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Siduri Winery
Pinot Noir |
2006 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
Willamette Valley
We have been sourcing grapes from the Willamette Valley for a dozen years now but honestly don't recall a vintage like 2006. Yields were high - potentially too high for the grapes to fully ripen - but ripen they did. In fact, there’s a group of folks that think the 2006 Oregon Pinots are too ripe, too immediately accessible. We don’t agree with that assessment. Perhaps 2003 seemed too ripe to us, but in 2006 the high yields slowed the grapes’ sugar accumulation keeping it in-line with flavor development. This was the best of both worlds with the only potential downside being a dilution of flavors due to the higher yields. To combat this we bled off a significant portion of juice, costing us a great deal of money but making a significantly better wine. The 2006 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir is one of the results of this superb growing season and strict winemaking regime. The 2006 Siduri Willamette Valley Pinot Noir has already received numerous accolades including a 3 1/2 star rating from The Press Democrat and a superb review from Wine Spectator Magazine where it was described this way, “Crisp in texture, with an open feel to the plum and floral aromas and flavors, lingering on the
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