The 2009 Pinot Noir Signature was also sourced entirely from the Revana Vineyard. It spent 9 months in 37% new French oak and is a more substantial offering. Notes of sandalwood, Asian spices, incense, rose petal, cherry, and raspberry inform the nose of a plush, easy-going, easy-to-understand wine with moderate depth and concentration. However, it lacks the firm acid structure that would have better framed the succulent flavors. Drink it over the next 6-7 years. Dr. Madaiah Revana, the proprietor of Alexana Winery, employs veteran vigneron Lynn Penner-Ash as his winemaker.Tel. (503) 852-3013; www.alexanawines.com

Light and bright, delivering a jazzy mouthful of currant and raspberry fruit, balanced with a bite of limelike acidity, lingering effortlessly. Drink now through 2015. 254 cases made.??–HS??Region: Oregon / Willamette Valley Select to Add