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2012 Patton Valley Vineyard West Block Pinot Noir (Screwcap)

VN  93   
WA  92   
WS  92   
WE  91   

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April 21, 2024 - $18

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RATINGS

93Vinous / IWC

Dark berries, cherry-cola and smoky Indian spices on the pungent nose and palate. Shows excellent depth and a pliant, seamless texture, with a sexy floral pastille nuance coming up with aeration. At once rich and lively, finishing with strong thrust, slow-building tannins and lingering sassafras and juicy dark fruit character. This really clings to the palate.

92The Wine Advocate

...well defined, quite intense bouquet with macerate red cherries, pomegranate and a dab of marmalade...palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin and well-judged acidity. Harmonious in the mouth with the oak dovetailed beautifully into the fruit on the finish...

92Wine Spectator

Supple, expressive and harmonious, layering the raspberry, black cherry, smoke and spice flavors against refined tannins. Comes together smoothly on the long and vivid finish.

91Wine Enthusiast

It's a fruit-driven vintage, and this matches it perfectly with strawberry preserves, enhanced with streaks of cola, sassafras and coffee grounds. Mineral-drenched acids provide the perfect support.

PRODUCER

Patton Valley Vineyard

Patton Valley Vineyard was founded in the 1990s by Dave Chen and Monte Pitt, a pair of wine lovers who were classmates in business school in Chicago in the 1980s. They spent their spare time visiting the city’s wine shops and dreaming of someday having their own winery. After earning their graduate degrees, Chen moved to Oregon and became looking for property for an estate. Eventually the pair bought a 72-acre abandoned fruit orchard in Gaston. In 1997 the first vineyards were planted and the estate’s first commercial release was the 1999 vintage. Today the estate has 24 acres of vineyards planted entirely to Pinot Noir. Of note is the fact that the estate has been dry farmed since 1999 and it has earned a certificate of sustainability from Low Input Viticulture and Enology, a non-profit that advocates for and monitors sustainable viticulture practices. Also of note is the fact that since 2007 all Patton Valley wines have been bottled with screwcaps, a practice the estate says improves the ageability of its wines. Derek Einberger is winemaker.

REGION

United States, Oregon, Willamette Valley

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

2012 Patton Valley Vineyard West Block Pinot Noir (Screwcap)

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