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Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

8.820 ratings
8.71 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
Kevin Mullally

2020 vintage. Clearly smoke tainted. Awful.

2020 vintage. Clearly smoke tainted. Awful.

Jul 14th, 2023
Todd Stone

Medium garnet with a clear edge rim. Nose of red fruit like plum & cherry with a touch of wet earth. Very smooth- bright fruit forward with May also some strawberry- mild acidity and limited tannins (while still a bit cool).

Medium garnet with a clear edge rim. Nose of red fruit like plum & cherry with a touch of wet earth. Very smooth- bright fruit forward with May also some strawberry- mild acidity and limited tannins (while still a bit cool).

Jan 27th, 2023
Todd Stone

Dark garnet/purple with a nose of black plum and some earth/leather. A medium light body, fruit forward on the red fruit side. Mild tannins and medium acidity. A good Pinot but not a great one.

Dark garnet/purple with a nose of black plum and some earth/leather. A medium light body, fruit forward on the red fruit side. Mild tannins and medium acidity. A good Pinot but not a great one.

Jan 16th, 2023
Derek Wang

Nose: strawberry (like jammy/perfumey), hints of vanilla, and then with some time, opens up to a lot of perfume (caught me off guard).

Classic cherry and raspberry on the palate. Very easy to pop and pour, light acidity is very forgiving and it's an easy sipper. I liked this the first 30-60 mins and then over time, it started adding structure and more tannin which I didn't actually like as much.
I think this is a wine that's very fresh and you drink it for what it is within the first 1-2 hrs of opening.
The finish becomes a little weak and watery and it flattens out and loses its acidity.

Nose: strawberry (like jammy/perfumey), hints of vanilla, and then with some time, opens up to a lot of perfume (caught me off guard).

Classic cherry and raspberry on the palate. Very easy to pop and pour, light acidity is very forgiving and it's an easy sipper. I liked this the first 30-60 mins and then over time, it started adding structure and more tannin which I didn't actually like as much.
I think this is a wine that's very fresh and you drink it for what it is within the first 1-2 hrs of opening.
The finish becomes a little weak and watery and it flattens out and loses its acidity.

Dec 28th, 2022
Kate Parkerson

Easy Pinot pre-dinner Christmas 2022

Easy Pinot pre-dinner Christmas 2022

Dec 26th, 2022
Travis Crawford

Thanksgiving 2022

Thanksgiving 2022

Nov 24th, 2022
John Berghoff

John had this 3 years ago

John had this 3 years ago

Apr 14th, 2022
Gabriel Barab

Gabriel had this 9 months ago

Gabriel had this 9 months ago

Feb 18th, 2024
Crystal Crystal

Crystal had this a year ago

Crystal had this a year ago

Jul 23rd, 2023
Austin Henry

Austin had this a year ago

Austin had this a year ago

Jun 28th, 2023