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| Community Tasting Notes (average 80.3 pts. and median of 81 pts. in 9 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Akatz821 on 8/22/2022 & rated 80 points: Obviosuly well past it’s prime, smells like cheesecake lol. But a fun bottle to pop at a rooftop party! (264 views) | | | Tasted by djpo on 8/7/2021 & rated 84 points: Biscuits. (438 views) | | | Tasted by dakotalovins16 on 8/6/2021 & rated 75 points: Dry and festive. (323 views) | | | Tasted by cweiss on 5/13/2017: Cull Party. From Magnum. Still fresh but easily overshadowed by some good French Champagnes. (1261 views) | | | Tasted by grafstrb on 5/8/2009 flawed bottle: A bit woodsy and tad moldy on the moderately expressive nose (mildly corked?); medium light bodied with a tan-golden hue. Flavors of yellow apples and lees on the palate; excellent length; drink now. (3378 views) | | | Tasted by cweiss on 12/31/2006: Opened early in the evening New Year's eve for hors d'oeuvres etc and it served well. Dry, medium full, mildly lees-y, it was a good and festive foil for a variety of foods. From magnum, no sign of excess age, and I'll probably give my other one another couple of years. (3556 views) | | | Tasted by spacewrangler on 12/27/2006 & rated 82 points: Decent sparkler out of a magnum. (3724 views) | | | Tasted by spacewrangler on 12/20/2006: Having had a delicious champagne the prior evening, it was tough to give this puppy a go. Out of a magnum, showed some biscuity, nutty flavors - not much in the way of citrus. (3898 views) | | | Tasted by EricBe on 3/6/2004: Delicious with Indian food. A hint of sweetness without actually being sweet, nice full flavor. The blend of Pinot Noir (no skins) and chardonnay gives this structure and a fullness in the mouth. (4355 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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#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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