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Chapter 24 Vineyards

The Fire Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

9.054 ratings
9.018 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

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Chapter 24 VineyardsWillamette Valley, OregonPinot Noir
Top Notes For
Lynn Penner-Ash

Owner/Winemaker Penner-Ash

8.3

Hmmm. Not for me. Some reduction and not very integrated.

Hmmm. Not for me. Some reduction and not very integrated.

Sep 11th, 2021
Mark Freund
9.0

Bright, sour cherry, touch of oak. Classy stuff from the dream team of Ligier-Belair and Etzel

Bright, sour cherry, touch of oak. Classy stuff from the dream team of Ligier-Belair and Etzel

1 person found it helpfulJul 14th, 2014
Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.0

I really the the philosophy behind these wines. Made by Mike Etzel and Louis-Michel Liger-Belair, the fire comes from Jory soils, the flood from willakenzie . A powerful, big, and unmistakably new world pinot -- but remarkably balanced and not without grace. Fleshy raspberries, cinnamon, and scorched earth. I could drink many of these -- if however they weren't so aggressively priced...

I really the the philosophy behind these wines. Made by Mike Etzel and Louis-Michel Liger-Belair, the fire comes from Jory soils, the flood from willakenzie . A powerful, big, and unmistakably new world pinot -- but remarkably balanced and not without grace. Fleshy raspberries, cinnamon, and scorched earth. I could drink many of these -- if however they weren't so aggressively priced...

Feb 6th, 2015
Jay McInerney

Novelist, Wine Critic Town & Country, Expensive Wino & Gastronaut

9.0

Great Pinot. Very high toned friuit. Silky texture. NOT 2 messengers. This is Chapter 24, the Liger-Belair, Etzel collaboration.

Great Pinot. Very high toned friuit. Silky texture. NOT 2 messengers. This is Chapter 24, the Liger-Belair, Etzel collaboration.

Dec 3rd, 2014
Max Kogod

Owner Kogod Wine Merchant

8.8

See above on Last Chapter.

See above on Last Chapter.

Oct 30th, 2014
K Brooks
8.9

Opened the bottle for a turkey birthday dinner and didn’t enjoy as much as the Ken Wright Pinot Noir we served as well. Enjoyed more with pork tenderloin a subsequent night ($40).

Opened the bottle for a turkey birthday dinner and didn’t enjoy as much as the Ken Wright Pinot Noir we served as well. Enjoyed more with pork tenderloin a subsequent night ($40).

Mar 1st, 2023
K Brooks
8.6

I tasted the sour, not my favorite Pinot Noir with Thanksgiving turkey. Fortunately we had opened other selections. ($40)

I tasted the sour, not my favorite Pinot Noir with Thanksgiving turkey. Fortunately we had opened other selections. ($40)

Nov 26th, 2022
K Brooks
9.0

Wonderful Pinot noir with ham and Swedish meatballs for a St Lucia celebration

Wonderful Pinot noir with ham and Swedish meatballs for a St Lucia celebration

Dec 12th, 2021
K Brooks
8.9

Quite nice with Pat’s steak but not as wonderful as I would have wished given the price ($40)

Quite nice with Pat’s steak but not as wonderful as I would have wished given the price ($40)

Jul 11th, 2021
Aravind A
9.3

Wow, much better than my last btl and absolutely fulfilling the promise I felt this showed in 2014. On the nose: asian spice, black pepper, ripe pomegranate seed, wild strawberry, and a touch of soft leather. On the palate: lovely black pepper spice and wild strawberry, fantastic acidity, ad lovely density on the spicy and wild strawberry/black raspberry finish.

Wow, much better than my last btl and absolutely fulfilling the promise I felt this showed in 2014. On the nose: asian spice, black pepper, ripe pomegranate seed, wild strawberry, and a touch of soft leather. On the palate: lovely black pepper spice and wild strawberry, fantastic acidity, ad lovely density on the spicy and wild strawberry/black raspberry finish.

Jul 2nd, 2021