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-Belle Pente Belle Pente Vineyard Vertical SamplerIf your curiosity was piqued by the New York Times review, you need to try Belle Pente's best wines. To understand what Brian's wines are all about, try a vertical tasting of the 2006, 2007, and 2008 Belle Pente/Belle Pente Vineyards. Make an evening occasion of tasting among the bottles - it's an education in Oregon's vintages and in the evolution of a vineyard and winery. This Vertical consists of two bottles each of the 2006, 2007, and 2008 Belle Pente Belle Pente Vineyard Pinot noirs. Two Bottles $31.46 any 12 bottles A very expressive young wine with heady aromas of dark red & blue fruits, accented by herbs and woodsmoke. The palate is focused and long, medium bodied, with good underlying structure and perfect acid/tannin balance. This is a very attractive expression of the best attributes of Yamhill-Carlton Pinot. It can be enjoyed now, but will generously reward several years of patient cellaring! - the winery Two Bottles $31.46 any 12 bottles A beauty when it was released, the 2007 Belle Pente Vineyard Pinot noir has gotten even better in the last year. The vineyard is now 12 years old and in its prime. The glorious fruit the envy of Brian's neighbors. Brian's style is more Thomas or Cameron than California - like much of the best of Burgundy, he does what we think produces the most character and complexity in Oregon Pinot - he dry farms. It takes much longer for the vines to produce fruit without irrigation, but when they mature, the roots (as much as 20 feet deep) pick up minerals and perfume from the soil, and the tougher conditions stress the vines such that the plant produces very intensely flavored fruit. You can intensify a Pinot in many ways, but dry farming uses nothing but the soil and time to create an unforgettable style, and Brian's are some of Oregon's best. - Jean Two Bottles only available as part of the sampler
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