By Flaneur Wines
2015 Cuvee Constantin Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

About Flaneur
A flaneur is, quite simply, a leisurely wanderer, a worldly explorer, a connoisseur of life. The word, hailing from 19th-century France, captures the idea that the mind functions best at a slow pace, and that curiosity can uncover a life of significance. It is, as Charles Baudelaire wrote so eloquently, a life of juxtaposition: alone yet surrounded by bustle, slow yet continuously moving forward.

Wine Details
Bottled: May 2016 (392 cases produced)
Alcohol: 14.20%
pH: 3.67
TA: 5.6 g/L
Elevage: 18 months in 228 L French oak barrels, 30% new

Winemaker's Notes
Vineyard: 75% Flanerie Vineyard, 25% X-Novo Vineyard
Fermentation: Native yeast fermentation
Farming Practices: Sustainable, organic, and dry-farmed - these dry-farmed vines produce intense wines with dark fruit and a unique meaty/savory signature
Harvest Date: September
[Information provided by Matador Vino]

2015 Flaneur Wines Pinot Noir Cuvee Constantin
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
Rating: 91
Producer: Flaneur Wines
Color: Red
Type: Table
Sweetness: Dry
Variety: Pinot Noir
Drink Date: 2018 - 2023
Issue Date: 31st Aug 2018
Source: 238, The Wine Advocate
Reviewed by Erin Brooks
The 2015 Pinot Noir Cuvee Constantin is pale to medium ruby in color and beautifully scented of warm Bing cherries, dried cranberries, cinnamon candy, dried leaves and mushrooms. Light to medium-bodied, it has lovely grainy tannins to frame, with just enough freshness to lift the warm black cherries flavors, finishing long with the earthy notes coming through.

Flaneur Wines 2015 Pinot Noir Cuvee Constantin
Points: 91
Willamette Valley, Oregon
Red wine from United States
Drinking window: 2020-2025
Bright red. Lively and sharply focused on the incisive nose, displaying fresh red currant, cherry and rose scents and a subtle touch of musky herbs. Juicy and brisk on the palate, offering bitter cherry and red berry flavors and subtle licorice and dark chocolate flourishes. Unfolds very slowly on a long, gently sweet finish shaped by fine-grained, even tannins.
Josh Raynolds. Tasting date: January 2018