Wines from Columbia Gorge (OR)

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Viento 2009 Celilo Vineyard Gewurztraminer Ice Wine Gewürztraminer (Columbia Gorge (OR))

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Price $45

Wow. This challenges the best of Canada for a great Gewürztraminer ice wine. A thrilling mix of flower, fruit, caramel, coffee (!) and honey, it is impeccably balanced and outrageously delicious. Just goes and goes. — P.G. (6/1/2011)

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Syncline 2007 Steep Creek Ranch Red (Columbia Gorge (OR))

Price $50

Though not yet certified, this estate vineyard is biodynamically farmed. This is the first release from these grapes. A Rhône blend (61% Syrah, 34% Grenache, 5% Mourvèdre), it’s aromatically captivating, with a fascinating mix of violets and stones. The wine itself seems carved out of rock, its flavors in bas-relief. Intense raspberry and cassis, white pepper, fine… — P.G. (4/1/2010)

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Sineann 2005 Oak Ridge Vineyard Gewürztraminer (Columbia Gorge (OR))

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Price $18

Fragrant and varietal, this showers you with its pungent and penetrating perfume, then wraps the palate in a cascade of pear, pineapple and grapefruit. Lush and round, ripe and rich, it’s a mouthful and a noseful, quite beautifully rendered. — P.G. (1/3/2007)

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Viento 2007 Columbia Gorge Vineyard Select Harvest Riesling (Columbia Gorge (OR))

Price $16

Can anywhere else in the world get this much sugar and acid at the same time? This is a fantastic mix of sweet, almost candied citrus fruits, set against a layer of rock and buoyed with fresh, natural acids. There is a spritzy creaminess to the wine also—tasted pre-release—but it’s a fascinating and quite distinctive effort that will certainly reward some cellaring. — P.G. (10/1/2008)

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Sineann 2003 Phelps Creek Vineyard Pinot Noir (Columbia Gorge (OR))

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Price $42

Sporting the brand-new Columbia Gorge AVA designation, this terroir-driven Pinot, from the Oregon side of the Columbia River, is a world apart from the Willamette Valley Pinots commonly associated with the state. Here the purity of sweet Bing cherry fruit is buttressed with clear mineral notes, and wrapped in very pleasing, caramel and cocoa barrel flavors. It… — P.G. (12/15/2004)

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Sineann 2004 Phelps Creek Vineyard Pinot Noir (Columbia Gorge (OR))

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Price $42

This terroir-driven Pinot, from the Oregon side of the Columbia River, shows a dramatically different profile than the Willamette Valley Pinots commonly associated with the state. Kudos to winemaker Peter Rosback for finding great Pinot all over Oregon. This unique vineyard shows classic varietal fruit laced with mineral, kissed with toast, and finished with… — P.G. (5/1/2006)

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Sineann 2008 Wy’East Vineyard Pinot Noir (Columbia Gorge (OR))

Price $42

The core of earthy, herbal red fruit is crisply defined, and seems to build power as it expands into a protracted finish. The wine layers in cinnamon, toast, and chocolate, without losing any of its tart fruit as it gently fades into a finish of wild raspberries and shaved dark chocolate. — P.G. (12/15/2009)

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Andrew Will 2005 Cuvée Lucia Celilo Vineyard Chardonnay (Columbia Gorge (OR))

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Price $22

This is good juice, sappy and clean, with flavors of crisp red apple leading into light tropical fruit – citrus and pineapple. It’s lush and acid-driven, with an underpinning of mineral and stone. — P.G. (2/1/2007)

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