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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.

2000 Domaine Serene Cote Sud Vineyard Pinot Noir

Label condition issue

2000 Domaine Serene Cote Sud Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

2000 Domaine Serene Guadalupe Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

2004 Cristom Mt. Jefferson Pinot Noir

Lightly depressed cork

2004 Cristom Mt. Jefferson Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

2002 Cristom Reserve Pinot Noir

Label condition issue

2002 Sineann Resonance Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

2005 Sineann Resonance Vineyard Pinot Noir (Screwcap)

WE  91   

2005 Sineann Resonance Vineyard Pinot Noir (Screwcap)

Light label condition issue

WE  91   

2008 Brick House Gamay Noir

Light capsule condition issue; label condition issue

WA  92   

2004 Shea Wine Cellars Shea Vineyard Wadenswil Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

WS  93   

2004 Shea Wine Cellars Shea Vineyard Wadenswil Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

WS  93   

2002 Rex Hill Weber Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

2006 Stoller Family Estate SV Estate Pinot Noir

VN  91   
WS  90   

2003 Chehalem Ridgecrest Vineyard Pinot Noir

2000 Chehalem Stoller Vineyard Pinot Noir

WS  92   
WA  90   

2002 Evesham Wood Le Puits Sec Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue; label condition issue

VN  90   

2001 Panther Creek Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

2002 Lemelson Vineyards Jerome Reserve Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WA  90   

2002 Lemelson Vineyards Stermer Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue

2004 Lemelson Vineyards Stermer Vineyard Pinot Noir

2005 Lemelson Vineyards Stermer Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

WS  91   
VN  90   

2004 J. Christopher Wines Le Pavillon Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

2005 Belle Pente Murto Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

VN  92   

2005 Belle Pente Murto Vineyard Pinot Noir

Lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

VN  92