Award Winning Wines

“Darkly floral and impossible to ignore, the 2019 Pinot Noir Tête de Cuvée keeps the glass in constant motion with a beguiling blend of dusty rose, cloves, star anise, cedar shavings and dried strawberries…” 94 points

“The 2019 Pinot Noir Claygate Vineyard from Ribbon Ridge is a total pleasure on the nose, with a bouquet that transports the taster to Barolo, as masses of dusty rose, leather, cedar box and dried cherries burst from the glass…” 93 points

“The 2019 Pinot Noir Johnson Ridge Vineyard opens with a delicate, dusty mix of steeped plums and savory herbs. This flows across the palate, cool-toned and precise, with crisp wild berries and saline minerals adding a grippy edge toward the close.…” 91 points

“The 2019 Pinot Noir Björnson Vineyard keeps the glass in constant motion, revealing its depths of crushed plums and mentholated black cherries offset by dusty sage and scorched earth. This is surprisingly juicy and energetic. Zesty acidity motivates ripe red fruit depths as a contrasting sour citrus twang adds lovely punctuation…” 92+ points

“The 2021 Chardonnay Eola Springs Vineyard mixes honeyed florals with crushed stone minerality and fresh green apples to form its inviting bouquet. Round and softly textured, this boasts pretty green melon and nectarine fruits…” 91 points

94 points & Editors’ Choice

“I like the cool minerality to this, with notes of crushed stones, red tea, cherry stones and hibiscus. It’s medium-bodied, silky and restrained, with fine-grained tannins and a sleek finish. Unfined and unfiltered. Drink or hold. Screw cap.” 92 points

A juicy pinot with aromas of raspberries, cherries, wild strawberries and cloves. Lots of ripe red berry fruit packed into a medium body, accompanied by powdery tannins. Unfined and unfiltered. Drink now or hold. Screw cap. 92 points

A ripe and flavorful white with baked apples, grilled pineapple and some salted sourdough on the nose. Cloves, too. Full-bodied yet bright, with spicy layers. 70 cases produced. Drink now. Screw cap. 91 Points

The nose is bright strawberry, ripe raspberry with a savory spice. The palate entry is dense, velvet-like red berry with a core of chalk, rose petal and lean notes of spice. Beautiful long finish of ripe red fruit. Drink 2022 - 2030. 93 points

The nose is seductive blossom, licorice and cool forest floor reminding me of Juicy Fruit gum. The palate entry pulls in a lot of the aromatics leading to a textured core of pomegranate, cherry and silky herb. It finishes with mouth-coating chalkiness. Drink 2022 - 2028. 93 points

The nose is licorice, cranberry and sweet purple plum. The palate entry is richly saturated bright red fruit layering the core with herb, tea and graphite finishing with hard red cherry. Drink 2023 - 2030. 92 points

The nose is savory tapenade of olive, herb and tomato. The palate entry is silky and delicate shadings of spiced red stone fruits. The core is narrowly focused blackberry and graphite with a finish of tart, puckering cranberry. Drink 2022 - 2027. 93 points

The nose is ripe and extracted purple plum, crushed blackberry and forest floor. The palate entry is lean, dry cherry with herb and mouth-coating red berry in the core finishing with more herb-laced dryness on the finish. Drink 2022 - 2027.

The nose is lemon, saline, conifer and soft yellow apple. The palate entry is dense dried pineapple, chalk and pink citrus with a core of crisp minerality and spice, finishing with supple toasted grains and plump yellow stone fruit. Tasted at room temperature. Drink 2022 - 2027. 91 points

Aromas of oregano, baked lemon and a hint of wet stone. Medium-bodied with a cider finish. Drink now. Screw cap.

Aromas of black and ripe red fruit, sage and chocolate. Medium-to full-bodied with fine, soft tannins. Linear, fruity and concentrated. Steely finish. Great intensity and tension throughout. Best after 2024. Screw cap. 93 points

Aromas of ripe red cherry, plum, rose petal and toasted thyme. Medium-to full-bodied with soft, creamy tannins. A solid core of red and black fruit with a hint of herbal and nutty complexity. Well composed. Drink or hold. Screw cap. 92 points

A nice pinot with berry, stem, mushroom and spice aromas and flavors. Medium body. Attractive cool fruit and personality with some spiciness at the end. Drinkable now, but better in a year or two. Screw cap. 92 points

Aromas of red cherry, fresh strawberry and violet. Medium-bodied with fine, velvety tannins. Fresh, bright and driven. Red berries and fresh herbs. Really clear and well-articulated fruit with great balance and lingering flavor. Drink or hold. Screw cap. 94 points

A tight and focused young pinot with dark-strawberry and black-mushroom character and plenty of fruit and firm tannins on the palate. It’s tight, focused and pretty. 93 points

Raised in only 7% new French oak. The nose is crumbled stones, vanilla bean, blue plums and vine berries punctuated with an underlying crisp herb. The palate entry is a firm and penetrating mineral and spice with a gorgeous, sculpted mid-palate of harmonious black and dark red stone fruits finishing with nicely integrated bright acidity. Drink 2022 - 2032. 95 points

No new oak. The nose is crushed red strawberry and cherry with notes of dried orange rind. The palate entry is supple, wet gravel and red fruit with herb and tobacco prevalent through the core to the finish. Very well focused character. Drink 2021 - 2030. 93 points

20% new French oak. The nose is clay, loam and a sweet singed cedar with waxy crushed red berry. The palate entry is strawberry and hard red cherry with a lively-textured exuberance in the core of plum and blue fruits. Persistent palate expression of finely-balanced acidity. Drink 2020 - 2026. 93 points

The nose is filled with robust richness fueled by inclusion of Pommard clone. Notes of brown spices, cocoa blend with bright red fruit on the palate entry with a core of mineral, rhubarb and herb. Nicely defined structure with notable balance. Drink 2021 - 2027. 92 points

Sourced from four vineyards in different sub-AVA. Only a small portion, 7% of the French oak is new. The nose is bright, waxy pomegranate and dusty cherry. Fresh green herb emerges with some air. The palate entry is a round yet dry red fruit filling out to a core of mouth-coating plum and mineral and finishing with well-structured acidity. Drink 2021 - 2027. 90 points

The fruit was whole-cluster pressed and was raised in stainless steel and oak, no newer than second-fill. 28% of the wine experienced malolactic fermentation. The nose is bright resinous lemon with a firm mineral backbone yielding notes of clover honey after some air. The palate entry is well-focused chalk and green pear with a ripe grapefruit and stirred-lees suppleness in the core finishing with honey essence. Drink 2020 - 2026. 92 points

“This is a bold, ripe pinot noir that delivers rich dark-cherry aromas and flavors with threads of redder fruit, too. Sturdy tannins give way to a silky resolve. 91 points”

A bold expression of Eola-Amity pinot noir that carries plenty of interest. Ripe-plum, blueberry and forest-wood aromas, as well as some earthy notes, all lead to a palate that offers a mouth-filling array of dark stone-fruit and blueberry flavors. Drink or hold. Screw cap. 93 points

This offers very vibrant red-cherry and plum aromas, as well as some raspberry, rose and cinnamon-laced wood. The palate is smooth-honed with concentrated yet fine tannin that elevates through a fresh, balanced finish. Drink now. Screw cap. 92 points