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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.5 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 15 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by bear on 11/22/2018 & rated 87 points: I held onto this wine for many years, partly to see how it would handle age. We had this 22-year-old before Thanksgiving dinner. It still had plenty of bubbles, it tasted pretty good, lots of toasty notes, even though it was just slightly madeirized. Probably not a sparkling wine i would buy again (too expensive these days when compared to other sparklers of equal or greater quality, both domestic and foreign.) But, I'm glad I held onto it, I'm glad I got to taste it. An nice and certainly an educational experience. (335 views) | | | Tasted by galewskj on 11/19/2012 & rated 90 points: A nice blend of acidity and honey. Not much fruit (no surprise), no yeast. Definitely not champagne. Good in it's own right. (1871 views) | | | Tasted by tooch on 12/31/2011 & rated 91 points: Had nice finesse and minerality. This isn't a waxy or overly nutty champagne, but has firm orchard fruit, medium+ acidity and great energy. Thought this performed very well and was a great NYE bubbly. (2152 views) | | | Tasted by TwistedArmadillo on 1/10/2010 & rated 90 points: This has gotten better over the last several years with a beautiful golden color. Great nutty flavor. (2331 views) | | | Tasted by 3daywinereview.com on 1/15/2009 & rated 93 points: Nice showing with minerals, dough, nuts and pie crust. Medium to long finish and complex. One of the best US efforts in this category. (1694 views) | | | Tasted by biggwater on 12/26/2008 & rated 90 points: Just purchased in 2008. Great deal for a wine that just got the highest rating for any domestic sparkler for the 98 vintage in wine speculator (2325 views) | | | Tasted by wineismylife on 12/17/2008 & rated 90 points: DAWGS December 2008 (Mi Piaci's in Addison, TX): WIML90-91?
Tasted December 17, 2008 at an offline.
Opened and served immediately. Light yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout with fine, steady beading. Nose of orange, flowers, mixed yellow fruits and some camphor with a little air time. Flavors of oranges, lemons, peaches and mixed yellow fruits. Bright acidity, medium body. Drink over the short term. (1843 views) | | | Tasted by GreatLibations on 11/13/2008 & rated 92 points: Pale yellow with a dense mousse. A pretty nose with florals and honey. Full for the style with bountiful lasting pin tip streamers. Green apple, white spice, peach, honey must (showing age, in a good way), and bitter almond integrate beautifully. This is a fantastic wine. (1279 views) | | | Tasted by mmyette on 9/14/2008 & rated 91 points: Drank with Jamie, Natasha and Thao with dinner. Opened up and poured, nose of bright citris fruit. There were hints of lees on the palate, but with grapefruit and other citris dominating. finish was crisp. Nice american sparkler. (1266 views) | | | Tasted by mpricher on 8/10/2008 & rated 92 points: Golden Hay hue. Solid bubbles well into the bottom of the glass. The nose is light berries, and cream. The initial attack is light but multi-layered. Creamy and lucious coating the palate, with several berry and tropical fruit flavors. I tasted a key-lime pie on the finish after 30 plus seconds! Just a wonderful bottle easily surpasing most of the $30-50 bottles of french I have had. Total recommendation! (1225 views) | | | Tasted by pgm on 6/27/2008 & rated 90 points: Not as exciting as the '95, but this is very nice. Serious brioche notes, with pear, lemon, and slightly bitter orange notes. A fairly weak bead as they go, but full in the mouth and finishing brightly. (1232 views) | | | Tasted by EricBe on 11/15/2007 & rated 93 points: have with popcorn - it's awesome. (1696 views) | | | Tasted by jhatch on 10/23/2007 & rated 92 points: Sooo Smoooth. Paired with some scallops. My last bottle is being saved for New Years (1464 views) | | | Tasted by EricBe on 5/7/2007 & rated 88 points: I liked it; luann thought it had an almost metallic finish. Certainly dry, with the mix of pinot and chardonnay (1876 views) |
| Argyle Producer website
Argyle farms three vineyards: Knudsen Vineyard, Stoller Vineyard and Lone Star Vineyard. The 120 acre Knudsen Vineyard was first planted between 1972 & 1974. The high elevation blocks of this landmark Dundee Hills site are key components in Argyle's sparkling wines. Knudsen provides Argyle a mix of old vine blocks and new high density blocks planted with "Old World" Dijon clones.
Just south of Knudsen Vineyard in the Dundee Hills sits Stoller Vineyard. First planted in 1995, Stoller, like Knudsen, is planted using state of the art viticultural techniques. Stoller Vineyard has produced some of Oregon's finest Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
In 1996 Argyle purchased a spectacular 160 acre vineyard site in the east slopes of Eola Hills, known as Lone Star Vineyard. Located 15 miles south of Argyle's winery in Dundee, this warm site is planted primarily to Dijon clones of Pinot Noir. This vineyard has the potential to be one of Oregon's best Pinot Noir vineyards.
All grapes are hand harvested into small baskets and transported to the winery. Grapes are chilled overnight to 35F before crushing the next day. Chilling preserves the ripe fruit characteristics and naturally limits oxidation.
Champagne Blend"Champagne blend" is a classic grape blend that typically includes Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and/or Pinot Meunier in any proportions.
However, this blend can also include Arbane, Fromenteau (Pinot Gris), Petit Meslier and/or Pinot Blanc as well.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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Willamette Valley Vintage Reviews
Willamette Valley Willamette Valley Wineries Association | Willamette Valley AVA Wikipedia article
#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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