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2017 Soter "North Valley Reserve" Williamette Valley Pinot Noir (Previously $40)

SKU #1484740 93 points James Suckling

Outer quote mark This takes a savory stance and bends in style more towards the Soter estate wines, in terms of having a more reserved style. Dark cherries and spicy oak here with forest wood and a blueberry to red-cherry core of flavor with attractively structured tannins. Drink or hold. Inner quote mark (1/2020)

93 points Vinous

Outer quote mark Glistening magenta. Highly perfumed aromas of juicy red and dark fruits, incense and candied rose, along with an exotic spice nuance and a touch of smoky minerality. Palate-caressing black raspberry, cherry cola and spicecake flavors show sharp delineation and deepen steadily as the wine opens up. Smoothly plays richness off energy and finishes very long and appealingly sweet, with smooth tannins lending shape and grip. (JR) Inner quote mark (8/2020)

92 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Outer quote mark Pale to medium ruby-purple, the 2017 Pinot Noir Reserve opens with pretty aromas of red currants, crushed black cherries, raspberry and strawberry preserves with notes of garrigue, peppercorn, bergamot and sweet spices. It’s medium-bodied with classically styled, earth-laced fruits, gently chalky and with great freshness on the long finish. (EB) Inner quote mark (4/2020)

91 points Wine Enthusiast

Outer quote mark The reserve is a year older than the ‘Classic' release, and remains rather tight even after substantial aeration. A mix of black fruits, black olive and coffee components, it was aged in 36% new French oak, yielding a stiff finish, with a streak of dark chocolate. (PG) Inner quote mark (8/2020)

K&L Notes

Winery notes: The Willamette Valley is Oregon's most recognized appellation for cool climate varietal wines, and it is in the Northern part of this region where the finest vineyards are found, an epicenter of quality we refer to as the “North Valley”. While Pinot Noir is the principal focus for what we craft, we also make small amounts of racy Chardonnay, and a dry Rose.

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Pinot Noir

- One of France's most legendary grapes and the grape that earned Burgundy its reputation. The parent of varietals like Pinot Gris/Grigio and Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir is blue to violet to indigo in color with relatively thin skins, and it is said to have been cultivated in France for more than 2,000 years. At its best, Pinot Noir creates elegant wines that are filled with primary red fruit aromas and flavors while young, revealing with an array of secondary characteristics like earth, smoke, violet, truffle and game with age. The varietal is also known, perhaps better than any, for its ability to translate terroir, or a sense of place. While the best Pinot Noir still comes from Burgundy, it is being produced with increasing success in cooler climates around the world. In France, it is part of the trifecta of grapes that can go into Champagne, and it is also grown in Alsace, Irancy, Jura, Savoie, Lorraine and Sancerre. Outside of France it is produced under the names Pinot Nero and Blauburgunder in Italy's mountainous regions, as Spätburgunder in Germany and as Blauburgunder in Austria. In the US, Pinot Noir has found suitable growing conditions in the cooler parts of California, including Carneros, the Russian River Valley, the Anderson Valley, the Sonoma Coast, Monterey County, the Santa Lucia Highlands and Santa Barbara County, as well as in Oregon's Willamette Valley. In recent years, New Zealand has demonstrated its ability to interpret this hard-to-grow varietal, with successful bottlings coming from careful and attentive growers in Central Otago, Martinborough and Canterbury. Chile is also an up-and-coming region for Pinot Noir, creating fresh, fruit-forward, early-drinking and affordable Pinots from the coastal Casablanca Valley and the Limari Valley.

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United States

- When people consider domestic wine, they normally think about the state of California. The fine viticultural Region within California, including the Napa Valley, Sonoma, Santa Cruz Mountains, Mendocino and Santa Barbara, are capable of growing grapes of world-class quality. But there's plenty of fabulous wine coming from other states, too. Oregon, Washington and New York are also causing eyebrows (and glassware) to be raised around the world.

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Oregon

- Highly touted for its Pinot Noirs, Oregon is part of the up-and-coming winemaking industry in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Most of Oregon is directly affected by the climate coming off of the Pacific Ocean, giving it mild winters and wet summers. This makes it a difficult place to ripen grapes, but some say that the harder grapes have to struggle, the more complex they will turn out to be. Chardonnay and Pinot Gris are two important and successful grapes grown in Oregon.