Wines from Umpqua Valley
Melrose 2011 Estate Grown Sauvignon Blanc (Umpqua Valley)
- $18
A vibrant, racy Sauvignon Blanc with concentrated notes of white grapefruit, herbs, and onion peel. It’s mouthwatering and richly flavored with mineral notes speckling the finish.
— S.S.
(6/1/2013)
Girardet 2001 Estate Riesling (Umpqua Valley)
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- $8
A lot of shale in the soils adds interest to this elegant, light, fairly soft wine. Off-dry and balanced, it represents good value. Flavors of apples, pears and blossoms lead; a soft finish with a hint of caramel wraps it up.
— P.G.
(8/1/2002)
Girardet 2000 Reserve Baco Noir (Umpqua Valley)
- $35
Strong scents of hay and grass; it’s a bit like old-vine Zin but with more grapey fruit flavors. Grapey, slightly foxy, there is also some loganberry fruit, lots of acid and a good long finish.
— P.G.
(8/1/2002)
Abacela 2003 Grenache (Umpqua Valley)
- $22
Abacela remains the single most iconoclastic winery in the entire Northwest, pioneering unusual estate grown varietals in Oregon’s oft-neglected mid-section, the Umpqua valley. And doing it well, in all respects. The grenache is a bruiser, extracted, sappy and tannic, well made for its size, though lacking the super sweet extract of the Australian versions. Still…
— P.G.
(2/1/2005)
Abacela 2002 Tempranillo (Umpqua Valley)
- $20
The winery has staked its reputation on Tempranillo of all things, and consistently over a half dozen vintages it has surprised and delighted me with the results. Good color for this pale grape, and decent varietal character, though the estate bottling is clearly superior.
— P.G.
(8/1/2005)
Melrose Vineyards 2005 Merlot (Umpqua Valley)
- $22
Thick and chocolaty, this Umpqua Valley Merlot does not lack for flavor intensity. Plum jam, coffee and smoke whirl around the palate, well-matched to dark, ripe, chewy tannins.
— P.G.
(10/1/2008)
Abacela 2008 Albariño (Umpqua Valley)
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- $18
Abacela has single-handedly revolutionized winemaking in southern Oregon, introducing Iberian varieties with great success. This estate-grown Albariño is a high-acid wine, still spritzy and reduced when first opened. With breathing time it cleans up and shows the beginnings of varietal character.
— P.G.
(10/1/2009)
Abacela 2007 Cuvée Syrah (Umpqua Valley)
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- $19
With fruit sourced entirely from the estate, this attractive wine is designed to be drunk young, no fuss. Vanilla, light toast, black olives, licorice and tart red fruits mix in a high-acid wine that will cut through grilled meats nicely.
— P.G.
(12/15/2009)
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