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2016 Walter Scott Clos Des Oiseaux Pinot Noir, 6-bottle Lot

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January 7, 2024 - $180

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2016 Walter Scott Clos Des Oiseaux Pinot Noir

750ml

RATINGS

93Vinous / IWC

Ripe red fruits, licorice, mocha and Asian spices on the highly perfumed nose, along with a bright mineral overtone... Lithe and precise on the palate, offering mineral-laced raspberry, floral pastille, cola and spicecake flavors that show sharp delineation and back-end lift. Exhibits a suave marriage of power and finesse and finishes with sneaky tannins and outstanding persistence.

93+ John Gilman

...classy...quite complex bouquet of black cherries, beetroot, a touch of gamebird, dark soil tones, raw cocoa, a dollop of cedary oak and a smoky topnote...full-bodied...excellent core of fruit, fine transparency, ripe, fine-grained tannins, tangy acids and excellent length and grip.

92+ The Wine Advocate

...savory/meaty notes with warm black cherries and berries, forest floor and wet leaves plus spicy notions. Medium-bodied, it fills the mouth with sweet fruit and plenty of perfumed earth, with a good frame of grainy tannins and plenty of freshness, finishing long and earthy with crushed rock nuances.

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.