Wine Advocate (Erin Brooks) 96 pts The 2021 Pinot Noir Roland Green possesses the expressiveness, detail and weightlessness of the best wines from the 2021 vintage in the Willamette Valley. The nose is a deep well of red cherry jam, cranberry, tea leaves, lavender and alpine spices, revealing additional nuances with each return to the glass. The palate features complex, spicy, conifer-laced flavors structured by finely astringent tannins and vibrant acidity, and it has a very long, layered finish.

Jed Dunnuck.com (Audrey Frick) 95 pts!  Coming from 550 to 720 feet of elevation, the 2021 Pinot Noir Roland Green is deeper ruby-colored and takes on a deeper aromatic profile with ripe red and some black fruit, black raspberry liqueur, moss-covered stones, and fresh violets. Medium-bodied, with a rounded mouthfeel, it fills the palate with ripe fruit up front then turns savory with notes of tea leaf, and its riper structure comes through as well. It’s long on the palate, with notes of scorched earth on the finish. Drink 2024-2034.<!--more-->The 2021 releases from The Eyrie were tasted at the winery and tasting room in McMinnville with owner and winemaker Jason Lett. In addition to producing some of the benchmark Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, and Chardonnay in the Willamette Valley, they produce a wide range from Trousseau to Pinot Meunier to explore. Having only tasted out of barrel the previous year, I was especially impressed with the range of 2021 Pinot Noir from the estate. Annual production is at approximately 10,000 cases, using 95% estate-grown fruit. (Drink between 2024 - 2034)