{"product_id":"evesham-wood-le-puits-sec-pinot-noir-2024","title":"Evesham Wood Le Puits Sec Pinot Noir 2024","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHappy 40th birthday Le Puits Sec—unquestionably one of the Valley's Grand Crus! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Evesham Wood\" and \"age-worthy\" are nearly synonymous and yes, the 2024s will age a very long time if you want them to. But the strength of Erin's '24s is how vivacious, generous, and gratifying they are without sacrificing their legendary age-ability. This is the magical balance of 2024 on display and holy cow, is it delicious. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is ideally illustrated in Le Puits Sec, an especially silky and elegantly layered vintage for the flagship estate Pinot Noir. Inviting violet-accented cherries and red berries with just-right intensity, a breeze of blossoming rosemary with baking spices and orange oil, a latticework of Le Puits Sec structure that's wrapped in buoyant, pure flavor.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2023 vintage notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e96 points Decanter:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Le Puits Sec is the main estate vineyard at Evesham Wood, planted by founder Russ Rainey in 1986 on its own roots, with additional plantings in 1991 to three different Dijon clone Pinot Noirs. It’s certified organic and dry-farmed. Elegance abounds in the aromatics, with a melange of fresh red berries, blood orange and resonant notes of forest floor. Stunning on the palate with mouthfuls of fresh woodland berry fruits, dashes of savoury mint and soaring notes of fresh cranberry and spicy blood orange. Exotic spices lead the finish with touches of sea salt.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eThe winery's certified organic, estate vineyard crown jewel shines so brightly in 2023, gleaming with red, blue, and purple tones, both cool and warm. Up front, this is a vivid, engaging Le Puits Sec Pinot–it’s extroverted side. But there is deep and ample structure barely beneath the surface and we know this wine will age for a very long time, should you be able to resist its youthful exuberance.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2022 vintage notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e96 points Paul Gregutt: \u003c\/strong\u003e\"I’ve missed a couple of recent vintages, but in my experience this is the best release from this estate vineyard to date. A generous mix of berries, cherries, dried herbs, peat, coffee grounds and a whiff of sea spray, the complexity belies the lightness and overall elegance. Being a bit of a fruit hound, I salute the core of lush fruit here, which is amplified and expanded with all the resonant highlights. Brilliant work.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere's the crazy thing: can and should our advice to buy J every year be applied to Le Puits Sec? For many years we experienced a notable step up from Le Puits Sec to J but over the last three vintages, that step has flattened—one is not necessarily better than the other, they are just different expressions of Evesham Wood's estate vineyard. So the answer is yes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWhat a gorgeous wine. The nose jumps out of the glass with concentrated aromas of plum, violet and berries. That lift and concentration carries through as the mixed berries become even more concentrated while beautifully balanced bright acidity leads to moderate tannins on the finish. This is why Erin came to Le Puits Sec in 2007 and never left. -winemaker Erin Nuccio\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Evesham Wood","offers":[{"title":"Regular Price","offer_id":67596856885499,"sku":null,"price":57.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Build a Case","offer_id":67596856918267,"sku":null,"price":51.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/5679\/files\/LPS24.jpg?v=1790618074","url":"https:\/\/northwest-wine.com\/products\/evesham-wood-le-puits-sec-pinot-noir-2024","provider":"Avalon Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}