This spring, there were more than a dozen expressions of Pinot Gris — styles, vineyard-designate, block-specific — commercially available at King Estate. And the flagship wine for the King family, heck, arguably for the Oregon wine industry, was rated among the best in this comparative tasting. While the estate accounts for 51% of the bottling by Brent Stone’s team, close to a … [Read more...] about King Estate Winery 2021 Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley $20
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King Estate 2014 Hyland Vineyard Pinot Noir, McMinnville $55
The King family and their winemakers have been working with this historic site near McMinnville, Ore., since 1992, and Brent Stone took the winery's 12th standalone bottling of Hyland Vineyard across the finish line with elegance. It spent 12 months in 20% new French oak, making for a lighter style Pinot Noir that's sublime and suave. The nose of caramel, raspberry and coconut … [Read more...] about King Estate 2014 Hyland Vineyard Pinot Noir, McMinnville $55
North by Northwest 2015 Red Blend, Columbia Valley $15
Best Buy! Oregon icon King Estate continues its interest in Washington state fruit with its consumer-minded North by Northwest brand, and they collaborate here with Four Feathers Wine Estates vineyards McNary in the Horse Heaven Hills and Soaring Eagle on the Wahluke Slope. Both sites are farmed by Tom Merkle, the Auction of Washington Wines's Honorary Grower for 2017. The … [Read more...] about North by Northwest 2015 Red Blend, Columbia Valley $15