2019 Tête de Cuvée Pinot Noir
“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
2019 Claygate Vineyard Pinot Noir
“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
2019 Johnson Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir
“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
2019 Björnson Vineyard Pinot Noir
“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
2021 Chardonnay Eola Springs Vineyard
“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
An End-of-Harvest Review
We are incredibly pleased with the results of the 2023 Harvest in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Beautiful fruit with exceptional aromatics is the theme. Read more about our harvest highlights!
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Oregon Wine Press Cellar Select: 2021 Johnson Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills
Featured in the April 2023 issue of Oregon Wine Press
2021 Pinot Noir Björnson Vineyard, Eola-Amity Hills
“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
2021 Pinot Noir Johnson Ridge Vineyard, Eola-Amity Hills
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
2021 Chardonnay Eola Springs Vineyard, Eola-Amity Hills
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
2019 Pinot Noir Tête de Cuvée
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
2019 Pinot Noir Johnson Ridge Vineyard, Eola-Amity Hills
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
2019 Pinot Noir Claygate Vineyard, Ribbon Ridge
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
2019 Pinot Noir Björnson Vineyard, Eola-Amity Hills
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
2019 Pinot Noir Willamette Valley
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.
2020 Chardonnay Cassin Vineyard, Yamhill-Carlton
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
2020 Chardonnay Cassin Vineyard, Yamhill-Carlton
Aromas of oregano, baked lemon and a hint of wet stone. Medium-bodied with a cider finish. Drink now. Screw cap.
2019 Pinot Noir Johnson Ridge Vineyard, Eola-Amity Hills
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