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Date Printed: 6/18/2013
King Estate Pinot Noir 1997
King Estate Pinot Noir 1997
 (search item no. 5329)

PRICE ON 6/18/2013: $21.99

ratings pedigree (past vintages):
2001 Wine & Spirits rating: 90 points
2000 Wine & Spirits rating: 90 points
1999 Wine & Spirits rating: 90 points
1999 Wine Spectator rating: 88 points
1999 Wine Enthusiast rating: 88 points
1994 Wine Spectator rating: 88 points

Winemaker's Notes:

 This brilliant, garnet colored Pinot Noir displays rich fruit aromas of plum, cherry, blackberry, and cassis. In a background of oak spice, tobacco, leather, and cedar, the soft entry precedes complex flavors of plum, cherry, oak, spice, and vanilla meshing harmoniously mid-palate. This wine offers a well-balanced tannin structure and acidity that carries throughout the long, smooth, velvety finish.
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About King Estate:

 King Estate is a sustainably-farmed 1033-acre certified organic vineyard complex and state of the art winery situated atop the rolling slopes in the Coast Range foothills, near the southern end of Oregon's Willamette Valley. In addition to world-class vineyards, their estate is home to organic orchards, vegetable gardens, and a host of native wildlife; including cougar and black bear. Organically-farmed and managed as a fully-integrated ecosystem, King Estate is also home to an innovative culinary program whose focus is the synergy of local, organically produced food and wine created just outside the winery doors. King Estate's critically-acclaimed Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir are available through fine restaurants and retailers around the world.