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2017 Panther Creek "Lazy River Vineyard" Yamhill-Carlton Pinot Noir

SKU #1525763 93 points Wine Enthusiast

Outer quote mark This is firm and full of ripe black fruits, which are set against even blacker notes of graphite and coffee. The tannins carry a lightly earthy streak, and aging in 50% new French oak brings in a nutty, toasty resonance to the finish. *Editor's Choice* (PG) Inner quote mark (12/2019)

92 points Vinous

Outer quote mark Bright-rimmed ruby. Deeply perfumed, mineral- and spice-accented cherry, dark berry and floral oil scents, with a hint of licorice that emerges with air. Palate-staining black raspberry, bitter cherry and spicecake flavors become sweeter and more lively with air. Shows very good energy and solid thrust on the finish, which features lingering vanilla and spice qualities and smooth, polished tannins. Inner quote mark (8/2020)

91 points Wine Spectator

Outer quote mark Steely in structure and refined, with multilayered raspberry, green tea and orange zest flavors that build richness toward polished tannins. (TF) Inner quote mark (10/2019)

2017 Panther Creek "Lazy River Vineyard" Yamhill-Carlton Pinot Noir

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By: Ryan Woodhouse | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: 3/11/2021 | Send Email

I can still hardly believe the deal we got on these wines from legendary producer Panther Creek. With a reputation going back many decades, this winery consistently producers some of the most delicious Pinots Noirs in the state. Bottling wines from their own estate and some of the finest, most highly regarded single vineyards in the region, these wines shouldn't be missed! Behind these stunning bottles is longtime, stalwart winemaker, Tony Rynders. Tony was the winemaker that took Domaine Serene to great heights and has his own boutique project, Tendril. The Lazy River bottling is from a little vineyard quickly becoming one of my favorites in the region. I first got to know the site from the spectacular wines of Lavinea. The vines are planted on the steep, south facing slope of Mt. Richmond. The wines from here have a wonderful accessible, expressive nature and tend to be, highly perfumed quality that makes them instant favorites in my book. The 2017 has floral high notes, dusty spices, black raspberry, clove, loamy earth and hits of leather. Delicate in texture but certainly not lacking in intensity of flavor and length. What a wine, what a price!

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Varietal:

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.

Country:

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.

Sub-Region:

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.