Matello Matello Pinot Noir Durant, USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills

PnP, drank from Grassl Cru The cork was in great shape. The wine is a very beautiful and translucent pale garnet. There is a delicate dried flower and red fruit nose. It's red fruited with moderate to high acidity. With air and time the nose gained an interesting smokiness, very reminiscent of catching faint whiffs of fall burn piles. This is meant in a positive way for me - I love it - but seems funny/ironic considering all of the …

Pale garnet. Beautiful nose, beautiful wine! Rather light bodied in this flight, it is delicate and elegant, almost crunchy. Sporting the red cherry notes I adore! Certainly not too warm climate in style to my taste! Rated a slightly conservative 91

Beautiful fruit on nose. Delicate baked cherry and spice. Mouthwatering acidity. Perfect now.

The balance and complexity of this wine is a proud example of what the Willamette Valley is capable of producing. Dried cherry, earth, and a bit of spice in beautiful harmony. Everything I love about this AVA.

Delicious wine. Didn't get much on the nose, but the palate features amazingly energetic cherries. Very fruity, but in a focused, not overly ripe way. Hints of earth in the background add complexity, but this is really a fruit-focused wine. Very good now, I bet it gets better with time.

Opened this (and a Whistling Ridge) after Marcus commented that this was drinking pretty well right now. I was not disappointed. This wasn't quite as fleshy and ripe (in a good way) as I remember from the tasting room, but the general profile was consistent with what I expected. A very different wine than the Whistling Ridge, except for the acid, and I think this may even have a touch more on the finish. It's razor sharp, but it complements …

Bright red fruit, pungent earth, spicy, floral, structured, medium body. Intense and very pretty. Tight and very structured with ample acidity, medium tannin, apparent whole cluster, and modest oak. Beautiful wine, but needs time. Seems to have excellent aging potential. Definitely hold.