2022 Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir – 93 pointS FROM Paul Gregutt.
“Big and blocky, with chunky cherry fruit holding down the core. It’s ringed with lightly funky soil flavors and a dash of coffee grounds. Solid through the finish…”
“Big and blocky, with chunky cherry fruit holding down the core. It’s ringed with lightly funky soil flavors and a dash of coffee grounds. Solid through the finish…”
“The 2022 Chardonnay Quandary opens in the glass with vivid yellow apple, chamomile and wet stone. This is a fresh, perfumed effort with crisp mineral tones complementing tart orchard fruit…”
“The 2022 Pinot Noir Shea opens with a nuanced mix of wild strawberries and cedary spice. It feels round, displaying tart red and black fruits offset by a licorice twang…”
“The 2022 Pinot Noir Fairsing opens with a cascade of dusty dried flowers, lavender and a hint of crushed blackberry. Soft textures carry violet-laced red berry fruits, propelled by brisk acidity…”
“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 sweetness of a hyacinth in bloom meets the sweetness of ripe pineapple slices in this tempting aromatic set…”
“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…”
“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…”