|
Cameron Pinot noir Willamette Valley 2010
$18.95 Retail
$17.05
|
Attention! This dynamite value Pinot will be gone in a flash. Dark fruits and herbs, fuller in texture and structure while being totally sip-able. It took the winery a few hours (literally!) to sell their production of 2010 Willamette Valley Pinot... |
|
|
|
The Cancilla Vineyard Pinot noir's beguiling and cerebral aromas make you want to pour a glass and smell it for hours. Dark red fruit, rosemary, and wet stones expand into a palate of dark berries, bright acidity and a picture-perfect finish of s... |
|
|
|
This wine is a blend of all three Pinot Noir vineyards. It greets you with cassis and red currant. On the palate the wine is very focused and lively, with a core of dried cranberries, tobacco, cola, and a touch of fresh oregano. A touch of flint... |
|
|
|
2008 Wine Advocate - 92 points - The 2008 Pinot Noir Estate is more deeply colored with a seductive perfume of smoke, rose petal, incense, terroir notes, black cherry and black raspberry. Mouth-filling, intense, already c... |
|
|
|
I have a hard time describing Oregon Pinot noir at its best, but as Justice Stewart so famously put it "I know it when I see it." Or in my case, I know it when I taste it.
Brick House Les Dijonnais has it all - and I love it.
When I ta... |
|
|
|
|
The Vintner’s Select is just that. The best barrel was selected from each vineyard site, and then blended to create a very special wine. Flavors and aromatics are much richer and more mysterious than the Willamette Valley. It demonstrates great ... |
|
|
|
Jason Lett's Pinots have one thing in common across the vintages - every wine has aromas that produces a Pavlovian response...it makes you salivate for what you're about to taste. Fresh-picked raspberries, the ineffable allure of morel mushroo... |
|
|
|
Brighter, higher-toned red fruit aromas and overall character with an underlying sexiness. Citrus notes marry with Jim's typical Maresh sweetness, almost like a pinch of brown sugar. Beautiful silky precision, packed full of complexity that will ... |
|
|
|
I taste a ton of Oregon Pinot and in my opinion, this is the best value Oregon Pinot on the market right now. There is so much packed into this wine: beautifully vivid flavors, surprising density and persistence, perfect balance. Seriously, if th... |
|
|
|
2009 Vintage Tasting Notes
"The 2009 Villages Cuvée is a blend of Pinot noir grapes from four different vineyards. The largest portion was grown at Vitae Springs Vineyard and comes from both new and old Pinot noir blo... |
|
|
|
A Pinot that is impressive and delicious from the first sip. Violet, raspberry and rose perfume set the tone of this full bodied wine. A darkly colored Pinot, the flavors are sweet and round - raspberry and cherry fruit flavors are tinged with spi... |
|
|
|
Lush and energetic, Ken Wright's value blend delivers heaping scoops of fresh crushed berries. It's really a "friendly" Pinot, encouraging you to get to know it. Most of the famous vineyard's Ken works with are blended in this bottle, for half ... |
|
|
|
|
The fruit has the classic rose petal and red cherry notes even at this youthful stage of development. Barrels range from darker, deeper flavors and textures to exceptionally lifted, high-toned feminine style wines. The combination of all the barr... |
|
|
|
The Haden Fig Bjornson Vineyard Pinot is round, bold and dark, all within the context of graceful Pinot noir. Blackberry, black raspberry, violet, vibrant and lush. The finish is like biting into a mouthful of summer blackberries.
We spent a... |
|
|
|
The 2009 Arley's Leap is more deeply colored and a bit more structured [than his other reviewed wines.] A hint of herbs, spices, floral notes, cherry, and raspberry inform the nose of a sweetly-fruited, velvety-textured, nicely proportioned, le... |
|
|
|
The 2010 Willamette Valley Pinot is ripe, dense and intense. The nose is positively lush - roses, violets, and red raspberry. There's a distinct, unique hint of spice, part of that special Beaux Freres style.
The color is light, and then you... |
|
|
|
|
Only 60 cases produced.
I haven't used the term "Burgundian" in an Oregon Pinot tasting note in years, but I'm ready to. Red fruit and pomegranate high notes are matched by underlying earthy dark notes and dusty rose petals. There's a really... |
|
|
|
This is a reserve bottling, made from the best eight barrels of Erin's Hidden Rock Vineyard and the best eight barrels from the Eola Springs Vineyard. Hidden Rock is the northernmost vineyard in the Eola Amity Hills, while Eola Springs is next to... |
|
|
|
New vintage!
2009 Vintage Tasting Notes
Just two barrels - 50 cases - of 2009 Coattails were made, since the Etzel brothers have very (very) stringent standards as they work to establish themselves as a top-tier Orego... |
|
|
|
Seductive scents of fresh blackberry mingle with an earth, floral and fir essence. Layered, creamy fruit - black berry, black raspberry, dark cherry - is supple and inviting, moving towards a finale accented by white pepper and red licorice. Kille... |
|
|
|
|
Erin describes the wine: "Rose petals and violets - the most floral of the four new wines. Fresh, with rich, full body. Pure fruit and floral notes fill the flavor, and the finish has a touch of wood spice, cinnamon and violets."
"Cellar f... |
|
|
|
|
Last Call
Half of the year, Brick House wines are sold out. Eleven months of the year, the Brick House Select is sold out.
We found a few cases of the 2010 Select Pinot noir (March 2012). Made from the winery's Ribbon R... |
|
|
|
This fruit focused pinot has the most natural display of tannins and acidity of all the Ken Wright sites. Strong flavors of blue and black fruit, black currant and cassis.
Wine Advocate 92 Points -
Wine Advocate: Dark rub... |
|
|
|
|
Jim Maresh's first Pinot noir from the Winderlea Vineyard. Winderlea is next door to the Maresh Vineyard and, like Maresh, is considered one of the top vineyards making Oregon wine. ... |
|
|
|
|
Every vintage, Jim Maresh has a surprise up his sleeve. This year, it's his Weber Vineyard Pinot. Holy sh*t this is good! The most evolved and showy of the 2010s, this opens with an awesome array of sweet red fruit, spiced orange, cinnamon stick... |
|
|
|
A real wow-er. Owen Roe's top ranked, biggest baddest Oregon Pinot noir.
All of Owen Roe's trademark rich, big style contained in a framework of classic Pinot noir. A shout-out to the best California Pinots in its combination of full bod... |
|
|
|
|
The winery's flagship wine, the Maresh Vineyard Pinot noir, shows off Jim and his family's hard work in planting and managing one of the oldest and best vineyards in the Willamette Valley. Old Vine Pommard and Wadenswil clone Pinot grapes from t... |
|
|
|
Expressively aromatic, the Gestalt is a balanced melange of black cherry, black raspberry, red licorice, tobacco leaf, and spice box. Intense, concentrated, and vibrant on the palate, this elegant, suave Pinot is beautifully proportioned and excep... |
|
|
|
Westrey Abbey Ridge 2010 defines the allure of Pinot noir - ethereal and graceful with an amazing ability to envelop your palate in a sweetness that only Pinot noir can deliver.
The Abbey Ridge smells scandalously good. Seriously, it smells a... |
|
|
|
The 2009 Pinot Noir Reserve Estate Grown sports a classy perfume of smoke, exotic spices, floral notes, black cherry, and black raspberry. More complex and substantial on the palate (but not by much) than the Estate cuvee, this lengthy Pinot wil... |
|
|
|
Winemaker Robert Brittan: "A warm vintage and good, mature grapes make a rich, ripe wine that retains structure and shows the character of the vineyard."
The 2009 Winderlea Estate is a lush and rich reflection of a warm vintage. Flavors of re... |
|
|
|
Ripe and dark fruit driven, Raptor's Shea Vineyard Pinot will please any Shea fan. Dark cherries, black currants and blackberries mesh with vanilla, tobacco, and violets to create a robust Pinot. - Marcus
From the winery - |
|
|
|
|
We have always been a huge proponent of Dundee Hill wines and we continue to seek out older vineyard sites tucked away in these hill. We were fortunate to land a section of Durant Vineyard this vintage and are thrilled that this will become an on-... |
|
|
|
The most mysterious in nature, the 08 Temperance Hill opens with a red fruited nose shaded by smoke, earth, and musk. You're surprised by the rounded, silky body of red currant and cherry candy, finishing with mint. - Marcus
2006 Vintage Ta... |
|
|
|
2007 Wine Spectator - 91 points - Light and silky, with a slightly gritty wet gravel edge to the modest cherry and blackberry flavors. Shows elegance and persistence, but needs time to expand in the cellar. Drink now through 2015... |
|
|
|
The 2010 Underwood Pinot noir's limpid, translucent color is more that of a real Burgundy than a New World pinot noir. The mix of black cherry and bramble in the aroma is also convincing, finishing with hints of mulberry and balanced acidity, and... |
|
|
|
Omero is truly an "insider's" winery. In their first two vintages combined (2208 and 2009), they produced a total of only 150 cases!
The 2010 Iliad opens with vivid raspberry highlighted by notes of dried herb, strawberry and sweet cherry th... |
|
|
|
2011 vintage arriving May 15!
2010 Vintage Tasting Notes
I'm saving up so I can stock my cellar with the 2010's. Pretty and inviting from the first pour, it shows a purity that has me giddy.
Each vintage of B... |
|
|
|
DOUBLE GOLD "Best of the Best" at the Oregon Wine Awards 2012
2009 Tanzer - 90 points - The 09 opens with a hint of stone fruit and dark cherries. It reveals subtleties of mineral, vanillin, spice and dust... |
|
|
|
Deep, concentrated dark cherry, blackberry and spice in aromas and flavors linger in the mouth. Layers and layers of complexity that blend power and finesse. Velvety in the mouth with a finish that lasts and lasts and lasts. - the winery
... |
|
|
|
2009 Vintage Tasting Notes
Aromas of dark red fruits with a hint of caramel. Soft tannins and excellent balance make this wine enjoyable now and for the next few years.
2008 Vintage Tasting Notes ... |
|
|
|
Sweet dark cherry and licorice on with the nose with shavings of truffly earth. There's a burst of fresh black berry that pops in your mouth and carries the bright and jazzy finish, dancing with white pepper and dried herbs. Illahe is experimenti... |
|
|
|
Dark fruits including blackberry and plum mixed with notes of violets, lilacs and white pepper. Blended clones from the Wild Winds and Walnut Ridge Vineyards. Drink through 2018.
... |
|
|
|
Broad and voluminous, the Evenstad Reserve 08 is a bigger Pinot, sporting black cherry and plum alongside baking spices and toast. It will continue to benefit from time in the cellar. - Marcus
2008 Wine Spectator - 93 points ... |
|
|
|
A rich and meaty nose, melding raspberry and cherry with underpinnings of coffee grounds and woodsiness. Cola spice and lush fruit carry the finish. An unusually great value.
2008 Vintage
Crowley Wines Pinot n... |
|
|
|
Shea's Homer Pinot noir has been in the critics' best-of-the-vintage lists since it was first produced. It is always the first to sell out and always the wine for which we receive the most requests. Why? Because when you hand-se... |
|
|
|
|
This assertive 2010 Shea Pinot opens with aromas of blackberries, caramel, black pepper, and a blend of grated nutmeg and clove. The spice-tinged blackberry core expands through the long finish. Cellar for 2-3 years and up to 8-10. 100% Wadenswil ... |
|
|
|
Wafts of violets, cola spice, and fresh red cherries lead into juicy and sweet array of red fruits and touches of blueberry. The 2010 Estate is loaded with bright character, finishing with delectable fruit and a smidgen of grilled herbs. The Estat... |
|
|
|
|
Dark fruit scents mingle with toast and sweet tobacco, signaling the entry into this dark, vivid, and rich 2010 Pinot. Spicy black currant and raspberry picks of hints of coffee and Chinese five-spice blend, before the finish sings with fresh blac... |
|
