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Watch this winery! Athena and Stewart's ability to find great fruit and make exceptional wines with enthusiasm and skill brought 90+ ratings to their 2005 Pinot noirs from Wine Spectator and other wine publications. Boedecker was first based at the Carlton Winemakers Cellar, a multiple winery facility for startups. In late 2008, Stewart and Athena opened their urban winery in a warehouse in Portland.
Boedecker wines are crafted from purchased grapes - the winery does not yet own vineyard property. Athena and Stewart make wine with grapes from primarily younger vines of Dijon clone Pinot noir - grapes available to up and coming winemakers. Their winemaking skills bring the best out of these good grapes, creating balanced, multifaceted Pinot noirs. With more customers than grapes, vineyard owners offer Boedecker their fruit, knowing the wines produced will reflect well on and increase the value of their vineyards.
The first vintage of Boedecker wines was made in 2003. A second label, Pappas, was introduced with the 2004 vintage. Pappas wines are lower in price, and are made using the wine that does not fit into the Boedecker blends. Two Pinot noirs blended from several vineyards and five single vineyard Pinot noirs are made from each vintage. The two blended Pinot noirs reflect the winemaking styles of Athena and Stewart. Each blend shows their particular "take" on Oregon wine.
The Boedecker "Stewart" Pinot noir, named for its winemaker, Stewart Boedecker, is called "classically Oregon" and usually has red fruit, bramble, and gentle spice flavors. The "Athena" Pinot noir, named for its winemaker, Athena Pappas, is called "new world" and is typically black fruit, cola, vanilla, and candied cherry in character.
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Wine Spectator: Light and fragrant, this red is spicy with hints of clove and nutmeg around a lithe core of raspberry and cherry fruit, gliding serenely into the long, vivid finish. Drink now through 2018. H.S.
Only 75 cases made.
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The Athena showcases the bigger, darker side of Boedecker Cellars Pinots. A little shy upfront, with toasty baking spice and cola hints moving to dark, dried cherries and blackberries. Appealing nuances of tea and cocoa appear on the lengthy f...
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 93 points
Wine Spectator 91 points
Light and fragrant, with dark berry flavors and meaty, spicy overtones, folding together...
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This rose of Pinot noir has flavors of strawberries and cream and a touch of guava. A summer delight!...
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The winery calls this their "quintessential" Pinot noir. Flavors of dark cherries and forest floor.
2006 Vintage Tasting Notes
Scents of sweet spice, black cherry, and graham fill your glass of Boedecker Cellars' S...
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Darker fruit and greater structure. Smooth-textured, plush and lengthy, it has the balance to evolve for 1-2 years and will provide enjoyment through 2019. - Jay Miller, Wine Advocate...
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Cold fermented in stainless steel to preserve the varietal essence. Flavors of honey and melon, even a bit of honeysuckle. ...
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Big cherry fruit up front with notes of blackness and tar. Black raspberries and finishes with chocolate, dusty oak. Flavors of Jory soil....dirt and a bit of pinot funk. - the winery
2007 Vintage Tasting Notes
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Pinot blanc for the people! This is what I want to be sipping on our deck. Crisp, refreshing, bright fruit and a touch of minerality. Substitute Pappas Pinot blanc for Pinot gris - you might not go back!...
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Fermented in stainless steel to preserve the varietal essence. A great everyday Oregon classic value....
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Yumm! Immediately appealing, a lively perfume of red raspberry and damson plum ushers in a silky textured Pinot. Delicate red fruit flavors - raspberry, red currant, and plum - mingle with sweet spice and creamy toast. Soft, unobtrusive tannins ...
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Boedecker Cellars Barrel Select Pinot noir 09
Tasting notes coming soon....
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