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Willamette Valley Vineyards - our holiday wines

We love Willamete Valley Vineyards Pinot Noir.  We order their estate, reserve, and specialty wines directly from the winery and enjoy them on special occasions.  On Thanksgiving, we enjoyed the widely available Whole Cluster Pinot Noir.  On Christmas day, we paired the 2016 Estate Pinot Noir (see my previous review here ) with our Turkey and Dressing and on Christmas Eve we paired the 2017 Founders Reserve Pinot Noir with Lasagna.

Willamette Valley Vineyards 2017 Founders Reserve Pinot Noir is a relatively small production wine with only 222 barrels produced.  It is not widely available but can be purchased from the winery for $40.  There are flavors of cranberry, Raspberry and toasted oak.  I find the wine to have a creamy texture.  This is a fantastic special occasion wine.  SC Wine Joe rating = 92 points.

There are many great wineries in Oregon to visit and Willamette Valley Vineyards is one of the best.  If you visit, please tell Wende or Jose that you read about their wines on this website.




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