WillaKenzie Estate

Aliette Yamhill-Carlton Pinot Noir

9.1110 ratings
9.220 pro ratings
Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
Pinot Noir
Turkey, Game, Exotic Spices, Soft Cheese, Duck, Goose, Salads & Greens, Potato, Quinoa, Farro, Brown Rice, White Rice, Pasta, Herbs, Nuts & Seeds, Mushrooms, Chicken, Meaty & Oily Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Stew, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Salmon, Quinoa, Shellfish
Top Notes For
Boxer Briefs

Tasted amongst a whole bunch of current KJ family current Oregon releases. Marine Sedimentary soils, dark fruit, dense, strong acid, a really, really strong 15 for Yamhill Carlton.

Tasted amongst a whole bunch of current KJ family current Oregon releases. Marine Sedimentary soils, dark fruit, dense, strong acid, a really, really strong 15 for Yamhill Carlton.

Apr 10th, 2018
Jason Keefer

Good but kind of tight and closed off. Can taste the Oregon in it though!

Good but kind of tight and closed off. Can taste the Oregon in it though!

1 person found it helpfulJan 16th, 2016
Mark Juckeland

2012- dark cherry and earthy tones on the nose... Lite/medium bodied with slight acidic flavors. Should be really good in a few years.

2012- dark cherry and earthy tones on the nose... Lite/medium bodied with slight acidic flavors. Should be really good in a few years.

1 person found it helpfulSep 20th, 2015
Tom Gendall

Beautiful lifted fruit and floral aromas. Nice earthiness on palate, tight acid giving length. Maturing nicely but needs more time.

Beautiful lifted fruit and floral aromas. Nice earthiness on palate, tight acid giving length. Maturing nicely but needs more time.

1 person found it helpfulDec 20th, 2014
Chris Kontos

Beautiful use of oak! A wine with killer aromatics and the earth to back it up. Showing beautiful with a lot of life left, but quite possibly in prime time, right now.

Beautiful use of oak! A wine with killer aromatics and the earth to back it up. Showing beautiful with a lot of life left, but quite possibly in prime time, right now.

Feb 4th, 2016
Joel Pennington #❤️🐢🍷

Owner/Winemaker Slow Turtle Vineyard

8.7

Fruit forward, red berries, some earthiness, overall a nice representation from OR.

Fruit forward, red berries, some earthiness, overall a nice representation from OR.

Sep 1st, 2015
Michael Baldonado

Still youthful and needs more time. Amazing structure with tannins to match with an array of red and blue fruit.

Still youthful and needs more time. Amazing structure with tannins to match with an array of red and blue fruit.

Aug 1st, 2015
Erich Broksas

Early Mountain Vineyards

9.3

The Aliette is still one of my favorites. Well done.

The Aliette is still one of my favorites. Well done.

Oct 31st, 2014
John Wight

Sommelier/Wine Director Luce Restaurant

8.8

En magnum

En magnum

Apr 2nd, 2013
John Wight

Sommelier/Wine Director Luce Restaurant

10

En magnum

En magnum

Apr 2nd, 2013