2008 Jessie Pinot Noir Tasting Note

The 2008 Pinot Noir Jessie Vineyard is dark ruby red bordering on light purple. It surrenders an aromatic array of balsam wood, rose petal, Asian spices, tobacco, and assorted black fruits. Medium-bodied, dense, and crammed with succulent black fruits, it is already revealing some complexity, but there is more to come with another 3-4 years in the bottle. It, too, will deliver prime drinking from 2013 to 2023. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, continuity and consistency are the keys to Cristom’s success. The winemaking team led by Steve Doerner rose to the occasion, taking full advantage of the great raw materials provided by the 2008 vintage.
92 points Wine Advocate

Pinot Gris 2009 Tasting Note

The 2009 Pinot Gris Estate displays aromas of baking spices, melon, and tangerine zest. On the palate there is a trace of residual sugar balanced with lively acidity, a creamy texture, good volume, and a lengthy, fruit-filled finish. Drink this pleasant effort over the next 1-2 years.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, continuity and consistency are the keys to Cristom’s success. The winemaking team led by Steve Doerner rose to the occasion, taking full advantage of the great raw materials provided by the 2008 vintage.
90 points Wine Advocate

Mount Jefferson Pinot Noir 2009 Tasting Note

Sommers Reserve Pinot Noir 2007 Tasting Note

The 2007 Pinot Noir Summers Reserve is a barrel selection aged in 60% new oak. It exhibits an expressive nose of cinnamon, allspice, smoke, black cherry and black raspberry. On the palate it has plenty of succulent fruit, good depth and concentration, and enough structure to evolve for 2-3 years. It will be at its best from 2011 to 2019.
Continuity and consistency are the keys at Cristom; same family ownership, same winemaking team with Steve Doerner at the helm.
90 points Wines Advocate

Eileen Pinot Noir 2007 Tasting Note

The 2007 Pinot Noir Eileen Vineyard comes from an organically farmed parcel. More forward than the first two wines, it features enticing spice box and red fruit aromas, a silky texture, sweet fruit, and an excellent integration of oak, tannin, and acidity. Enjoy it over the next 8 years.
Continuity and consistency are the keys at Cristom; same family ownership, same winemaking team with Steve Doerner at the helm.
91 points Wine Advocate

Jessie Pinot Noir 2007 Tasting Note

The 2007 Pinot Noir Jessie Vineyard favors the darker fruit side of the spectrum. Cedar, earth notes, black cherry and black raspberry scents lead to a savory wine with emerging spice and mineral notes and a solid core of black fruit. It has enough ripe tannin to blossom for another 1-2 years. Drink it from 2011 to 2019.
Continuity and consistency are the keys at Cristom; same family ownership, same winemaking team with Steve Doerner at the helm.
90 points Wine Advocate

2008 Eileen Pinot Noir Tasting Note

The 2008 Pinot Noir Eileen Vineyard sports a super-fragrant perfume of earth notes, mineral, underbrush, spice box, black cherry, and black raspberry that jumps from the glass. Dense and layered on the palate, this plush, smooth-textured Pinot has the structure and balance to evolve for 3-4 years. Its drinking window will extend from 2013 to 2023.
92 points Wines Advocate