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The Crowley Entre Nous 2009 took the best of what the vintage had to offer to create a rich yet balanced wine. Tyson makes a classic Oregon Pinot noir - a blend of black raspberry and blackberry dominates the nose and flavor, with a sweet hint of ...
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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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This is Buty's version of a classic white Bordeaux. Flavors include apricot, lemon, grapefruit, lanolin and honey. The nose is flowery, the texture is creamy and it is crisp on the palate....
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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 Bergstrom's Old Stones Pinot noir seems to get better, with the 2010 being a total st...
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All Estate Vineyard fruit, this wine is made for easy drinking - dense, rich, smooth, sweet raspberry and cherry with a hint of spiciness. Ready to go right now. Great value. Enjoy with a hearty steak or sip while reading in front of the firepl...
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Positively glass-coating and inky. Black berry, violet, iodine, meat, black pepper and little oak make for an engaging nose. The velvety palate has great acidity to lift the massive black fruit. Shadings of black pepper and earth round out the f...
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Sinister Hand is a blend of dark, hearty red grapes traditionally used in wine from France's Rhone region. The Sinister Hand blend contains Washington State grown Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, and Counoise fruit.
A small crop of intensely fl...
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Friends came over last night. Relax, hang out, play with the dogs - some of my fun things to do. Grabbed the Cummins Pinot - wine for a good time.
The Cummins Road is a juicy slurper. And it's well made - it stands out from the crowd of un...
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A remarkable presentation of the terroir of the Seven Springs Vineyard, and more broadly, a statement of what makes Oregon Pinot noirs unique and exciting.
From the first impression to the final moment, an extraordinary sense of the vineyar...
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The Taproot is a cuvee of the winemakers' favorite barrels of the vintage. Aging in French oak for sixteen months allows the wine to develop a rich, silky mouthfeel. Fruit flavor and bright acidity are apparent. This wine will cellar for up to te...
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Fresh, smooth citrus with a hint of cream makes this Pinot Blanc a standout. Scents and flavors of pink grapefruit, lemon flower and a clean fresh mineral finish make this one of my favorite Blancs ever.
I'm adding the Witness Tree to my pa...
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The 09 Chardonnay is a unique blend of wine-making techniques. Half of the juice was fermented in French Oak, the rest in stainless steel. This combination created a round, rich texture. This wine is an elegant expression of Chardonnay.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 92 points
The 2008 Gun Metal Conner Lee Vineyard is a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot, and 7% Cabernet Franc. Enticing scents of herbs, s...
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Big nose of toasted nuts, cherries, black raspberry, and crushed fresh herbs. Flavors repeat the profile, adding more red cherry flavor and a hint of earth. Smooth finish with just enough grip to structure the sweet fruit core. - Jean
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Justin Neufeld’s Artz Vineyard Cab has a deep black red color with wonderful intensity all the way to the edge, reflective of Red Mountain pigments. It coats the glass wit...
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Bright maroon in color with garnet edging. Aromas of blueberry and tangy cherry. Flavors include blueberry combined with sweet cherry pie and allspice....
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The nose is typically cherry, strawberry with a hint of orange rind and anise. The oak is subtle throughout the aromas and taste with a nice vanillin quality. The fruit flavors carry through with moderate weight and finish. The wine will serv...
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Winemaker Mark Vlossak did not hold back on his 09 Shea Pinot. The smoky fruit on the nose is followed by a layer of perfectly seared steak across the taste buds. Little 'ka-pows' of dark raspberry fruit traveling up and down are the key ingre...
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Planted just under the famous tree that the vineyard is named after, the Hanson block is on a steep slope that looks down on the rest of the vineyard. Winemaker Steven Westby described the wine as having "concentrated fruit flavors with earth an...
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Oregon Pinot noir
Region - Willamette
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2009 Vintage Six Pinot Sampler
10% off regular price
If 2008 was the vintage for laying down great wines and cellaring them for six to twelve years, 2009 is ...read more
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2009 Wine Advocate - 92 points - The 2009 Chardonnay Reserve is a barrel selection of the original plantings. Substantial and complex on the palate, this concentrated, creamy-textured, beautifully balanced wine is likely to evo...
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The 2009 Pinot Noir Estate is an elegant, spicy, savory wine that is complete on the palate from start to finish. Seamless and lengthy, it can be approached now but should provide enjoyment for another 6-7 years. - Jay Miller
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2009 Wine Advocate - 91 points - The 2009 Pinot Noir Justice Vineyard (owned by nearby Bethel Heights) exhibits a particularly expressive nose of exotic spices, balsam wood, incense, and assorted red and black fruits. Smooth-t...
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Avalon's Andy Osterhaus on the Claim 51:
Summer camp, golf camp, band camp – they have nothing on Pinot Camp. Three days in Oregon Wine Country, immersed in all things Oregon Pinot. I was lucky enough to go this summer (you have to be invited...
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2009 Wine Advocate - 91 points - The 2009 Pinot Noir Temperance Hill Vineyard was aged in 26% new oak. Pleasing herbal notes, a characteristic of this site, are intertwined with spice box, incense, black cherry, and black raspb...
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What a nose! Pomegranate, raspberries and lilies with a hint of wild rose. Made from old vine Pinot noir - the complexity Tad gets from the grapes is sweet, earthy, savory, and deep. Raspberry and cherry flavors alternate with touches of dusty h...
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Fine, younger vine Estate Pinot noir from up-and-coming winery. ...
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This wine is sublime, with mouthwatering lime, white peach, grapefruit, and quince, on a creamy delivery. Patty nicely fuses the styles of Sancerre, New Zealand, and California into a uniquely Oregonian Sauv blanc. Highly recommended.
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This wine opens with white peach and honeysuckle and finishes with a combination of granny smith apple, persimmon, and mandarin orange....
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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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"The Chronicle Recommends" by the San Francisco Chronicle
"Provocateur" is French for "troublemaker." J.K. Carriere's Provocateur Pinot noir shows Jim Prosser's troublemaker style. Dark and meaty, ready to drink, th...
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Big, rich, easy drinking, make this your everyday "House Wine" like dozens of restaurants do!
Formerly produced somewhat erratically (some years they didn't bottle any of it), Patricia Green Cellars has decided to make a decent quantity of t...
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This is a rich, full-bodied wine grown in the Ancient Lakes region of the Columbia Valley, Washington. It is crafted in the fruity Alsatian-style with layers of pineapple, pear, and honeysuckle.
This wine pairs well with seafood, ro...
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The Dundee Hills has a plumper core of fruit, showing bright pie cherries up front with a thread of dark currant that helps usher in the spicy finish of nutmeg, white pepper and fresh earth. While much of the hype from last year's wines focused ...
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Made from estate fruit planted in the seventies. Rich in candy, apple and honey flavors. Only 90 cases made....
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Aromas of lemon, minerals and honeydew. ...
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The 2009 vintage received 90 points from Wine Enthusiast! ...
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Anne says blueberries and we agree. Sweet, juicy blueberry cobbler with lots of cream. Pie spices, black currant, and a dark toasty hint of tannins form an undercurrent to the finish. Juicy and soft finish make this another wine with almost univ...
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Very nice and well priced. Just released in the Spring of 2011, the winemaker, Aron Hess, cellared the wine for two years longer than many of the Oregon 2008's. The wine comes to market with a maturity that can be enjoyed now or cellared for sev...
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Medium plus acidity holds up these tannins to showcase the black cherry, plum on the palate and through the finish. Carefully framed by oak from the center of France. Roses and a hint of cigar box on the finish. - the winery...
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Energetically drinkable, greatly expanding as it glides seamlessly across your palate. Dark berries with bits of bramble, adding cola spice, dried cherries, sweet cigar and thyme notes on the long, fruit-filled finish. I love the combo of r...
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A bronze medal winner from the Astoria Wine and Seafood Festival 2011!
Only 80 cases made.
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Winemaker Steven Westby describes the wine:
"The fruit for this bottling was grown in a one-acre block of vines planted in 2001. Characteristic of the grape, there's a floral nose and spicy, exotic fruit full of apricot and orange flowers, an...
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This Chardonnay is produced from grapes grown at the Longsword Vineyard, grapes that were planted 25 years ago. The wine was made the old-fashioned way with minimal handling. Flavors include white peaches with hints of citrus fruits. This Chardo...
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Newest vintage of Chris Berg's Pinot gris.
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The richest of the roses for this season that I've had in spring of 2011. A hint of rose petals in the nose, tons of fresh strawberry scent and flavor, and crisp acidity that is so very refreshing on a hot day. Ultimate summer picnic wine. A bl...
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This Ransom Pinot noir is named "Selection" as it is made from a selection of vineyards in the Eola-Amity Hills AVA of Oregon's Willamette Valley. Bright, fresh raspberries and cherries mingle with wild violets in the nose. The red fruit flavor...
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Winemaker Tad Seestedt's Ransom Cabernet Franc is sourced from the Pheasant Hill Vineyard of Oregon's Rogue Valley.
Aroma of dark plum and blueberry interspersed with vanilla, toast and smoke. The
palate is luscious and fills your mouth w...
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Minerals, sweet Meyer lemon, citrus flowers, and comb honey - the scent is enticing and the flavors follow through. A hint of vanilla in a clean, fresh finish make this a summer sipping white wine that everyone will enjoy. - Jean ...
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Domaine Dominique Lafon Saint Veran 09 - from the consulting winemaker at Evening Land Vineyards, Dominique Lafon.
Dominique Lafon is the king of White Burgundy, and this is an affordable example of his style. A Chardonnay from the appellatio...
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Jezebel's "Blanc" is a light, easy drinking wine. Extremely popular, flavors and scents of crisp pear and peach fill this perfect summer sipper. It always sells out fast. A blend of Pinot Gris, Riesling, and Gewurztraminer. Just lovely, and a ...
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This is a new dessert wine from Seven of Hearts Winery. The Ice Princess is a blend of Viognier and Roussanne grapes that are frozen for two weeks right after harvest to create a mouthfilling dessert wine....
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Deep strawberry color, classic Pinot Noir fruit flavors in a light summer wine. Scents of strawberries, herbs and floral (especially roses) notes, flavors repeat the fresh strawberry, rose petal, red raspberry, and wild strawberry essence. The ...
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Wine Spectator 91 points
Taut, tangy, minerally and distinctive for its lemon blossom, grapefruit peel and green pear flavors, persisting easily on the sleek, racy finish. Drink now through 2015. - H.S.
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The Southern Cascades of Oregon's Rogue Valley is the source for this wine's grapes. Pheasant Hill Vineyard is one of the new sources of the grape that is sometimes touted as the Northwest wine scene's Next Big Thing.
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Ready to drink, big and easy style benefits from winemaker Marcus Goodfellow's skill at creating a balanced Pinot with acidity and complexity to stand out.
The 2009 received 91 points from Wine Advocate.
2009 Vintage Tast...
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This is the first vintage of the Three Hills Cuvee - the three hills being the Durant Vineyard, the Lange Estate Vineyard and the Freedom Hill Vineyard. This wine includes flavors of passion fruit and almond....
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A blend of Syrah, Sangiovese, Barbera and Lagrein from Oregon and Washington vineyards. Dark fruits such as blackberry, black cherry, and plum are balanced by moderate tannins and bright acid. Sweet berry and dark plum flavors are invigorated by j...
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Previous Vintage Tasting Notes
2008 Vintage Tasting Notes
Broadley Vineyard Reserve Pinot noir 08 - represents a blend of some of the better barrels from 3 different vineyards; 667 clone from...
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The new vintage is here!
2009 Vintage Tasting Notes
"Double Gold", 2011 Oregon Wine Awards
"Excellent", Wine Press Northwest
"Highly Recommended", Northwest Palate Magazine
LUX is constructed from app...
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The Jory Bench Reserve is an elegant wine with intense aromatics and floral notes on the nose. Savory elements balance the forward berry/cherry fruit on the palate while tannins add structure and focus. The rich finish is long and lingering. ...
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Supple, generous and immensely appealing for its ripe blueberry, plum and spice flavors, hinting at mineral as the finish lingers impressively. Drink now through 2019.—H.S.
The ripe fruit gives a hint of candied plum in addition to our sit...
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Marcus Goodfellow's 2009 wines are on the leader board for the vintage just as the 2008's were among my favorites last year.
We recently tasted through all of his 2009 vintage wines and the brightest star in my book was the Winter's Hill P...
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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...
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David O'Reilly made less than 50 cases of this wine, his only AVA designate for 2009.
So approachable it's magnetic. Spicy raspberry and currant with hints of smoke and mineral, this fattens and lengthens through the finish. Very small pr...
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"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 blocks. The older blocks are planted with Pommard and th...
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"QED" comes from the Latin phrase "quod erat demonstrandum". It literally translates as "which was to be demonstrated." Billo and Pinto define it as "I've proven what I set out to prove." Yes, they have, and spectacularly.
Wine Spectator 9...
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