La Crema Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2013
Pinot Noir
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3.9 Very Good
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You rated the 2021 5/12/23
Product Details
Varietal
Producer
Vintage
2013
Size
750ML
ABV
13%
Your Rating
Somm Note
Winemaker Notes
La Crema chose a blend that they felt best displayed the classic elegance, focused acidity, earthiness and vibrant fruit of the Willamette Valley while honoring the La Crema style, which emphasizes balance and supple texture. The nose is complex with hints of violets, star anise, marionberry (an Oregon native) and bay leaf, while the palate displays more brambly fruit, coffee bean, pomegranate and candied orange zest.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
This lush offering opens with appealing aromas of rose petals and fresh strawberries, then glides into a smooth-as-silk midpalate. The berry/cherry fruit is nicely adorned with toasty barrel flavors, and it’s as satiny as new sheets. You’ll find it hard to keep from gulping this by the glassful. Editors' Choice.
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Wine & Spirits
Ripe and demonstrative when first poured, this second Oregon vintage from the La Crema team has an oak-driven top note that recedes with air, revealing an earthy, dark red cherry flavor and a pleasing concentration in the finish. Pour it with roast squab.
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Wine Spectator
Supple, velvety and well-focused, offering a deft mouthful of black cherry and apricot flavors, playing against polished tannins as the finish persists and expands. Drink now through 2021. 17,916 cases made.
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The winery's original name, La Crema Viñera, means "best of the vine," setting the standard for all the team has done since 1979. For more than 35 years, the family-owned and operated winery has focused exclusively on cool-climate appellations, from its original home in the Russian River Valley, to Monterey and, now, the Willamette Valley. La Crema is continually exploring these very special regions—passionate in the belief that they make uniquely expressive and elegant wines. Thorough vineyard site selection and boutique winemaking techniques ensure the consistently distinct, naturally balanced wines La Crema is committed to producing.
EMP74335_2013 Item# 141203