Cristom - Pinot Noir Mt. Jefferson Cuvee 2023
Price: $40.65
#11 on Wine Spectator's Top 100 Wines of 2025
| Producer | Cristom |
| Country | United States |
| Region | Oregon |
| Subregion | Willamette Valley |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Sku | 12771 |
One of the great values from Oregon. This vibrant Willamette Valley Pinot shows layers of red cherry, raspberry, and floral spice. Silky texture with lively acidity and a touch of earth on the finish. Elegant and food-friendly, it's the perfect accompaniment to roast chicken, salmon, or mushroom dishes.
Wine Spectator: 95 Points
This impressive Pinot is polished and detailed, offering dynamic flavors of raspberry and blueberry, with mineral and brown baking spice hints that build richness toward fine-grained tannins.
Decanter: 94 Points
This is 77% estate fruit, in the 2023 vintage of Mt Jefferson (up from 64% in the 2021 vintage); it's no average blend. The winemaking team says that some impressive barrels make it to this bottle. ‘We make all of our wines to be vineyard designates, and many of those wines make it to this cuvée,’ says winemaker Daniel Estrin. Aromatically alluring with red fruits, spicy clove and savoury whisps of mint. The palate shows ample texture, tannin and great pops of fruit, red berries, and blood orange press across the palate, trailing savoury herbs and spice.
Vinous Media: 93 Points
The 2023 Pinot Noir Mt. Jefferson Cuvée blends dusty rose, licorice and orange-tinged wild strawberries. Soothingly round and pure in style, it offers crisp red berry fruits and mineral tones complemented by pretty inner florals. Gently tannic and long, the palate leaves a pleasantly chewy sensation and finishes with a tart cranberry twang. As of 2023, the Mt. Jefferson Cuvée uses 77% estate fruit. It is a fantastic value.
