2005 Pinot Gris Willamette Valley:
Recommended. “Fruit on the nose. Clean, refreshing. Lovely fruit and acidity with spice and a long, refreshing finish which lingers. Up to 1 year.” – Demetri Demetriou (June 30, 2007)
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92 Points – Wine Enthusiast
2019 is an excellent vintage for Elk Cove, despite whatever fire-related weather and smoke issues the Willamette Valley was suffering. Perhaps the northwest corner location was spared the smoke; in any event the estate-grown Pinots are fruit-driven, beautifully ripened, clean and textured and immediately delicious. The Mount Richmond adds a touch of leather to its blackberry fruit, along with refreshing minerality and a neat streak of espresso. Trailing out the finish is a note of clean straw. Drink now and through the middle of the decade.
96 Points – International Wine Report
Another outstanding Pinot Noir from Elk Cove, this time the 2021 Reserve, which was aged for 10 months in 55% new French oak and is only made in exceptional years. Only the finest barrels were selected for this wine, and it shows. A shimmering medium neon ruby core with a lighter pink rim, it offers up aromas and flavors of black cherries, wild blueberries, sweet toasted cinnamon, cedary herbs, dusty road, and shares of wet earth. Sweet, rounded tannins and perfected levels of acidity complete the wine. Give this one another year or two in the bottle, and you will be richly rewarded. Highly recommended and editor’s choice.
2012 La Bohème – 93 Pts in Wine Spectator
Our 2012 La Bohème Pinot Noir received a spectacular 93 Point rating from the Wine Spectator: “Supple and light-footed, with remarkable density to the red plum and blackberry fruit, shaded with hints of cocoa and white pepper as the harmonious finish persists. Drink now through 2022.” – Harvey Steiman
