La Crema Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2017
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Aromas of black raspberrry, forest floor and cedar are followed by flavors of pomegranate, cocao, and rich earth. On the palate the wine is medium bodied with vibrant acidity and refined tannins.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Pale to medium ruby, the 2017 Pinot Noir Willamette Valley, aged nine months in 22% new oak, opens with cinnamon toast, floral potpourri, tangerine peel and cranberry jelly with accents of apple skin, warm marionberries and wild blackberries. The palate is light to medium-bodied with layered sweet spice, earth, amaro and ripe fruits and knit by grainy tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long and flavorful. This is impressive for the price point. 26,000 cases produced.
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James Suckling
A bright, vibrant pinot that offers plenty of ripe red-cherry and strawberry aromas that lead to a palate that delivers assertive tannins, driving a fresh and quite intense, directly fruity finish. Drink in the next three to four years.
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Wine Spectator
Polished and expressive, with pretty violet and raspberry aromas that open to elegantly tiered cherry and cola accents that flesh out on the finish. Drink now through 2026.
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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.
Home of some of the planet’s most amazingly elegant and expressive Pinot noir, the Willamette Valley is a pastoral, mixed landscape of green, bucolic rolling hills, dramatic forestlands and small, independent, friendly wine growers. As a leader in environmental stewardship, the valley has some of the nation’s most protective land use policies, with two-thirds of its vineyards farmed sustainably and over half, organically. While the valley claims a cool, continental climate, and is heavily influenced by the cold, moist winds of the Pacific Ocean, its warm and dry summers allow for the steady, even ripening of Pinot noir.
The potential of Willamette Valley Pinot noir continues to attract the investment of serious growers and winemakers both locally and from abroad, as naturally the finished wines bring accolades from professionals and enthusiasts. With a range of styles from delicate dried cherry, raspberry and hibiscus to stronger notes of truffle, mocha, plum and spice, a fine Willamette Valley Pinot noir is a perfect expression of both character and grace.