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94 Points & Wine of the Week - Great Northwest Wine

Our 2022 Pinot Gris has been awarded a 94-point score & Wine of the Week by Great Northwest Wine.

"Best Buy! Despite the scale of this production, the Campbell family and Heather Perkin — their winemaker for Pike Road — rely on hand-harvesting across the dozen or so vineyards they source this Pinot Gris from. Those include Dr. Robert Matteri’s plantings in Yamhill-Carlton near Campbell-owned Mount Richmond. There’s no oak involved, allowing for Intense aromas of sweet pineapple, pear and tangerine. On the very flavorful palate, those notes are joined by juicy white peach and a pinch of ginger spice. Last fall, this reached the sweepstakes as the Best White Wine at the 11th annual Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition, a judging staged on behalf of wine merchants in Hood River, Ore. Its showing was no fluke. The Pike Road 2016 Pinot Gris won Best of Show at The Invite in 2017." - Great Northwest Wine

This review was published online in March 2024 at greatnorthwestwine.com

91 Points - Wine Enthusiast

Our 2022 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir has been awarded a 91-point score by Wine Enthusiast Magazine.

"This 100% stainless steel-fermented Pinot Noir is as fresh and crisp as snow melt flooding a mountain stream. Prickly boysenberry and smoked salmon aromas blend into flavors like raspberry lemonade laced with black tea. Citrusy acidity meets silky tannins on Pike Road." — Michael Alberty

This review will be published in the April 2024 issue and online to subscribers at wineenthusiast.com

93 Points - Decanter

Our 2021 Temperance Hill Pinot Noir has been awarded a 93-point score by Decanter.

"An elegant expression of one of the Willamette Valley's most important vineyards, Temperance Hill, planted in the early 1980s and sitting right in the path of the Van Duzer winds. Aromas of bing cherry, violets, forest floor alongside evergreen tips. The palate shows notes of crushed stone, fresh red currant, turned earth and spice to finish." - Clive Pursehouse

This review was published in May 2023 to subscribers at decanter.com

92 Points - Decanter

Our 2021 Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir has been awarded a 92-point score by Decanter.

"A wine from the iconic Shea Vineyard, long a stalwart of excellence sourced by many of the Valley's top talents. Aromatically, this wine opens with faint hints of Montmorency cherries, tayberries, and topsoil. The palate is very forward. Fleshy and fruit-driven, it is wound a bit tight. It still offers compelling blue and black fruits, savoury rosemary and plenty of spice with a touch of fresh mint to finish." - Clive Pursehouse

This review was published in May 2023 to subscribers at decanter.com

90 Points - Decanter

Our 2021 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir has been awarded a 90-point score by Decanter.

"A wonderful example of a Pinot Noir at a value, made from fruit from 15-20 different vineyards in the northern reaches of the Willamette Valley. The aromatics are spice-laden, with notes of Christmas spice, violets and crushed raspberries. The palate offers plenty of high-tone berry fruits, savoury herbs, minerality and a zippy mint finish." - Clive Pursehouse

This review was published in May 2023 to subscribers at decanter.com

90 Points - Wine & Spirits

Our 2022 Pinot Gris has been awarded a 90-point score and "Best Buy" by Wine & Spirits Magazine.

"Elk Cove's second-label gris is surprisingly complex and fragrant in 2022. Its scents range from cracked wheat and white cherry to golden apple. The texture is emollient but also grainy, a richness leavened by minerals." —Patrick J. Comiskey

This review was published in the Winter 2023 issue of Wine & Spirits Magazine and to subscribers at wineandspiritsmagazine.com

90 Points - Wine & Spirits

Our 2022 Rosé of Pinot Noir has been awarded a 90-point score and "Best Buy" by Wine & Spirits Magazine.

"Leading with apple and wheat scents, this wine's flavors focus on grapes and red cherries, lean and lively, with an appealing purity and tension. Lots of wine for the price." —Patrick J. Comiskey

This review was published in the Winter 2023 issue of Wine & Spirits Magazine and to subscribers at wineandspiritsmagazine.com

91 Points - Wine & Spirits

Our 2022 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir has been awarded a 91-point score and "Best Buy" by Wine & Spirits Magazine.

"This is a bit blowsy at first with a weighty red-cherry scent adorned by black pepper. After a day the wine's flavors, and especially its texture, become tart, delineated and pure; well-priced for smoked salmon." —Patrick J. Comiskey

This review was published in the Winter 2023 issue of Wine & Spirits Magazine and to subscribers at wineandspiritsmagazine.com

Gold Medal - Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition

Our 2021 Chardonnay was awarded a Gold Medal out of over 100 wines invited by Northwest wine professionals and tasted blind at this year's Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition.

Great Northwest Wine conducts a one-of-a-kind wine competition each October. The 11th annual judging was staged on October 3-5, 2023 at the historic Columbia Gorge Hotel & Spa in Hood River, Oregon.

Double Gold - Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition

Our 2021 Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir was awarded Double Gold out of over 100 wines invited by Northwest wine professionals and tasted blind at this year's Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition.

Great Northwest Wine conducts a one-of-a-kind wine competition each October. The 11th annual judging was staged on October 3-5, 2023 at the historic Columbia Gorge Hotel & Spa in Hood River, Oregon.