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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2016 and 2018 (based on 33 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.1 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 7 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by EMichels on 1/8/2018 & rated 89 points: (Old note - tasting date not accurate) Great nose; Expressive fruit nose; Great crisp fruit; Depth; Clean finish; Tart green apple (1176 views) | | | Tasted by DStone on 7/8/2016 & rated 91 points: Very nice Pinot Blanc from Elk Cove. Nice fruit and balance. Great with food or as a 'cocktail' wine. I will buy again from Elk Cove based on this fine showing at a wine tasting for 6 couples last night. Crowd-pleaser. (1640 views) | | | Tasted by teige on 6/7/2016 & rated 87 points: Smooth, warming, fruity, sweet and savory. Pairs excellently with white fish / butter. (1571 views) | | | Tasted by aChave on 2/9/2016 & rated 89 points: Clear pale straw with faint green tinge. Crisp, bright, light pear & apricot tree fruit. Very pleasant; easy to drink. Quality wine. (1641 views) | | | Tasted by Gilham Cellars on 9/14/2015 & rated 89 points: Very crisp, dry, apricot and slightly tart. Good summer wine (1810 views) | | | Tasted by MichielV on 9/9/2015 & rated 88 points: very good wine and great alternative to chards, rieslings and sb's. Great light color, nice floral spicy nose, a bit tarty on palate at first but nice. Will go well with hors D'ouvres and other light food - Asian perhaps? (892 views) |
| Elk Cove Vineyards Producer websitePinot Blanc Varietal character (Appellation America)USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.Oregon Oregon Wine, Oregon Wineries (Oregon Wine Board)Willamette Valley Willamette Valley Wineries Association | Willamette Valley (Oregon Wine Board)
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#2012 vintage:
"Broadly speaking, the Willamette Valley's 2012 pinots are fleshy and fruit-dominated, with round tannins and forward personalities. The fruit tends to the darker side of the pinot spectrum--think cherry and blackberry rather than strawberry and raspberry, much less cranberry and redcurrant--and this gives the wines massive crowd appeal. The best wines also have the depth to age, so don't be fooled by their accessible nature in the early going." - Josh Raynolds
#2013 vintage:
"The key to a successful foray into the ‘13s is first to understand that in most instances the wines lean to the red fruit side of Pinot Noir; they tend to be tangy and tightly wound but often lack concentration. While some wines may put on weight and gain sweetness with bottle age, that’s a gamble I’ll personally leave to others. The 2013s also tend to lack the tannic structure for more than mid-term aging although they will likely endure on their acidity, which I suspect will usually outlast the fruit in this vintage" - Josh Raynolds
#2014 vintage:
"The 2014 vintage in Oregon may be remembered as the vintage of a lifetime [for growers] . . . these wines as they will be similar to the 2009 vintage . . . lovely, ripe, rich, deeply concentrated and aromatic" - winebusiness.com
"The conditions made it relatively easy to make good wines, with no worries about achieving ripeness, and the lack of frost risk allowed us to keep grapes on the vine as long as we wished." - Casey McClellan |
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