Wine from Willamette Valley

Wine Enthusiast, 93 points: This blend of various blocks on the estate is the most widely available and least expensive of the winery's Pinots. It's a silky, seductive wine, aromatic and balanced. Supple berry fruit is backed by barrel spices (50%...

jamessuckling.com, 96 points: Incredible clarity and purity of dark red cherries on the nose here. This is a stunning young pinot. The palate has a very plush, fleshy and concentrated core of rich black cherries with toasty oak spice overlaid. Long...

Wine Spectator, 93 points: Structured and mildly brooding, this offers floral blueberry and cherry aromas accented by polished plum, licorice and savory spice flavors that build toward refined tannins. Drink now through 2024. 1,575 cases made. — TF

Vinous, 94 points: Deep, shimmering red. Mineral-accented black raspberry, cherry cola and floral aromas are complemented by a spicy nuance and a hint of succulent herbs. Nicely concentrated yet energetic as well, offering densely packed...

jamessuckling.com, 94 points: Impeccable fruit purity and freshness here makes for an immediately appealing nose with a central thread of ripe red cherries. The palate has beautiful definition and detail with striking fruit purity. Holds long and...

Wine Enthusiast, 94 points: This is one of the top vineyard selections in this vintage, among a select group, notable for its outstanding focus and concentration. Still compact, its purple fruits are lightly spiced and deftly balanced; leaving...

Decanter, 96 points: Lovely, expressive notes of juicy grapefruit and ripe pear, toast and oak spice make an appearance but the cask ageing is very well integrated. The overall impression is of a consummate balance between richness and...

Vinous, 94 points: Translucent ruby-red. Highly perfumed, smoke- and spice-accented red berry liqueur, licorice and floral pastille scents show excellent clarity and pick up an exotic suggestion of passion fruit as the wine opens up. Sweet...

jamessuckling.com, 94 points: There’s a deep-set array of rich dark cherries and an earthy, soulful overlay with a very profound, complex set of forest-like notes. The palate is supple and succulent and has a wealth of rich, dark cherries and berries...

Wine Spectator, 93 points: Generous yet well-structured, with expressive and floral raspberry aromas and polished, layered cherry and smoky spiced cinnamon flavors that linger. Drink now through 2024. 822 cases made. — TF

jamessuckling.com, 96 points: This has a very impressive sense of density and power with such immaculate detail and definition, in terms of tannin and fruit. The aromas are in the spicy and floral zone with blue-fruit and leafy nuances. Deceptively...

Wine Spectator, 93 points: Lithe and pretty, this opens with expressive raspberry and violet aromas and delicately takes on complexity, with cherry, orange zest and cinnamon flavors that finish with polished tannins. Drink now through 2024. 749...

Wine Enthusiast, 93 points: This young wine comes up quickly with strawberry fruit, ripe and dotted with white pepper. There are hints of parsley, and impressive midpalate concentration. With all of Ken Wright's wines, which are released quite...

Decanter, 93 points: From the cooler Eola-Amily Hills, also on volcanic soils, this opens with alluring aromas of petrichor and more time in the glass reveals smoky Mirabelle plums and radiant freshness. This vivid brightness is also apparent...

jamessuckling.com, 96 points: This is a trademark, deeply rich impression with an unctuous, violet-flower layer, together with blueberries, cherries and sweetly toasty woody spices, as well as forest wood and fresh, leafy and sappy nuances. The palate...