Ariel Eberle is well into her second decade making wine for the Burger family, and her touch with rosé from their 150-acre vineyard has been decorated along the way. She focuses the rosé on Dijon clone 115 fruit from two distinct blocks established in 2000 - Rainbow above the winery and Boot in the lowest corner of their plantings. She continues to dial in a pinkish salmon … [Read more...] about Yamhill Valley Vineyards 2021 Estate Rosé of Pinot Noir, McMinnville, $20
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Bells Up Winery 2020 Estate Jupiter Pinot Noir, Chehalem Mountains, $48
The Specters first planted their vineyard above Newberg, Ore., in 2014, and this blend of Pommard and Dijon clone 667 (two barrels of each) in Jory soil is from those vines that are coming into their own. In fact, these lots, picked on Oct. 3, 2020 at 25 Brix, resulted in just the second bottling of estate Pinot Noir. Named in tribute to works by composers Mozart and Gustav … [Read more...] about Bells Up Winery 2020 Estate Jupiter Pinot Noir, Chehalem Mountains, $48
2022 Oregon Winery of the Year: Chris James Cellars
CARLTON, Ore. — It’s a delicious cliché to approach the wines of Christopher James Barnes and Chris James Cellars as an extension of the quintessential line of 18th century British poet William Cowper — “Variety’s the very spice of life, that gives it all its flavour.” Consumers and judges continue to find the wines by Barnes worth remembering. He’s barely a decade into his … [Read more...] about 2022 Oregon Winery of the Year: Chris James Cellars
King Estate Winery 2015 Weinbau Vineyard Merlot, Columbia Valley $50.00
While the 2021 Pacific Northwest Winery of the Year is nationally known for Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris, Ed King’s team — led by Brent Stone — also does award-winning bottlings of Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and this Merlot. Here is the only expression from the 2015 vintage to go gold in this tasting, but its sourcing from Sagemoor farms at Weinbau Vineyard on Washington’s … [Read more...] about King Estate Winery 2015 Weinbau Vineyard Merlot, Columbia Valley $50.00
Spangler Vineyards 2016 Merlot, Oregon $29.00
Not long after it was released, Patrick Spangler earned a Platinum for his work with this 2016 Merlot. Now, the 2018 Oregon Winery of the Year has qualified it for another round at Platinum Awards by earning a gold medal this winter. There’s remarkable brightness to the dark red fruit, which plays well with the charming profile provided by the barrel influences of baking spice … [Read more...] about Spangler Vineyards 2016 Merlot, Oregon $29.00