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2012 Adelsheim Ribbon Springs Vineyard Pinot Noir

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April 14, 2024 - $36

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RATINGS

94Wine Spectator

Full-bodied and expressive, layering ripe blackberry, dark plum, green olive and spice flavors onto a supple frame, persisting on the long and expansive finish.

92Vinous / IWC

Ripe red berries, cola and fresh flowers on the smoke-accented nose. A touch of vanilla adds sweetness to lively raspberry and rose pastille flavors, with juicy acidity adding lift. Deftly plays richness off vivacity and shows no rough edges. Silky, expansive and spicy on the penetrating finish, which features supple tannins and an echo of cola.

92Wine Enthusiast

Ribbon Springs is the principal source for Adelsheim Pinots, so this vineyard selection is essentially a reserve. As with all these limited offerings, it impresses with rich aromatics and a plush mix of red berries, pomegranate and cherry fruit.

90The Wine Advocate

...perfumed bouquet with boysenberry and raspberry fruit, all well defined with touches of orange blossom...palate is quite structured on the entry, although it is not masculine, rather solid and perhaps you could say "big boned." It is fresh and nicely poised with a touch of bitter cherry toward the finish.

REGION

United States, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Yamhill County

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.