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Reustle – Prayer Rock Vineyards 2018 Estate Pinot Noir, Umpqua Valley $36
By Great Northwest Wine on January 24, 2022
The amazing diversity of Southern Oregon viticulture, Stephen Reustle’s 40-acre enclave in particular, is on display each year at the Platinum Awards. This signals his sixth career Platinum for Pinot Noir, and it exudes elegance from the start. The spectrum includes cherry and plump raspberry with forest floor and anise, and it continues to please as it opens up. Awards: American Fine Wine Invitational (double gold) Savor NW (gold).
Rating: Platinum, 95 points
Production: 531 cases
Alcohol: 13.4%
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