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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 Upper Terrace Pinot Noir

2006 Beaux Freres The Upper Terrace Pinot Noir

WS  94   
VN  90   

1998 Domaine Drouhin Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WS  90   
ST  90   

1999 Ken Wright Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

ST  92   
WS  90   

1999 Ken Wright Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir

Lightly depressed cork

ST  92   
WS  90   

2006 The Eyrie Vineyards Estate Dundee Hills Pinot Noir

Label condition issue

WA  92   

2009 The Eyrie Vineyards Estate Dundee Hills Pinot Noir

Lightly elevated cork

WA  92   
VN  91   
WS  90   

2009 The Eyrie Vineyards Estate Dundee Hills Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue

WA  92   
VN  91   
WS  90   

2010 The Eyrie Vineyards Original Vines Reserve Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

VN  93   
WA  90-91   

2010 The Eyrie Vineyards Reserve Pinot Noir

Signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

2004 Cameron Winery Abbey Ridge Pinot Noir

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

2005 Cameron Winery Abbey Ridge Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

2014 Cameron Winery Abbey Ridge Pinot Noir

VN  93   

2008 Brick House Boulder Block Pinot Noir

WS  90   

2010 Brick House Boulder Block Pinot Noir

WA  93   
WS  90   

2000 Brick House Cuvee du Tonnelier Pinot Noir

Lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

WS  91   

2005 Brick House Evelyn's Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue

WA  92   
WS  91   

2005 Brick House Evelyn's Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WA  92   
WS  91   

1998 Brick House Les Dijonnais Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; 3 cm ullage or better; light label condition issue

WS  94   
WA  90   

2005 Brick House Les Dijonnais Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue

WS  94   
WE  91   
WA  90   

2005 Brick House Les Dijonnais Pinot Noir

Capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WS  94   
WE  91   
WA  90   

2005 Brick House Les Dijonnais Pinot Noir

Lightly depressed cork; 4 cm ullage; light label condition issue

WS  94   
WE  91   
WA  90   

2007 Brick House Les Dijonnais Pinot Noir

WA  92   
WS  91   

2007 Brick House Les Dijonnais Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

WA  92   
WS  91   

2000 St. Innocent Freedom Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue