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Patricia Green Cellars Pinot Noir Ribbon Ridge Oregon 2017

Post author By Sean Mitchell
Post date April 23, 2020
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This is an outstanding pinot noir from the Ribbon Ridge AVA that sits within the Willamette Valley in Oregon. It has definitive firm and restrained aromas of rhubarb, refined cedar and blackcurrant. It is very much in a Côte de Beaune style. The palate is full bodied and offers a very refined expression of pinot noir, with medium but fine tannins, fresh acidity and long length the finish. This outstanding wine can be approached now, or suite medium term cellaring. The reference point here is clearly Burgundy. Rating: Outstanding. Abv: 13. Price: $80. Website: https://www.patriciagreencellars.com. Reviewed: April 2020.

Tags Oregon, Pinot Noir, United States, Willamette Valley

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Duck Pond Pinot Noir Oregon 2016

Post author By Sean Mitchell
Post date January 16, 2019
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This is a good value Oregon pinot noir from Duck Pond. The aroma speaks only of pinot noir, and is Burgundian in character, with its notes of rhubarb, beetroot, cherry and cedar. The palate is slightly more full bodied, with good length and balance. Ready to drink now. Rating: Good to Very Good. Abv: 13.8%. Price: $30. Website: www.duckpondcellars.com

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Cristom Willamette Valley Pinot Noir Mt. Jefferson Cuvée 2013

Post author By Sean Mitchell
Post date September 2, 2017
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I’ve had some very good Australian pinot noirs, but it does seem that there are a series of foreign regions that are gifted easier climatic building blocks that result in more Burgundian styling. To my palate, Oregon is one such region and this pinot noir from the Willamette Valley south of Portland in Oregon in the United States is very good. Baden is another. This wine resembles a Nuits-Saint-Georges with its aromatics of rhubarb and raspberry. The palate is medium bodied with a fresh, minerally streak on the finish. Great drinking for circa $60. (Alc: 13%, Region: Willamette Valley, Oregon, United States, Rating: Good to Very Good, Drink: now to 2022, Tasted: August, 2017)