranberry laced with lemon zest and white pepper for a brashly concentrated projection of sheer energy. It feels as though this lean yet generously juicy Pinot is marinating and tenderizing my tongue even in the time it takes me to taste it. To be sure, this is extreme stuff. But it finishes with a degree of vibrancy and sheer refreshment – if allied to severity – that tempts me to think of it as red Riesling. This is going to be totally fascinating to follow, but it’s definitely anybody’s guess for how long. (Its author isn’t prepared to prognosticate and neither am I, so I’d be very skeptical of anybody who claims clairvoyance.)" —David Schildknecht

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Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Pinot Noir

  • Vintage

    2011

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Grilled salmon, roasted lamb, wild mushrooms, herb-crusted beef

Tasting Profile

Oregon Pinot from single vineyard showing red fruit, earth, and spice. Medium-full body, fine tannins, structured finish. Vineyard character expressed.