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Cristom Jessie Vineyard Pinot Noir 2017

Cristom Jessie Vineyard Pinot Noir 2017

Cristom’s 2017 Jessie Vineyard Pinot Noir is sourced from the winery’s steepest estate vineyard. Jessie’s blocks are planted in high-density and range in elevation from 320 ft to 550 ft—it unfurls slowly in the glass to reveal deeply perfumed aromas of red and blackberries, crushed lavender and rose petals, with a savory top note. It’s […]

Lange Lange Estate Vineyard Dundee Hills Pinot Noir 2015

Lange Lange Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir 2015

A riotous, deeply perfumed nose of blackberry crumble, Rainier cherry, rose petals, violets, and a touch of smoky, iron-tinged minerality. Lange Estate’s 2015 Pinot Noir is a study in precision and elegance. Beautifully integrated tannins and to a perception of overall silliness, it fans out across the palate before it’s hemmed in by mineral flecks […]

Domaine Trouvére Umpqua Valley Syrah 2015

Domaine Trouvére Umpqua Valley Syrah 2015

A proper Umpqua Valley Syrah, this particular bottle is maturing into something that feels very much like an aged Côte Rôtie with earthy soulfulness shining through in cascading waves of plum and blackberry, sooty earth, grilled meat, dried violets, and pink peppercorn. It’s much more nimble on the palate than the nose suggests, like any […]

Brooks Bois Joli Vineyard Riesling 2017

Brooks Bois Joli Vineyard Riesling 2017

From 35+-year-old own-rooted vines, Brooks’ 2017 Bois Joli Riesling opens with heady aromas of Opal apples, honeycomb, Hawthorne flower, and kerosene. Juicy and lush, with a kind of glowing piquancy—anchored by a firm mineral spine that splays out on the finish, leaving a plume of sea salt, clover honey, lemon pith, and slowly dissolving fossil […]

LXV Wine Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

LXV Wine Club Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

The 2016 Reserve Cabernet is brimming with earthy, soulful tones of underbrush, black cherry, blackberry, sandalwood, white pepper, and cinnamon bark. On the palate, it’s nimble for a Cabernet, and still tightly-wound at this stage in its development with fine, black tea-infused tannins that firmly anchor the core of this wine, a streak of limestone […]

Bluebird Hill Cellars Willamette Valley Chardonnay 2017

Bluebird Hill Cellars Chardonnay 2017

With a nose bedecked in orchard fruit, orange pastille, candied orange peel, lemon curd the Bluebird Hills Cellars 2017 Chardonnay is a blend of 50% neutral French oak and 50% Stainless steel with partial malolactic fermentation. Round and silky on entry, there’s a lovely juxtaposition between bright lemon-tinged acidity and full-bodied richness. A prolonged mouthwatering […]

Domaine Trouvère Bricolage Rouge 2012

Trouvere Bricolage Rouge 2012

Oxblood red, the 2012 Domaine Trouvère Bricolage Rouge offers up an expressive, slightly rustic nose of leather, freshly turned tilth, dried mint, dark chocolate shavings, and a touch of balsam wood. Seven years on, the tannins are fully integrated—fine and sueded, they house dark fruit tones of plum and roasted black cherries—their pitch and amplitude […]

Cattleya Alma de Cattleya Sauvignon Blanc 2018

Cattleya Alma de Cattleya Sauvignon Blanc 2018

Staw-hued, Cattelya’s 2018 Alma de Cattleya Sonoma County Sauvignon Blanc is imbued with nuanced aromas of lemongrass, lemon drop, white grapefruit, and unripe pineapple. Sourced from fruit primarily grown in the Russian River Valley, and aged in 100% French oak, it’s medium-bodied with a vivid burst of nectarine upfront that dissolves into a steely vein […]

Cave Dog Albariño 2018

Cave Dog Albariño 2018

From a plot winemaker Michael Havens established in 1997, the 2018 Cave Dog Albariño opens softly, almost humbly, with lilting notes of cherimoya, lemon tart, and apple blossom. With time in the glass, it blossoms, the expression on the palate is especially delectable. Round and lush, a quartzite vein runs through the center—where it peaks […]

Shared Notes Les Pierres Qui Décident 2017

Shared Notes Les Pierres Qui Décident 2017

Savory aromas of freshly cut grass, crushed herbs, alpine air, and pine needle anoint the nose of Shared Notes 2017 Les Pierres Qui Dècident. Crafted from 100% Sauvignon Blanc clone Musqué and fermented and aged in 100% new French oak, its linear cut and surging intensity is impressive. A beam of acidity arcs across the […]

CHRISTINE HAVENS
McMinnville, OR

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