Standard/classic Oregon Pinot. Its good, easy to drink, and the price point is correct for the quality. Its not a nerdy wine though, definitely one you’d use for a taste test as a basic example of its region. Strawberry, cranberry and cherry aromas mixed with baking spices. Medium-bodied with low tannins, but bright acidity. Medium finish.
Standard/classic Oregon Pinot. Its good, easy to drink, and the price point is correct for the quality. Its not a nerdy wine though, definitely one you’d use for a taste test as a basic example of its region. Strawberry, cranberry and cherry aromas mixed with baking spices. Medium-bodied with low tannins, but bright acidity. Medium finish.
Feb 10th, 2025
Cherry, cranberry, rhubarb, currant, flint and oak. Light-bodied and soft tannins.
Cherry, cranberry, rhubarb, currant, flint and oak. Light-bodied and soft tannins.
Mar 11th, 2022
Love this wine. Great color, bouquet, light but not thin. Great ruby fruit flavors. Good opening red to start the night. Did well with charcuterie and transferred to a light red sauce spaghetti dinner well.
Love this wine. Great color, bouquet, light but not thin. Great ruby fruit flavors. Good opening red to start the night. Did well with charcuterie and transferred to a light red sauce spaghetti dinner well.
4 people found it helpfulMar 27th, 2017
Monday night and opened another Pinot from Oregon, the 2015 Willamette Valley Vineyards Estate Pinot Noir. If I am going to drink Pinot my first thought is always to Oregon and the Willamette Valley. Very consistent and true to the veriatal, always clean, fresh and pleasing to the palate.
On the nose is very clean, cherry, raspberry, sweet strawberry, vanilla, smoke, wet leaves, and dusty soil.
On the palate there is tart cherry, raspberry, cranberry, a good mineral note, floral notes, spice, light cinnamon and earth.
This wine is medium bodied with medium + tingly acidity and medium fine tannin that leads to a medium to plus pleasing finish. Have a great week and continue being safe. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷
Monday night and opened another Pinot from Oregon, the 2015 Willamette Valley Vineyards Estate Pinot Noir. If I am going to drink Pinot my first thought is always to Oregon and the Willamette Valley. Very consistent and true to the veriatal, always clean, fresh and pleasing to the palate.
On the nose is very clean, cherry, raspberry, sweet strawberry, vanilla, smoke, wet leaves, and dusty soil.
On the palate there is tart cherry, raspberry, cranberry, a good mineral note, floral notes, spice, light cinnamon and earth.
This wine is medium bodied with medium + tingly acidity and medium fine tannin that leads to a medium to plus pleasing finish. Have a great week and continue being safe. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷
2 people found it helpfulJul 10th, 2018
Blackberry, white pepper, earth, hint of tomato. Complex nose and full round black fruit on the palate.
Blackberry, white pepper, earth, hint of tomato. Complex nose and full round black fruit on the palate.
1 person found it helpfulMay 6th, 2017
A deluge of rain just prior to harvest made for a challenging vintage in 2013, a "winemaker's vintage" in the Willamette Valley, but there are bright spots, wines with nuance and freshness. Willamette Valley Vineyards is one such wine, worthy of consideration, with classic raspberry and Rainier cherry notes, trail dust, and mahogany wood. On the palate, tart cranberries and pomander ball lead into a finish of moderate length, inlaid with minerality and tinged with spice. 13.4% ABV | Sample
A deluge of rain just prior to harvest made for a challenging vintage in 2013, a "winemaker's vintage" in the Willamette Valley, but there are bright spots, wines with nuance and freshness. Willamette Valley Vineyards is one such wine, worthy of consideration, with classic raspberry and Rainier cherry notes, trail dust, and mahogany wood. On the palate, tart cranberries and pomander ball lead into a finish of moderate length, inlaid with minerality and tinged with spice. 13.4% ABV | Sample
Aug 22nd, 2015
Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
