- BrandBig Table Farm
- CountryUSA
- RegionWillamette Valley
- TypeRed Wine
- Size6
- SKU 210000049992
Willamette Valley is best known for Pinot Noir of genuine world-class quality – restrained, precise, and Burgundian in character, with a cool-climate elegance that sets it apart from warmer American wine regions. The valley also produces outstanding Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, and Riesling that are increasingly attracting serious critical attention in their own right.
This is the grape that defines Willamette Valley's identity and reputation, and with good reason. Willamette Valley Pinot Noir has a style that is distinctly its own – more restrained and Burgundian in character than the richer, more exuberant Pinot Noirs of California, with a cool-climate precision, earthy complexity, and silky texture that has earned it a devoted following among serious wine lovers worldwide. Flavors of red cherry, raspberry, dried herbs, forest floor, and subtle spice are typical, with the best examples adding layers of complexity – truffle, leather, dried flowers, and a mineral depth – that develop beautifully over a decade or more in the bottle. The diversity of soils across the valley's sub-AVAs means there is no single Willamette Valley Pinot Noir style – from the red-fruited elegance of the Dundee Hills to the more structured, savory expressions of the Eola-Amity Hills, the variety finds a different and equally compelling voice in each part of the valley.
Willamette Valley Pinot Noir is characterized by red cherry, raspberry, dried herbs, forest floor, and subtle earthy spice, with a silky texture, high natural acidity, and a restraint that distinguishes it from richer, more exuberant California Pinot Noir. The best examples develop extraordinary complexity with age – truffle, leather, dried flowers, and a mineral depth that rewards patience generously.
Critical Acclaim
94 James Suckling
Lovely aromas of crushed roses, wet rocks, fresh basil and hints of orange peel and cardamom. The palate is layered and textural, with bright, juicy acidity and flavors of crunchy red fruit and rosemary. Light- to medium-bodied. Drink or hold.
92 Jeb Dunnuck
Elegant and pure, the 2024 Pinot Noir Willamette Valley pours a transparent bright ruby hue and opens with aromas of cardamom, ripe cherries, strawberries, clementine, and fresh flowers. Medium-bodied, it has fine tannins, refreshing acidity, and beautifully balanced red fruit that carries through a lovely finish.
92 Wine Spectator
Fragrant and gracefully structured with pretty raspberry, fresh violet and orange zest accents that glide on a vibrant finish. Drink now through 2034.