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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.

1995 WillaKenzie Estate Gamay Noir

1996 Beaux Freres The Beaux Freres Vineyard Pinot Noir

WS  91   

1999 Panther Creek Reserve Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

RP  93   

2001 Sineann Reed & Reynold's Vineyard Pinot Noir

WS  93   

2002 Domaine Drouhin Pinot Noir

1-bottle Lot, Wood Case, 1.5ltr

WS  90   
JR  17   

2003 Brick House Evelyn's Pinot Noir

1.5ltr

Heavy capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WA  92   

2004 Domaine Serene Jerusalem Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

WE  90   

2004 Bergstrom Winery Cumberland Vineyard Reserve Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

WS  91   

2004 Patricia Green Estate Etzel Block Pinot Noir

Light signs of past seepage; 4 cm ullage

VN  92   

2004 Shea Wine Cellars Shea Vineyard Block 23 Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

WS  90   

2004 Dusky Goose Pinot Noir

2004 Dusky Goose Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

2004 Carlton Cellars Roads End Oregon Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue

2004 Belle Vallee Cellars Grande Cuvee Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

2004 Garden Vineyards Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

2005 Domaine Serene Cote Sud Dijon Clone Chardonnay

WS  90   

2005 Domaine Serene Evenstad Reserve Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

WS  93   
WS  #68 of 2008   

2005 Domaine Serene Evenstad Reserve Pinot Noir

Label condition issue

WS  93   
WS  #68 of 2008   

2005 Domaine Serene Gold Eagle Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

WS  92   

2005 Domaine Serene Guadalupe Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

WS  91   

2005 Domaine Serene Mark Bradford Vineyard Pinot Noir

Label condition issue

WS  91   

2005 Domaine Serene Monogram Pinot Noir

3.0ltr

Etched bottle

WA  91   

2005 Domaine Serene Monogram Pinot Noir

6-bottle Lot, Wood Case

WA  91   

2005 Domaine Serene Winery Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

WS  90   

2005 Archery Summit Red Hills Estate Pinot Noir

ST  92