Cooper Mountain

2019 being a cooler vintage, Barbera lauded this year’s Pinot Noir for bringing them back to the old days. This is a Pinot for the Willamette purists, still sliding down to 13.5% ABV this year and offering terrific structure, happy acidity, and the legs to go 5-10 years in any Oregon fan’s cellar. The wine is nevertheless showing well right out the gate, greeting us with aromas of sour cherry pie, raspberry confit, clove tobacco, kola nut, white pepper, chocolate mint, and some nuancing earthy notes of crushed gravel and potting soil. The oak spice is beautifully integrated and brackets the wine with a nice, leathery, nutmeg outline. Classy and classic.