Walter Scott

Arlyn Vineyard Gamay Noir

9.220 ratings
9.17 pro ratings
Chehalem Mountains, Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
Gamay Noir
Top Notes For
Douglas Braun

2nd go at this wine see previous notes - Aging nicely

2nd go at this wine see previous notes - Aging nicely

Jul 16th, 2022
Brian S

Bordering on a tarter Pinot noir. Very good!

Bordering on a tarter Pinot noir. Very good!

May 10th, 2022
Douglas Braun

2018 - Vintage - shows Oregon has tremendous promise with Gamay very pretty wild fruit ,black fruit extracted -solid very well made

2018 - Vintage - shows Oregon has tremendous promise with Gamay very pretty wild fruit ,black fruit extracted -solid very well made

Jan 16th, 2022
Sarah O'Kelley

More fancy pizza wine this is seriously one of the best New World gamays I’ve had 😻 Tarte red fruit, nice earth, all the things!

More fancy pizza wine this is seriously one of the best New World gamays I’ve had 😻 Tarte red fruit, nice earth, all the things!

May 2nd, 2021
David Shaw

My brother opened a magnum for a Labor Day get-together, good times

My brother opened a magnum for a Labor Day get-together, good times

Sep 2nd, 2019
David Shaw

Lightly extracted purple red. Cherry and graphite aromas. Light cherry berry flavor, later tutti frutti, light seed tannin and cherry finish. The perfect understated Thanksgiving wine

Lightly extracted purple red. Cherry and graphite aromas. Light cherry berry flavor, later tutti frutti, light seed tannin and cherry finish. The perfect understated Thanksgiving wine

Nov 22nd, 2018
David Shaw

Arlyn Vineyard Chehalem Mountains Willamette Valley Gamay Noir. Medium extracted purple-red, very good clarity. Graphite floral and blackberry notes in nose. Blackberry flavor with length.. Good slightly bitter tannic backbone, moderate acidity, lactic finish. Aging potential. First release of this varietal by this producer, 120 cases made, almost sold out

Arlyn Vineyard Chehalem Mountains Willamette Valley Gamay Noir. Medium extracted purple-red, very good clarity. Graphite floral and blackberry notes in nose. Blackberry flavor with length.. Good slightly bitter tannic backbone, moderate acidity, lactic finish. Aging potential. First release of this varietal by this producer, 120 cases made, almost sold out

Sep 1st, 2018
Jared O'Connell

Wanted to try one of my 3 bottles of 2018. I know it’s too young and it shows but it’s still great. Nose: twizzlers, ripe fresh cut berries, hint of licorice. This is distinctly gamay and there’s a bit of that cola thing you find in Cali Pinot but it’s tart and savory and clearly gamay. Good stuff. Will drink the next two in a couple years.

Wanted to try one of my 3 bottles of 2018. I know it’s too young and it shows but it’s still great. Nose: twizzlers, ripe fresh cut berries, hint of licorice. This is distinctly gamay and there’s a bit of that cola thing you find in Cali Pinot but it’s tart and savory and clearly gamay. Good stuff. Will drink the next two in a couple years.

1 person found it helpfulNov 3rd, 2019
Daniel Sullivan

Ruby with purple.
Boysenberry nose.
Tangy with very light chalky tannins.
Quaffalicious!

Ruby with purple.
Boysenberry nose.
Tangy with very light chalky tannins.
Quaffalicious!

Apr 3rd, 2023
Jared O'Connell

Bottle 2 of 3, drank the last one almost 3 years ago! Nose: raspberry (stewed?) and intense menthol. Palette: brandy soaked strawberries, maybe a little chocolate, wild mushrooms, earthiness, long finish, cherry like. Still tannic, silky micro tannins, works well with food.

Bottle 2 of 3, drank the last one almost 3 years ago! Nose: raspberry (stewed?) and intense menthol. Palette: brandy soaked strawberries, maybe a little chocolate, wild mushrooms, earthiness, long finish, cherry like. Still tannic, silky micro tannins, works well with food.

Oct 17th, 2022