VIDEO: La Bohème Vineyard
The La Bohème Vineyard Block sits on the steep hillside to the northwest of our winery in Gaston, Oregon. Visitors to our tasting room often stop to appreciate its stunning views and take a few photos.
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One of Winemaker Adam Campbell’s Best
“I’ve been a fan of Elk Cove’s Pinot Blanc Willamette Valley for years, and the 2019 is one of winemaker Adam Campbell’s best, with bold honeysuckle and apricot aromas and a luscious yet snappy texture.” – Tim Fish
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95 Points – Vinous
Deep, brilliant ruby-red. Powerful, spice-accented cherry cola, boysenberry and black raspberry aromas show fine definition and take on vanilla and candied violet nuances with aeration. Conveys a suave blend of power and finesse to the sweet red and blue fruit preserve, mocha and floral pastille flavors, which firm up steadily through the back half. Polished, even tannins lend shape to a strikingly long, smooth finish that echoes the floral and spice notes. One-third new French oak.
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94 Points – Vinous
Deep magenta. Vibrant, spice- and mineral-accented mulberry and raspberry scents show fine clarity and pick up hints of incense, topsoil and cola with air. Juicy and penetrating on the palate, offering intense red and blue fruit, candied lavender and spicecake flavors that smoothly meld depth and vivacity. Fine-grained, even tannins lend gentle grip to an impressively long, smooth finish that echoes the blue fruit and floral notes with authority.
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94 Points – Vinous
“…bold scents of aniseed, earth, blackberries and blueberries with touches of bergamot. The medium-bodied palate is firm and juicy with pleasantly earthy fruits and a spicy finish.”
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93 Points – Vinous
Josh Raynolds of Antonio Galloni’s Vinous gave our 2019 La Bohème Pinot Noir a 93 point score in his review of Oregon Wines entitled “Oregon’s 2019 Pinot Noirs – A Return to Classicism” “Dark garnet. Fresh red and blue fruit and floral qualities on the fragrant nose, along with a spicy topnote. Juicy and focused on the…
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92 Points – Vinous
Intensely perfumed aromas of red fruit preserves, cherry cola, candied rose and baking spices carry a smoky mineral overtone. Concentrated yet lively on the palate, offering appealingly sweet, smoke-tinged raspberry, cherry liqueur, floral pastille and spicecake flavors that spread out slowly with air. Conveys an appealing blend of power and finesse and finishes with steadily building tannins and floral-driven persistence.
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91 Points – Wine Spectator
Sleek and vibrant, with crisp cherry and pomegranate flavors that are laced with orange peel and dusky spice notes as this zooms toward the snappy finish.
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10 Outstanding Willamette Valley Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays
Sleek and vibrant, with crisp cherry and pomegranate flavors that are laced with orange peel and dusky spice notes as this zooms toward the snappy finish.
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93 Points & Cellar Selection – Wine Enthusiast
Cranberry, blackberry and black cherry ring loud and clear, with appealing wet-stone minerality in the background. The fruit flavors are so front loaded and intense that it’s easy to miss the inherent angularity and overall finesse of the wine. It’s structured and fine-tuned for aging.
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10 Best Oregon Pinot Noirs – Wine Country
“Blueberry, violets, and plum on the nose meet a mineral, flinty undertone. Along with bright tannins, on the palate, the wine has good acidity, plus silky but crunchy fruit.”
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2021 Holiday Catalog
We’re pleased to announce our Holiday Catalog for 2021! Whether you’re hosting friends and family or sending a special gift, we’d be honored to be part of your celebrations. During this season of giving, we’re opening up our wine library and sharing some older vintage Pinot Noirs from 2014, 2015 and beyond. Library wines are…
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Staff Pick: Our 2018 Five Mountain Pinot Noir
This is a wine that invites conversation. I’m usually the queen of food pairings, but Five Mountain is one where there’s enough going on to enjoy on its own. I love to open this wine on days when I can sit quietly with it.
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VIDEO: Five Mountain Vineyard
Five Mountain Vineyard sits on Laurelwood soil in the Chehalem Mountains AVA and is home to winemaker Adam Campbell and his family. Learn more about Five Mountain in this short video produced by the team at Elk Cove.
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92 Points & Publisher’s Pick – The Tasting Panel Magazine
“Bright, with high-toned acidity. A light sprinkle of white pepper settles on dusted rose petals, a strawberry patch, and tobacco leaf. Earthy and spicy, with just the right balance of fruit tones to keep it fresh.”
