Evesham Wood Temperance Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023

96 points Decanter: "There's an unmistakable earthen note of crushed chalk, a dead giveaway for Temperance Hill Pinot Noir, and it leaps forward in this stellar bottling from Evesham Wood in the 2023 vintage. Sourced from a two-acre parcel in this higher elevation, Eola-Amity Hills vineyard, cared for by the meticulous and legendary Dai Crisp. Fresh red berries, alpine wild flowers and pine bough with the classic crushed chalk minerality alight the glass. The palate is upright, taut and electric. Cranberries, blood orange and chopped herbs mingle with gleaming salinity and crisp raspberry leaf." A truly distinctive vineyard in the Willamette Valley, Temperance Hill’s signature is written in neon for all to behold; this is why so many of the Valley's top winemakers seek its fruit. In Evesham's cellar, Temperance contributes flourishes of freshly sawn cedar, green tobacco, and savory pink peppercorns and in ‘23, they produce aromatic fireworks, highlighting a basket of wild red berries i