wThis is one of the best Pinot Noirs we have tried in quite some time. We could not help but add it to our roster. This wine goes very well with red meat, game meats, and even poultry.
FROM THE WINEMAKER:
Ranging from juicy red cherry to blackberry and evolving with exotic spices such as star anise, peppercorn, and black tea, the Willamette Valley Pinot Noir displays the true nature of the place. In part of fermenting in small vessels, we extract pillowy and refined tannins while preserving the striking acidity of the cool climate, youthful and age-worthy Pinot Noir.
ABOUT THE WINERY:
Twenty-five years ago, Argyle began making wine in Oregon's Willamette Valley. Since 1987, winemaker Rollin Soles and viticulturist Allen Holstein have teamed up to produce world-class method champenoise sparkling wines, barrel-fermented Chardonnay, and silky-textured Pinot Noir from low-yielding vines that are winery farmed on some of the best hillside slopes and elevations. Argyle wines have received a total of 11 Wine Spectator Top 100 designations - more than any other winery in Oregon. The Argyle wines represented on this list include sparkling wine, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, truly making Argyle one of the finest practitioners of the craft of elegant, long-lived winegrowing.
THE BLEND
This wine is a combination of Old Wente, Clone 78, 15 and 4 from ten different vineyard blocks.
