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Roots Winery is Chris and Hilary Berg. They grow their grapes in small estate vineyards and make exceptional wines, largely by themselves. Their unique styles and new ideas enrich the range of Oregon Pinot noirs. And they offer their wines at very reasonable prices.
Roots Wine Company makes Oregon Pinot noir from their estate vineyard in Oregon's Ribbon Ridge appellation of the North Willamette Valley. They also make white wines from purchased fruit. Their "Black Light" label wines are made from Washington State fruit and feature glow-in-the-dark labels.
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Oregon Pinot noirs from Rising Star Winemakers
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2009 Wine Advocate - 92 points - The 2009 Pinot Noir Leroy Vineyard does a fine job of melding the elegance of the vintage with some extra depth, concentration, and complexity. It will continue to blossom for another 1-2 year ...
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2009 Wine Advocate - 91 points - The 2009 Pinot Noir Apolloni Vineyard sports a nose of wood smoke, Asian spices, cherry cola, and raspberry. This sets the stage for a concentrated, sweetly-fruited, elegant wine that reveals cons...
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Cancilla Vineyards is the choice of some of Oregon's best up-and-coming winemakers. Because the vineyard is less known than, say, Shea, the wines typically come in at half the price of the famous brands. And the vineyard is proving to be a ris...
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2009 Wine Advocate - 90 points - The single vineyard Pinot Noirs begin with the 2009 Pinot Noir Roots Estate Vineyard. Cedar, spice box, floral notes, cherry, and boysenberry aromas inform the nose of a succulent, elegant, nicel...
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2008 Vintage Tasting Notes
Like the vineyard name, the Cherry Grove is packed with pints of cherries that have just been made into a tart - it's immediately attractive. Then it fans out on your palate to sweet black...
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2009 Vintage Tasting Notes
The 2009 Viognier was the favorite Roots wine at Chris's tasting in Avalon Wine's shop in Corvallis. Luscious.
Fruit Sources: Seven Hills Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley & Outlook Vineyard, Co...
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2008 Vintage Tasting Notes
From Roots Wine - A blend of the five vineyards Chris Berg works with. Scents of red cherry, raspberry, and cedar are echoed in the flavor of the wine. Blackberry, cinnamon, and a base note o...
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Newest vintage of Chris Berg's Pinot gris.
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2008 Vintage Tasting Notes
9-1-09 - At the Carlton AVA tasting Monday in downtown Portland, this was the standout of the event for me. The scent is all peach,citrus,and minerals. Flavors open with a bit of sweetness, ...
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