Marcus Goodfellow may be among the best makers of sparkling wine in the Willamette Valley, but his first claim to fame was with Pinot Noir. He has not forgotten how to make the regular stuff, with a shape shifting style in the cellar that gives the vineyards he works with a chance to shine. Those vineyards are all family owned and operated, and never irrigated. Marcus and his partner Megan Joy have found that grapes that get personal attention from people who live on site tend to be better grapes at harvest time. For this Willamette Valley Pinot, he uses fruit from three sites: Whistling Ridge, Tsai, and Fir Crest. The nose is fresh and filled with dewy berry notes, strawberry and cherry, with pink rose and orange zest and a touch of underbrush thanks to whole cluster fermentation. The palate is pure silk, with cranberry and red cherry fruit, a little brick dust earth, and tannins that emerge gently on the finish. A perfect wine for classic French inspired meals in a Farm to Table style cookbook.