Happy Sunday! As you may know, I've been a happy preferred shareholder of Willamette Valley Vineyards for a few years, so it's always a treat to review a wine that I have an equity interest in producing! I previously reviewed the 2018 vintage here and the 2020 vintage here, so let's see what the current vintage has to offer!
The wine is a medium bodied ruby color in the glass with great clarity, just as you would expect from a nice Pinot Noir. A swirl of the glass reveals aromas of strawberry, plum and a hint of mint, with undertones of earthy peat and mineral notes. Take a sip and you're greeted with a rush of ripe, sweet fruit, strawberry, currant and marionberry, that transition easily to some notes of black pepper spice, green tea and the faintest hint of tar midpalate. The tannins are well integrated and unobtrusive, providing for a wonderfully smooth dry finish, that lingers until your next sip.
Overall, I would rate this wine a solid 8.5, though I think this wine is just a bit better than the 2020 vintage. This wine is very approachable and would pair well with a range of dishes, from barbecue to Asian, but tonight I am taking a traditional Pacific Northwest approach. I am enjoying this wine with a baked steelhead filet with lemon dill cream sauce, along with rive and some oven roasted baby carrots and leeks. Pinot and salmon, you can't go wrong, cheers!
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