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The vintages… While tasting throughout the valley most places were tasting their 2006 whites and their 2005 Pinot Noirs. Although I can confess to a lack of enthusiasm for Oregon whites in general I found many from the higher yielding 2006 vintage to be quite quaffable and attractively priced. Pinot Gris was the showcase for the whites but many very interesting Pinot Blancs were available as well. Most Pinot Gris came in around the WIML88 point mark with the Pinot Blancs just a hair behind. Several wineries are now making Chardonnay fermented and aged in steel instead of using French oak barrels which really highlights the more tropical fruit nuances of the Chardonnay grape. Definitely worth a quick taste in comparison to the more oaky California Chardonnays. I found many of the 2005 vintage Pinot Noirs to be quite appealing to my palate. This was a more traditional vintage for Oregon Pinot Noir with good clean fruit on most wines centered on black and red cherries and berries. Alcohol levels were mostly right at the 13% mark across the boards with most Pinot Noirs we tasted. Acidity was crisp and clean with PH levels seeming to hover around the 3.5 mark. Yields were lower than the much more abundant growing season of 2006 so if you’re a fan of traditional Oregon Pinot Noir be sure and stock up on these 2005 wines as they become available in your market place. Otherwise drop back to the more robust and higher yielding vintage of 2004 which is still relatively available in most marketplaces.
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