Teutonic Wine Company

Borgo Pass Vineyard Pinot Meunier

9.0169 ratings
9.049 pro ratings
Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
Pinot Meunier
Top Notes For
Joshua Crisp

What should be initially noted is the beautiful color of this wine - like drinking a garnet out of a glass! At first whiff, tight on the nose with fresh, red cherries. Opens and softens to pomegranate, crushed lily, and ground white pepper. Very soft on the palate, juicy with ripen, fresh cherries, cranberries, and blood orange, with soft, sweet spice of cardamon and anise on the back end, fading way to a medium finish of sandalwood and anise. Very soft and not much in the way of tannins, but still a great accompaniment to a calzone!

What should be initially noted is the beautiful color of this wine - like drinking a garnet out of a glass! At first whiff, tight on the nose with fresh, red cherries. Opens and softens to pomegranate, crushed lily, and ground white pepper. Very soft on the palate, juicy with ripen, fresh cherries, cranberries, and blood orange, with soft, sweet spice of cardamon and anise on the back end, fading way to a medium finish of sandalwood and anise. Very soft and not much in the way of tannins, but still a great accompaniment to a calzone!

4 people found it helpfulDec 7th, 2014
Chris DeBarr

One of the best of "the weird & wonderful" wines of Oregon. From a unique coastal vineyard imaginatively named after the pass to Dracula's castle, this is still a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes. Just wait for this sucker to age & show deft minerality as the fruit gains sauvage & more laser focus. But if you must drink it now, baby killing is built for festive feasts, for sure!

One of the best of "the weird & wonderful" wines of Oregon. From a unique coastal vineyard imaginatively named after the pass to Dracula's castle, this is still a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes. Just wait for this sucker to age & show deft minerality as the fruit gains sauvage & more laser focus. But if you must drink it now, baby killing is built for festive feasts, for sure!

4 people found it helpfulNov 27th, 2014
Bryant Bickel

Rocking acidity, get level of funky forest floor, balanced by great fruit.

Rocking acidity, get level of funky forest floor, balanced by great fruit.

2 people found it helpfulSep 20th, 2014
Sarah O'Kelley

So yummy this bottle is seriously Chuggable!! 🍒🍓💐 this is exactly the kind of wine you want to drink during these crazy times especially with skillet pork chops!!

So yummy this bottle is seriously Chuggable!! 🍒🍓💐 this is exactly the kind of wine you want to drink during these crazy times especially with skillet pork chops!!

1 person found it helpfulApr 11th, 2020
John Willison

Sour cherry, earthy nose. Cranberry, cherry, and forest floor. Tart, vibrant.

Sour cherry, earthy nose. Cranberry, cherry, and forest floor. Tart, vibrant.

1 person found it helpfulMay 26th, 2018
Nate Wall

Winemaker at Troon Vineyard

9.0

Pinot Meunier is a bit like a Pinot Noir / Gamay Noir love child. A bit less refined and polished than Pinot, but with some savory depth of Gamay - and this PM is a beauty. Tons of cherries and raspberry brambles, lighter yet still concentrated. Delicious. #Teutonicisthechronic

Pinot Meunier is a bit like a Pinot Noir / Gamay Noir love child. A bit less refined and polished than Pinot, but with some savory depth of Gamay - and this PM is a beauty. Tons of cherries and raspberry brambles, lighter yet still concentrated. Delicious. #Teutonicisthechronic

1 person found it helpfulDec 22nd, 2016
Dustin Cano

Wine Buyer Meritage Wine Market

8.8

Last time I had this wine had a bad bottle so was really excited to open up last bottle! This one was a great one. Super light, refreshing, raspberry juice in a bottle. Wow such a cool geeky wine. Nice to try this varietal in still wine version instead of in bubbles.

Last time I had this wine had a bad bottle so was really excited to open up last bottle! This one was a great one. Super light, refreshing, raspberry juice in a bottle. Wow such a cool geeky wine. Nice to try this varietal in still wine version instead of in bubbles.

1 person found it helpfulNov 13th, 2016
Doug Burress

Sales K&L Wines

9.0

Champagne lovers need to try this as it gives a great example of what flavors Meunier brings to the party.

Champagne lovers need to try this as it gives a great example of what flavors Meunier brings to the party.

1 person found it helpfulDec 28th, 2014
Nate Miles

I dig. Light, delicate. Dusty fruit. Caveat: time and place and particular taste preference type of wine.

I dig. Light, delicate. Dusty fruit. Caveat: time and place and particular taste preference type of wine.

1 person found it helpfulDec 11th, 2014
Steve Matthiasson

Owner/Winemaker Matthiasson Wines

10

A rare and special category in wine, a red that drinks like white; lean, clean, low alcohol, mineral, washed down mussels with ease

A rare and special category in wine, a red that drinks like white; lean, clean, low alcohol, mineral, washed down mussels with ease

1 person found it helpfulDec 1st, 2014