Wine Tasting – Nicolas-Jay

For our next tasting event, we are pleased to welcome Kevin Schlachter, Director of Sales for Nicolas-Jay wines to the shop! Join us on Thursday, June 6 at 6 p.m. as we taste Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from this esteemed Willamette Valley winery.

Nicolas Jay was founded in 2011 by legendary Burgundian wine maker Jean-Nicolas Méo (of the Méo-Camuzet family) and music entrepreneur Jay Boberg. The two first met in 1988 and their shared love of Pinot Noir drew them to the Willamette Valley decades later. Their viticulture and winemaking are informed by years of working the soils of Burgundy’s Grand Crus, an understanding they bring to old-vine sites in Oregon, including their own organically farmed estate Bishop Creek vineyard, as well as their 53-acre Dundee Hills Estate.

Nicolas-Jay approaches winemaking with a steadfast belief in true artisanship, a passion for discovery and a deep respect for the land. They bring Burgundian traditions to their winemaking while aiming to express the natural elegance of Oregon’s Willamette Valley.

TASTING LINEUP:

‘Affinites’ Chardonnay 2022
Bright and energetic with notes of lemon, tangerine, melting beeswax, thyme, and cardamom.

Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2016
A library wine from a warm vintage with darker notes of black cherry, plum, fresh violets, savory herbs, and olives.

Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2018
A library wine from a textbook great vintage with notes of polished raspberry, ripe cherry, dried spices, mushroom, and forest floor.

L’Ensemble Pinot Noir 2021
A fantastic example of what Oregon Pinot Noir can be. Notes of crushed red berries, Bing cherry, toasted cinnamon sticks, blood orange zest, and fresh pine.

Bishop Creek Pinot Noir 2021
A rare and hard to find wine crafted from a single vineyard of own-rooted vines in Yamhill-Carlton. Notes of kirsch, raspberry, gravelly earth, crushed pine needles, and fresh lavender.