Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Nicolas Jay |
Label Name: | Nysa Pinot Noir |
Vintage: | 2018 |
Country: | United States |
Region: | Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13% |
Grape(s): | Pinot Noir |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 3 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 3 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Selected reviews: James Suckling 93 (2018 Nysa). Wine Spectator ~92 for the Nysa bottling. Other Nicolas-Jay 2018 cuvées received high scores (L'Ensemble/Own-Rooted: Decanter 96 / James Suckling 94 / Vinous 94). Sources: Nicolas-Jay, Watson's Wine, Berry Bros. & Rudd, K&L Wines
Tasting Note
Fragrant red cherry and raspberry with rose and violet florals, baking spice, earth and subtle mocha; medium-bodied, silky texture, bright acidity and fine-grained tannins, finishing with a spiced cherry persistence.
Food Pairing
Western: roast duck, mushroom risotto, roasted chicken, pork tenderloin, mushroom tart. Asian: miso-glazed black cod, duck bao, teriyaki salmon, mushroom hot pot (nabe), Korean BBQ (pork/duck).
Production Method
Hand-harvested Pinot Noir (own-rooted Pommard block); native-yeast fermentation, partial whole clusters, matured in French oak barrels (portion new), typically bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Vineyard Info
Nicolas-Jay is a Burgundy–Willamette collaboration (Jean‑Nicolas Méo and Jay Boberg). They source Nysa Vineyard fruit from own‑rooted Pommard vines in the Dundee Hills (planted 1990) on Jory soils. Estate focuses on low‑intervention viticulture.