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2017 The Eyrie Vineyards Estate Dundee Hills Pinot Noir

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RATINGS

95The Wine Advocate

...opens very slowly to detailed licorice, dusty earth, dried citrus peel and flowers with a core of red and black berries. The light-bodied palate is silky and delicately styled with an undercurrent of saline-like minerality and a layered fan of spices framing the long finish.

91Wine Enthusiast

There's a pretty potent whiff of leather, and the palate carries a funky note that will please some palates more than others.

17.5Jancis Robinson

Sleek and polished texture with lots of freshness. Long. Hedonistic.

REGION

United States, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills

Dundee Hills AVA is in Yamhill County, and it is entirely contained within the Willamette Valley AVA, Oregon’s best known appellation. Dundee Hills is about 30 miles southwest of Portland, and has 1,300 vineyard acres. It was awarded AVA status in 2004 and, like much of Oregon, is known for Pinot Noir. Several of Oregon’s 20th century wine pioneers established their vineyards and wineries in Dundee Hills, adding to its status as a region long-recognized for producing high quality, iconic Oregon wines. Eyrie Vineyards, Erath Winery and Sokol Blosser remain some of Oregon’s most celebrated producers, and all were founded in what is now Dundee Hills in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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

2017 The Eyrie Vineyards Estate Dundee Hills Pinot Noir