Best Buy! The Kings of Pinot, quarterbacked by winemaker Brent Stone, have now scored five Platinums in the past four years with Pinot Gris. The estate along the Territorial Highway accounts for 51% of this bottling and nearly a dozen other sites also come into play for this consistently classic expression featuring orange blossom, Asian pear, starfruit and kiwi while picking up seashells and fresh-cut celery. Qualifying awards: Critics Choice (gold), Oregon Wine Awards (best of show), International Women’s (gold), Great Northwest Invitational (gold), Great Northwest Wine comparative tasting (Outstanding!), Seattle Times Top 20 Northwest Wines (No. 2)
Rating: Double Platinum • 95 points
Production: 110,000 cases
Alcohol: 13.3%
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