Oregon Pinot Noir

Organic/Bio The wine formerly known by Stephen’s son’s name “Juel” now goes by his nickname, Little Bud. But it still tells the story of this wild vineyard in overview, combining fruit picked from all four... Read More

Organic/Bio There’s something joyfully incongruous about a bearded outdoors guy who wears flannel, farms his vineyard with horses, chickens, sheep, geese and (his own) children, and waxes on passionately about the quality... Read More

Organic/Bio There’s something joyfully incongruous about a bearded outdoors guy who wears flannel, farms his vineyard with horses, chickens, sheep, geese and (his own) children, and waxes on passionately about the quality... Read More

Organic/Bio The edges of Antiquum Farm’s “Big Field” vineyard are kind of the far edge of what Pinot Noir can do. The winemaking is simple enough – fully de-stemmed fruit, open top fermenters, a bit of... Read More

Organic/Bio The edges of Antiquum Farm’s “Big Field” vineyard are kind of the far edge of what Pinot Noir can do. The winemaking is simple enough – fully de-stemmed fruit, open top fermenters, a bit of... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Ben Casteel just keeps cranking out great Chardonnay and Pinot from his family estate in the Eola Hills. As always, this is sleek and darkly fruited with just a touch more body/richness than usual. Delcious... Read More

As Vinous said a few years ago, Broadley Vineyards has been a consistently reliable source of energetic, well-balanced Pinots, but this long-established winery, founded by Claudia and Craig Broadley in 1982, doesn’t seem... Read More

This 15 acre vineyard was planted in 2001 and purchased by Joe and Pat Campbell in 2009 where they built a home – and a clay tennis court. The east-facing Pommard and Dijon 115 vines give a terrific blend of rich red fruit... Read More

Lower ABV Oregon's 2024 Pinot vintage is all about balance, which still doesn't explain how Erin Nuccio got so much delicious poise into this, his least expensive red. As JamesSuckling.com says in their 94 point rave,... Read More

One of California's top Pinot houses reaches up to Oregon's Zena Crown vineyard for a Warrior Princess of a wine! Jeb Dunnuck captures it nicely in the 95 point rave, it’s a youthful ruby hue and is floral and ripe... Read More

Lower ABV The vines Jim Maresh planted on their own roots back in 1970 is today arguably the best, and certainly one of the most important, vineyards in the Dundee Hills. Jim’s grandson uses almost all the fruit for his... Read More

Lower ABV If you don't know Kelley Fox's wines, now's the time. As Vinous reported, Fox has been making some of the Willamette Valley’s most finely detailed, perfumed, unadorned and elegant Pinots for some time... Read More

Excellent value in right down the middle Willamette Valley Pinot Noir. The whole valley is represented here, with fruit from Cascade Foothills, Corvallis, Carlton, Amity and Laurelwood, all aged in old oak. Shows more fresh, crisp,... Read More

One of Doug's favorite Patricia Green Pinots from a unique, steeply sloped, west-facing site that gives Pommard on volcanic soil at the top, Dijon 115 on marine sediments lower and a tiny bit of Mariafeld Clone from the transition... Read More

Unique among wines in the Patricia Green Cellar, this is a barrel selection - vs a single vineyard wine - that's made with extra lees contact and aged in 100% new French oak. In 2021, seven of 15 barrels came from the Estate... Read More

Organic/Bio All Jim Anderson does is make great Pinot Noir - especially in this wine that draws on some of the best vineyards of the Willamette Valley to make the winery's entry-level bottling. As Wine Advocate says in the... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV We're careful with our Burgundy comparisons for Oregon Pinot Noir, but it's hard not to think of Volnay while sipping this spiced, fresh, silky, Pinot from just off the Van Duzer gap - meaning sunny,... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Pinot Noir from the volcanic Jory soils of the Willamette Valley’s Dundee Hills always show generous red fruit, sweet smoke and spice and often a sense of palpable weight. Here you get all the classic... Read More

The oldest winery in McMinnville – founded 1983 – turns out a classic Willamette Valley Pinot in 2022. The Wine Enthusiast 92 point review of the previous vintage tells you want to expect: “Yamhill Valley's... Read More