Known as a gentle place to grow Pinot Noir because it is insulated from daytime heat by the Willamette Valley River and its distance from the winds of the Van Duzer Corridor allows the AVA to cool slowly. 2017 Ponzi Aurora Vineyard Pinot Noir ($105) dazzles with wild bramble berries, black licorice, cherry cola, dusty cocoa, brown-sugar peppered bacon, rich, bold, layers of tension, structure, silky mouth-feel, long acid-driven finish *In the future, this will be included in the newly established Laurelwood AVAĢ017 Alloro Vineyard Riservata Pinot Noir ($50) offers fresh black and blue fruit, exotic spice, cured meat, violets, cherry cola, ample and weighty, rich, refined, elegant, structure *In the future, this will be included in the newly established Laurelwood AVAĢ017 Flâneur ‘La Belle Promenade’ Pinot Noir ($55) delivers bright, intense fruit, spice, cherry cola, smooth tannins, elegantly long finishĢ015 Adelsheim ‘Elizabeth’s Reserve’ Pinot Noir ($50) the history and breadth of Willamette Valley in a bottle, blue fruit, warm spice, fresh lavender, Herbs de Provence, elegant, refined, feminine, layered, long, silky, collect this last vintageĢ017 Le Cadeau Merci Reserve Pinot Noir ($80) opens with leaping aromatics, red berries, herbal notes, spice, fresh violets, rich, elegant, silky tannins, leanĢ017 Bells Up Winery ‘Candide’ Nemarniki Vineyard Reserve Pinot Noir ($54) delivers notes of dark and red berries, Herbs de Provence, fresh lavender, cherry cola, exotic spice, youthful, vibrantĪ few of Willamette Valley's Dundee Hills AVA Winemakers Michelle Williamsĭundee Hills AVA is comprised of mostly basaltic soil, with some marine sediment.
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