Mesa Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2023 Color:Red The original drawing still hangs

The original drawing still hangs in the winery today

The palate is rich blackberry

The palate shows deeply etched black plum and blackberry and a heaping helping of herbs and clay earth

some flinty reduction and big flaky fleur de sel

Mesa Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2023 Color:Red The original drawing still hangsMatt Kinnes classy McKinlay Pinot Noir has been one of the best values in Oregon for at least a decade. From time to time, he finds a few barrels in his cellar that dont comply with his first rule of McKinlay Pinot Noir: Thou Shalt Smell and Taste of Red Fruit. When that happens, he makes Mesa Pinot Noir for an even better price. Matts signatures are all over this wine: concentrated fruit from low yields, no yeast additions, and very little new oak