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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.

2011 Domaine Serene Evenstad Reserve Chardonnay

WS  93   
WA  90   

2005 Domaine Serene Gold Eagle Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

WS  92   

2006 Domaine Serene Jerusalem Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir

Elevated cork

WA  92   
WS  91   

2006 Domaine Serene Jerusalem Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

WA  92   
WS  91   

2005 Domaine Serene Mark Bradford Vineyard Pinot Noir

Label condition issue

WS  91   

2006 Domaine Serene Mark Bradford Vineyard Pinot Noir

WA  93   
WS  92   

2005 Domaine Serene Winery Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

WS  90   

2006 Domaine Serene Winery Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

WA  94   
WS  91   

2002 Domaine Serene Yamhill Cuvee Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WS  90   

2004 Beaux Freres Belles Soeurs Pinot Noir

Capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WS  91   

2021 Beaux Freres Pinot Noir

WS  94   

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   

2002 Beaux Freres The Beaux Freres Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WS  95   
ST  91   
WS  #25 of 2004   

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   

2005 Beaux Freres The Beaux Freres Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

WS  93   

2008 Beaux Freres The Beaux Freres Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

VN  94   
WS  93   

2008 Beaux Freres The Beaux Freres Vineyard Pinot Noir

VN  94   
WS  93   

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+    

2006 Beaux Freres The Upper Terrace Pinot Noir

WS  94   
VN  90