WillaKenzie Estate

Aliette Yamhill-Carlton Pinot Noir

9.199 ratings

9.221 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

10

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

9.1

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

9.0

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

9.1

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

9.7

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

9.2

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

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

Sommelier/Wine Director Luce Restaurant

8.8

En magnum

En magnum

Apr 2nd, 2013

Sommelier/Wine Director Luce Restaurant

10

En magnum

En magnum

Apr 2nd, 2013