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Coelho 2009 Paciência Estate Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley)

Price $42

Black cherry and cola flavors are entwined, with a hint of earth. Assertive and flavorful, though still wrapped up tightly, this shows a darker side of coffee and licorice, all nicely balanced with the fruit. — P.G. (3/1/2012)

Coelho 2008 Paciência Estate Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley)

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Price $42

Done in a lighter style, and listed at under 13% alcohol, this is scented with sweet strawberries and tastes like them also, with a soft core of fruit and very gentle tannins. Light streaks of sassafras and chocolate wrap it up. — P.G. (10/1/2010)

Coelho 2006 Paciência Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley)

Price $35

This is the winery’s third vintage, and they continue to make elegant, supple and snappy wines. This is the ripest to date, and has a healthy 14.7% alcohol level, but it retains many of the spice and herbal highlights that keep it interesting. The fruit brings on berries, plums and some of the brambly character of Zinfandel; the barrels add clove and nutskins. Cola… — P.G. (7/1/2008)

Coelho 2006 Renovação Pinot Gris (Willamette Valley)

Price $20

Coelho’s owners are of Portuguese descent and Renovação translates as renewal. This is a lively bottle of white wine that will certainly renew your interest in whatever food you are serving it with. It has subtleties of citrus rind, Asian pear, sweet grass, pink grapefruit and Meyer lemon, nicely mingled and set against brisk acids. — P.G. (7/1/2008)

Coelho 2008 Tradição Red (Willamette Valley)

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Price $26

A blend of four traditional Portuguese grape varietals, this unusual offering begins with a distinctly pruney nose, and seems soft and slightly oxidized. But as it breathes it adds interesting flavors of dried herbs and forest floor, rustic and complex. — P.G. (12/15/2010)

Coelho 2007 Renovação Pinot Gris (Willamette Valley)

Price $18

A welcome renaissance in low-alcohol white wines from Oregon may be more a function of the wet 2007 harvest than any genuine dedication to revealing lost, subtle flavors, but in any event, it is a boon for any consumer who likes a Euro style. This could be Italian or French; it could be Portuguese (where Coelho’s owners trace their ancestry). It’s very tart and… — P.G. (4/1/2009)

Coelho 2005 Paciência Pinot Noir (Oregon)

Price $25

Assertive and spicy, this interesting bottling, from Amity vineyard estate grapes, shows that even at just 13% alcohol Oregon Pinot can cut it. Made in a distinctive style that is clearly neither California nor Burgundy, this herbal, intense, wine puts the focus on the aromas, a beguiling mix of pine and herb. But the fruit is there right behind, tart and sassy… — P.G. (11/15/2007)

Coelho 2009 Renovação Pinot Gris (Willamette Valley)

Price $16

Fermented in a mix of stainless steel barrels and neutral oak barrels, this was fermented with native yeast and given sur lie aging. It went through 100% malolactic fermentation, which has softened the mid-palate, a mix of lemon, grapefruit and Satsuma orange. There are still traces of phenolic bite, but those citrus rind flavors have been well rounded also, though… — P.G. (10/1/2010)

Prominent Designations [All]

Estate Renovação Paciência Paciência Estate Renovação Tradição Red

Most Reviewed Varietals

Pinot Grigio/Gris Pinot Noir Red Blend

2009 Occasio

Occasio has made a restrained and elegant Cabernet, alluring in its cola…

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