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2018 Alloro Vineyard Estate Chehalem Mountain Pinot Noir

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June 11, 2023 - $27

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RATINGS

93Wine Spectator

Alluring for the silky texture and elegantly layered raspberry, toasty spice and orange peel flavors, which gather richness and polish on the lingering finish.

92James Suckling

Some brambly, herbal accents, across red berries and cherries here...palate has a smooth, juicy core of fresh and pure red cherries with a late, spicy build.

92Wine Enthusiast

Seamless and supple...layered with blackberry, currant, black olive and coffee. It's slightly smoky, in a good way, and the back palate is threaded with astringent tea leaf tannins...a complete and cellarable wine...

91Vinous / IWC

Pungent, smoke-accented cherry, blueberry and lavender aromas are complemented by suggestions of espresso and licorice. Juicy black and blue fruit flavors show good depth and building spiciness. Closes long and smooth, with rounded tannins framing lingering cherry cola and cracked pepper notes.

16Jancis Robinson

Juicy red cherry, well-integrated oak, a good bit more tannin...fine-grained and balanced...

REGION

United States, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Chehalem Mountains

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.