Produced from 5 year old vines, the ruby-colored 2000 Pinot Noir Eileen Vineyard exhibits dark fruit in its aromatics. Medium-bodied thick, and plush, this is a wine with a winning personality. Filled with viscous black cherries, its only drawback is a somewhat short finish. Drink it over the next 4-5 years. "For an Oregon winery, 2000 was a boring vintage because we didn't have to face drought, cold, harvest rains, or any other problems we had to try and surmount," said Steve Doerner, Cristom's winemaker. He went on to say that, "I was so much in love with the 1999s that I overlooked the 2000s until recently. Now I see this vintage as close as can be to 1999 without reaching that year's peaks." Tel. (503) 375-3068