2022 Fennwood Vineyard Pinot Noir – 92 Points from Paul Gregutt
“Firmly rooted in cranberry fruit with clean earth underscoring it, this is compact to the edge of impenetrable…”
“Firmly rooted in cranberry fruit with clean earth underscoring it, this is compact to the edge of impenetrable…”
“A new vineyard that gets the star treatment – 20% new oak, extra time in bottle – and rewards tasters with an elegant wine showing beautiful texture, minerality and spice…”
“The pleasing aromatic duo of sweet lemon drop hard candies and earthy post-rain slate patio tiles is a heck of an introduction…”
“The sweetness of a hyacinth in bloom meets the sweetness of ripe pineapple slices in this tempting aromatic set…”
“This rosé is just flat out fun. It smells and tastes like a bowl of ripe strawberries and papaya slices drizzled in a little lemon juice…”
“Fruit from one of the valley’s best-known vineyards is used to make this aromatic Pinot Noir, which is filled with the scents of raspberries…”
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“The crisp, clean fruit is the star here, a mix of apples, jicama radish and lemon zest…”
“A gentle, medium-bodied wine that’s mild in butter, poached pear and vanilla bean flavors on a soft texture. It’s a friendly crowd-pleaser that aims right down the middle of the road for chardonnay…”
“A bottling from the sought-after Shea Vineyard in the Yamhill-Carlton AVA. Ripe red and black fruits leap out of the glass with darkly turned earth, clove spice, and red florals. The palate is seriously structured, with dashes of white pepper across ripe dark berries and savoury dried herbs, all finishing with fresh mint…”
The Willamette Valley has quite the soil story to tell! Whether it’s volcanic eruptions, oceanic deposits, strong winds, or glacial floods – each soil has its sub-plot. At roughly 120 miles long and 40 miles wide the beautiful Willamette Valley offers a complex mélange of these distinctive soils that are exposed in the eroding hillsides…
Planted in 1989 by the original owners of Rex Hill, it is a truly unique 27-acre vineyard at the intersection of marine and volcanic soils. Tucked into the south side of the Chehalem Mountains, it is a warmer site for Pinot Noir, producing intense fruit, heady aromatics, and lots of structure. We source from two…