We’re proud members of the Slow Wine community and are thrilled that our 2017 Bishop Creek Pinot Noir was awarded a Top Wine in the 5th Slow Wine Guide USA. The sustainable wine collection highlighting “good, clean and fair wine” will be available in May. #slowfood #slowwine #willamettevalley #oregonwine #organicwine #yamhillcarltonava #viensavecnous @slow_wine_guide 
After a stretch of grey and drizzly days, the sun is out and shining bright over Momtazi vineyard — one of the 8 vineyard sites that go into our Willamette Valley Pinot Noir. We’ll happily take more perfect January days like today! #nothingbutblueskies #oregonlife #willamettevalleywine #viensavecnous 
Our associate winemaker, Tracy Kendall, and Mosely reminiscing about the 2017 harvest at our estate vineyard, Bishop Creek. As Tracy recalls: “These are wines that I believe will age 20 years beautifully and they’re still gorgeous to drink now. You get that power now that’s going to turning to finesse as they age. That, combined with the 17 vintage, which was full of elegance and beauty and finesse makes for a really stunning wine” Stay tuned to our stories to hear her full take on what made the 2017 vintage at Bishop Creek so special. Interested in experiencing these wines for yourself? Enjoy our 3-pack offering at the link in profile: https://bit.ly/35LaMCZ 
All this weekend we’re reminiscing about the 2017 vintage. Here are Jay, Jean-Nicolas and Tracy at Nysa Vineyard in the Dundee Hills in September of 2017. As Tracy recalls “2017 was a cool harvest, a reminder of past years in Oregon, with grapes picked under cloudy skies as autumn unfolded in the vineyard. After a moderately warm summer, September brought cool temperatures and gave the grapes time to deepen flavors and evolve tannins. Our first grapes were picked on the 27th of September and we picked our last on the 5th of October, 2017 was also one of our shortest and most intense harvests to date. The resulting wines are light on their feet, with beautifully integrated tannins and elegance reminiscent of cooler years.” Want to experience the best of our 2017 harvest? Enjoy our 3-pack offering at the link in profile with all all wines recently rated 93 points or above by @wine_spectator https://bit.ly/35LaMCZ 
We put a lot of care, thought and work into each vintage and the 2017 was no exception. That's why we're always grateful to be recognized. Wine Spectator recently recognized 5 of our 2017 wines at 93 points or above — and we didn't want you to miss out on experiencing these wines for yourself. We’ve created a special 3-pack featuring 3 of the wines from 2017 that were highlighted by @wine_spectator Interested in experiencing these wines? Click on the link in our bio to procure. https://bit.ly/35LaMCZ Stay tuned to our feed as all this weekend we’ll be highlighting what made the 2017 vintage so special! Photo: @eastonrichmond 
Wine Spectator released a fresh batch of Oregon reviews last week. We were delighted to see our 2017 Bishop Creek Pinot Noir (93 points), 2017 Momtazi Pinot Noir (93 points), 2017 Own-Rooted Pinot Noir (93 points), and 2017 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir (93 points) included 🎉 The full reviews are below and more information on all of these wines is available on our website (link in bio) at https://www.nicolas-jay.com/news#press Photos by @tastevinphotographs Pinot Noir McMinnville Momtazi 2017 93 points A wine that unfurls slowly, with a simmering backbone of tannin and acidity that highlights elegant rose petal, raspberry and crushed rock accents. Cellar for now. Best from 2022 through 2030. —T.F. Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 2017 93 points A lovely wine, elegantly complex and expressive, with raspberry and rose petal aromas accented by a hint of cardamom. Builds tension toward refined tannins. Drink now through 2029. —T.F. Pinot Noir Willamette Valley Own-Rooted 2017 93 points Svelte and refined, with a lively beam of acidity and minerally tannins wrapped in elegantly layered raspberry and blueberry flavors laced with clove and spice. Drink now through 2028. —T.F. Pinot Noir Yamhill-Carlton Bishop Creek 2017 93 points Refined and keenly focused, with distinctive cherry and guava flavors that are laced with rose petal and savory spice accents, picking up tension and polish toward fine-grained tannins. Drink now through 2027. —T.F. 
At the end of such a challenging year, we are grateful. None of us ever imagined we’d be experiencing a once-in-a-century health crisis – that devastated the lives of so many in our industry and beyond. It was a year of reckoning— with our society’s inherent inequalities in the spotlight but the needed changes demanding continued fights for racial equality and justice. And then the fires - in Oregon and California homes and wineries were lost and an entire vintage accosted. But we have supported each other - and it makes a difference. We are so thankful to you. 2021 brings hope - most importantly for good health, but also for the gathering of friends face to face over a meal and a bottle of wine. Hope for you to join us at our new winery. Hope for a great vintage and more terrific wines in 2021. We made it Happy New Year from all of us at Nicolas Jay! Jay, Jean-Nicolas, Tracy, Kevin, Noah, Angela & Chris 
As we ready the Blanc de Blanc for tonight’s celebrations, we’re thinking about the beautiful examples of Chardonnay made in our own backyard. @departuresmag sees the magic in Oregon Chardonnay, too, and we’re delighted to have our 2018 Bishop Creek Chardonnay included among five wines to try. Read the story about Chardonnay’s rise in Oregon at the link in our profile. Photo by @tastevinphotographs 
This holiday season the team at Nicolas-Jay wishes you good health, happiness and something delicious to toast with. Wishing you and yours the happiest of holidays!