2018 Dobbes Family Estate McMinnville Cuvee Pinot Noir, 1.5ltr

Dobbes Family Estate produces a portfolio of standout wines, representing the best of Oregon and its limitless wine possibilities. Founded in 2002, Dobbes Family Estate is dedicated to consistently crafting wines that exude the best of Oregon, including traditionally made Burgundian-inspired Pinot Noir and other varietals from Oregon's Willamette and Rogue Valleys. Andy McVay has been winemaker since 2008 and creates wines that are true to varietal character, showing as much depth elegance, opulence and balance as possible. Andy's intent is to craft wines that are complex, diverse, and reflect the personality and typicity of their region while setting the stage for new world innovation.

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.

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.