Bethel Heights Vineyard – Aeolian 2013 Pinot Noir – Eola-Amity Hills – Willamette Valley

Bethel Heights Vineyard – Aeolian 2013 Pinot Noir – Eola-Amity Hills – Willamette Valley

The nose is fruity and offers a nice structure. It reveals notes of plum, red berries/ripe cherry and slight hints of flowers associated with a subtle hint of lily/cassis bud, sweet spices and a discreet hint of vanilled oak. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a slight juiciness, a slight minerality, a slight straightness,…

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Bethel Heights Vineyard – Estate 2014 Pinot Noir – Eola-Amity Hills – Willamette Valley

Bethel Heights Vineyard – Estate 2014 Pinot Noir – Eola-Amity Hills – Willamette Valley

The nose reveals notes of cherry, cassis and slight touches of wild/ripe red berries associated with a hint of plum, slight woody touches, cacao as well as a very discreet grilled hint. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, well-built and offers a beautiful acid frame, minerality, a slight concentration as well as tension. In the mouth…

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Bethel Heights Vineyard – West Block 2014 Estate Pinot Noir – Eola-Amity Hills – Willamette Valley

Bethel Heights Vineyard – West Block 2014 Estate Pinot Noir – Eola-Amity Hills – Willamette Valley

The nose is aromatic, fine, spicy and offers a slight power as well as intensity. It reveals notes of gray pepper,plum and slight touches of blackberry associated with hints of red cherry as well as a subtle hint of ripe redcurrant. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a beautiful minerality, a beautiful juiciness. It…

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Bethel Heights Vineyard – Casteel 2014 Estate Chardonnay – Eola-Amity Hills – Willamette Valley

Bethel Heights Vineyard – Casteel 2014 Estate Chardonnay – Eola-Amity Hills – Willamette Valley

The nose is fruity and offers a slight juiciness, a slight concentration as well as a racy minerality. It reveals notes of ripe lemon, zests and small touches of peach associated with subtle hints of kumquat as well as a subtle hint of exotic fruits and a very discreet toasted hint. The palate is fruity,…

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Bethel Heights Vineyards – The High Wire 2014 Estate Chardonnay – Eola-Amity Hills – Willamette Valley

Bethel Heights Vineyards – The High Wire 2014 Estate Chardonnay – Eola-Amity Hills – Willamette Valley

The nose is fruity, well-balanced, racy and offers a slight power, concentration, a slight straightness as well as minerality. It reveals notes of quince, yellow fruits and subtle hints of orange associated with hints of peach as well as subtle hints of beeswax and toasted hints. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, aerial and offers a…

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Brooks – Rastaban 2014 Pinot noir – Brooks Estate Vineyard – Eola-Amity hills, Oregon

Brooks – Rastaban 2014 Pinot noir – Brooks Estate Vineyard – Eola-Amity hills, Oregon

The nose is fruity. It reveals notes of red cherry, redcurrant and crushed fresh raspberry associated with hints of crème de cassis, oak as well as a subtle hint of Tonka bean. The palate is fruity, juicy, mineral, silky and offers a beautiful mineral frame, a slight acidity as well as a slight suavity/fat. In…

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Brooks – Pinot Noir 2014 Janus – Willamette Valley

Brooks – Pinot Noir 2014 Janus – Willamette Valley

The nose is fruity and offers notes of cherry, redcurrant jam and slight touches of plum associated with woody hints, a slight hint of pepper bell/flowers as well as a subtle hint of coffee and a discreet hint of cacao. The palate is fruity, mineral and offers a slight juiciness, a nice structure as well…

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Brooks – Pinot Noir 2014 – Temperance Hills – Eola-Amity hills, Oregon 

Brooks – Pinot Noir 2014 – Temperance Hills – Eola-Amity hills, Oregon 

The nose is fruity, structured and offers a slight power. It reveals notes of crushed hazelnuts, crushed raspberry and small notes of cassis associated with touches of flowers (violet…), plum as well as subtles hints of gray pepper and a discreet woody note. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, racy and offers a slight juiciness/minerality as well as a…

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Brooks – Pinot Noir Rosé 2016 – Willamette Valley

Brooks – Pinot Noir Rosé 2016 – Willamette Valley

The nose is mineral, quite fruity and offers a slight concentration. It reveals notes of fresh raspberry, cassis and more slightly of fresh wild strawberry. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers roundness, a beautiful fat, a beautiful freshness as well as suavity. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of crushed redcurrant, fresh raspberry and cassis…

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Brooks – Riesling 2015 – Brooks Estate Vineyard – Eola-Amity Hills, Oregon 

Brooks – Riesling 2015 – Brooks Estate Vineyard – Eola-Amity Hills, Oregon 

The nose is fresh and offers fleshy fruits. It reveals notes of fleshy white peach, flowers and slight touches of minerality, silex associated with subtle touches of lily/orchid as well as a subtle hint of exotic fruits (in the background). The palate is fruity, well-balanced, slightly tight and offers a beautiful acid frame, a slight minerality, fat, a…

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