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2017 Flâneur Flanerie Vineyard Pinot Noir

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January 7, 2024 - $26

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RATINGS

94James Suckling

Super, spicy and earthy complexity here...very pure core of red cherries...palate has impressively structured, fine tannins and offers a smooth array of vibrant red cherries...long, lively and intense pinot with real purity of fruit.

93Vinous / IWC

Spice-accented red berries, candied rose and baking spices on the highly perfumed nose. A spine of juicy acidity supports intense, mineral-driven raspberry and bitter cherry flavors, and an exotic touch of blood orange emerges on the back half. Turns sweeter on the impressively persistent, incisive finish, which is framed by even, slow-mounting tannins.

92Wine Spectator

Vibrant and well-focused, with lively raspberry and tart cherry flavors that take on layers of spiced tea and rose petal and build tension toward dynamic tannins.

91The Wine Advocate

...opens with tar and dark fruits that flesh out with air to floral nuances...palate is soft and fresh with understated fruits and a delicate, floral finish.

91Burghound.com

...cool, pure and perfumed nose is comprised by notes of essence of red and dark raspberry along with hints of violet and sandalwood...middle weight flavors...all wrapped in a dusty, refined and slightly youthfully austere finale.

REGION

United States, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Ribbon Ridge

Willamette Valley AVA was established in 1983, and it is the oldest appellation in Oregon. Oregon’s modern wine industry began in the Willamette Valley in the 1960s when artists, vagabond winemakers, and U.C. Davis oenology graduates looking for new territory started their own, small, off-the-grid wineries. The appellation is the state’s largest, and it extends 175 miles from Columbia River on the Washington/Oregon border to just south of Eugene, near central Oregon. The Willamette River runs through the area, helping to give the appellation a mild year-round climate. There are six smaller sub-appellations within this AVA, but altogether the Willamette Valley has the largest concentration of wineries in Oregon, as well as the majority of the state’s most famous producers. Pinot Noir is king here, followed by Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and Riesling. To most admirers of Oregon Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley offers the most distinctive wine choices in the state.

TYPE

Red Wine, Pinot Noir

This red wine is relatively light and can pair with a wide variety of foods. The grape prefers cooler climates and the wine is most often associated with Burgundy, Champagne and the U.S. west coast. Regional differences make it nearly as fickle as it is flexible.