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2016 Evening Land Vineyards Seven Springs Anden Vineyard Pinot Noir

Lightly elevated cork; light label condition issue

Removed from a temperature and humidity controlled wine storage unit

Lightly elevated cork

Removed from a temperature and humidity controlled wine storage unit

Ends Sunday, 7pm Pacific

RATINGS

93Wine Spectator

Expressive and impressively structured, with rose petal and river stone aromas that open to tightly focused but dynamic raspberry, blueberry and savory spice flavors, finishing with refined tannins.

93James Suckling

A charming, elegant and velvety wine that emphasizes wild berries and woodsy, savory accents on a medium frame of snappy tannins and nervy acidity. Lots of tangy red fruit, from cranberries to sour cherries, and accents of bay leaves and pine.

93Wine Enthusiast

...sharp and spicy, with a streak of wintergreen and licorice somewhat muting the wild-berry fruit...brings up baking spices such as cinnamon, allspice and ginger through the finish.

91The Wine Advocate

...herbal raspberry leaf notes with touches of cracked black pepper, sliced prosciutto and bramble berry. Medium to full-bodied, it gives crisp black fruits in the mouth with a good frame of grainy tannins and plenty of freshness, finishing with peppery/herbal accents.

17.5Jancis Robinson

Pure and delicate – red fruits at first and becoming more smoky and savoury on the long finish. Extremely fine tannins. An elegant whole that should age well despite its lightness of being.

PRODUCER

Evening Land Vineyards

Evening Land Vineyards is a family of three estates in Oregon, California and France that was started in 2005 by film producer Mark Tarlov. Based in Santa Rosa, California, the enterprise is now under new ownership, but it continues to produce about 32,000 cases of wine a year. At the moment the estate’s Burgundy venture sources grapes in the Cote d’Or. In Oregon Evening Land has vineyards in the Eola-Amity Hills. In California the estate has a vineyard on the Sonoma Coast and on the state’s Central Coast. Evening Land produces red and white Burgundies, Oregon Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, and California Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

REGION

United States, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola-Amity Hills

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.

VINTAGE

2016 Evening Land Vineyards Seven Springs Anden Vineyard Pinot Noir