GUINIGI

WINE OF THE MONTH

Soléna 2024 Winemaker’s Cuvee Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon ($65)
94/100

Focused, expressive, and deeply satisfying, this beautifully concentrated Pinot Noir draws primarily from the Danielle Laurent Vineyard along with select neighboring sites across the Willamette Valley. It delivers juicy dark-berry intensity with impressive clarity of fruit, moving seamlessly from cherry to strawberry through layers of blood orange. Smoky nuances of clove add complexity as firm apple-skin tannins frame the palate and resolve through waves of brown baking spice and mouthwatering acidity. —Jonathan Cristaldi

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