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Willamette Valley

Willamette Valley AVA was established in 1983, and it is the oldest appellation in Oregon. Oregon’s modern wine industry began in the Willamette Valley in the 1960s when artists, vagabond winemakers, and U.C. Davis oenology graduates looking for new territory started their own, small, off-the-grid wineries. The appellation is the state’s largest, and it extends 175 miles from Columbia River on the Washington/Oregon border to just south of Eugene, near central Oregon. The Willamette River runs through the area, helping to give the appellation a mild year-round climate. There are six smaller sub-appellations within this AVA, but altogether the Willamette Valley has the largest concentration of wineries in Oregon, as well as the majority of the state’s most famous producers. Pinot Noir is king here, followed by Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and Riesling. To most admirers of Oregon Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley offers the most distinctive wine choices in the state.

1999 Domaine Serene Cote Sud Vineyard Pinot Noir

Signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

1996 Ken Wright Abbey Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue; label condition issue

1996 Ken Wright Carter Vineyard Pinot Noir

3 cm ullage

1997 Ken Wright Guadalupe Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

1999 Ken Wright Guadalupe Vineyard Pinot Noir

Lightly depressed cork

WA  92   
ST  90   

1998 Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

1999 Shea Wine Cellars Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir

1999 Shea Wine Cellars Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir

Signs of past seepage; 3 cm ullage

1998 Chehalem Ridgecrest Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WS  92   

1998 Chehalem Ridgecrest Vineyard Pinot Noir

WS  92   

1999 Chehalem Ridgecrest Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue; 3 cm ullage

WS  90   

1999 Chehalem Rion Reserve Pinot Noir

WA  93   
WS  91   
2 available
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1999 Chehalem Rion Reserve Pinot Noir

WA  93   
WS  91   
2 available
Bid *

1995 Ponzi 25th Anniversary Reserve Pinot Noir

1995 Ponzi 25th Anniversary Reserve Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; signs of past seepage; 3.5 cm ullage

1999 Evesham Wood Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; signs of past seepage; 3 cm ullage; label condition issue

1998 Panther Creek Bednarik Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

RP  91   

1999 Panther Creek Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

WS  90   
2 available
Bid *

1999 Panther Creek Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir

Capsule condition issue; label condition issue

WS  90   

1998 Broadley Vineyards Reserve Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

1999 Broadley Vineyards Reserve Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; 3.5 cm ullage; label condition issue

1999 Witness Tree Benchmark Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue

1999 Witness Tree Benchmark Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

1999 Witness Tree Vintage Select Pinot Noir

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

1999 J K Carriere Wines Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

4 cm ullage; light label condition issue

WS  91