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2016 Shea Wine Cellars Shea Vineyard West Hill Pinot Noir

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June 18, 2023 - $41

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RATINGS

93Vinous / IWC

A highly perfumed bouquet evokes ripe red and blue fruits, potpourri, spicecake and vanilla... Concentrated yet vibrant in style, showing sharp definition and spicy lift to the sweet black raspberry, boysenberry, spicecake and floral pastille flavors. The blue fruit note returns on the gently tannic finish, which hangs on with strong, spicy tenacity.

93Wine Enthusiast

...ripe mouthful of blackberry and black cherry, backed with ample acidity and beautifully managed tannins. As it rolls into a lengthy finish more flavors compound—black olives, toast, coffee, chocolate and, finally, black tea tannins.

92Wine Spectator

Finely focused and structured, with a beam of vibrant acidity and tannins wrapped by slightly brooding blueberry, cherry and tarragon flavors, finishing with refined tannins.

REGION

United States, Oregon, Willamette Valley

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.