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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.

1999 Beaux Freres The Beaux Freres Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue

WS  94   
WS  #60 of 2001   

1999 Beaux Freres The Beaux Freres Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

WS  94   
WS  #60 of 2001   

2000 Beaux Freres The Beaux Freres Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

WS  92   
ST  91   

2000 Beaux Freres The Beaux Freres Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue

WS  92   
ST  91   

2004 Beaux Freres The Beaux Freres Vineyard Pinot Noir

WS  95   
ST  91   

2004 Beaux Freres The Beaux Freres Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

WS  95   
ST  91   

2003 Beaux Freres The Upper Terrace Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

WS  94   
ST  90   

2005 Beaux Freres The Upper Terrace Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue

WS  92   
VN  90+    

2005 Beaux Freres The Upper Terrace Pinot Noir

Lightly elevated cork; signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

WS  92   
VN  90+    

2007 Beaux Freres The Upper Terrace Pinot Noir

VN  92   
WS  91   

2006 Domaine Drouhin Louise Red Hills Estate Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

WA  94   
VN  91   

1995 Domaine Drouhin Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

1995 Domaine Drouhin Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue; label condition issue

2012 Thomas Winery Pinot Noir

Lightly depressed cork; signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

2014 Thomas Winery Pinot Noir

Label condition issue

2008 Evening Land Vineyards Seven Springs Vineyard La Source Pinot Noir

WS  96   
WA  93   
VN  93   
WS  #32 of 2010   

2018 Ken Wright Auric Pinot Noir

1.5ltr

WS  92   

2018 Ken Wright Auric Pinot Noir

1.5ltr

WS  92   

2018 Ken Wright Auric Pinot Noir

1.5ltr

WS  92   

2018 Ken Wright Auric Pinot Noir

1-bottle Lot, Wood Case, 1.5ltr

WS  92   

2016 Walter Scott X Novo Vineyard Chardonnay

WA  95+    
VN  95   

2017 Walter Scott X Novo Vineyard Chardonnay

Light label condition issue

WA  95   
VN  95   
WE  94   

2018 Walter Scott X Novo Vineyard Chardonnay

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

VN  95   
WE  95   
WA  93   
JR  17.5   

2007 The Eyrie Vineyards Original Vines Reserve Pinot Noir

VN  91   

1998 The Eyrie Vineyards Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue; label condition issue