The 2009 Pinot Noir Ribbon Springs Vineyard sports a captivating bouquet of potpourri, brown sugar, clove, sandalwood, and red fruits. With outstanding depth and concentration for the vintage, this lengthy effort will blossom for another 1-2 years and offer prime drinking from 2012 to 2021. Adelsheim has produced a solid set of 2009 Pinot Noirs. Tel. (503) 538-3652; www.adelsheim.com

The Ribbon Ridge AVA is tucked inside the larger Chehalem Mountains AVA, and lately has been the epicenter for many of the most powerful and focused Pinots in the entire Willamette Valley. Ripe and balanced, with spiced cherry and sour plum fruit, this tart, long, silky, full-bodied and supremely complex young wine should age for decades. ——P.G.(12/1/2011)—— 93