2023 Brick House Vineyards Les Dijonnais Pinot Noir Ribbon Ridge 6pk 6x750ml

Brick House Vineyards has been Demeter Biodynamic certified since 2005, farming 45,000 vines on the southeast-facing slopes of Ribbon Ridge — a commitment that began when the first Pinot Noir vines went into the ground in 1990. Les Dijonnais comes from the estate's Dijon-clone blocks planted in 1995: 113, 114, 115, 667, and 777, the backbone clones that define serious Oregon Pinot.

The 2023 vintage brought bright, transparent fruit and electric aromatics. Hand-harvested between September 24th and 30th, the wine was fermented with 32% whole clusters on native yeast, then aged 18 months in French oak — 30% new. The result is a wine Jeb Dunnuck scored 95 points, calling out its "notes of fresh lavender, snappy black raspberry, fresh earth, wildflowers, and bright herbs" with a "long-lasting floral finish." Wine Advocate landed at 94, praising the "full-bodied palate with ripe, concentrated, earth-laced flavors" structured by "velvety tannins and juicy acidity."

Ribbon Ridge Pinot Noir at this level — biodynamic, estate-grown, from nearly 30-year-old Dijon vines — normally asks $80 to $120 a bottle. You're paying $64 for a six-pack. That's $10.67 per bottle for a wine that earned 95 points and will cellar beautifully for 15 years.

Just 565 cases were made. This is the kind of Pinot that makes you wonder why you ever bought anything else.