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Ken Wright 2005 Abbott Claim Pinot Noir (Yamhill-Carlton District)
- $50
This outstanding vineyard comes through again with a full, fleshy, almost beefy wine. Powerful red fruits are enhanced with subtle flavors of citrus, juniper, pine needle, dried herbs and mint. Elegant and complex, the fruit from these young vines shows power and grace. Most surprisingly, the finish actually gains strength as it lingers. The sweet black cherry…
— P.G.
(4/1/2007)
Ken Wright 2008 Canary Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir (Eola-Amity Hills)
- Cellar Selection
- Online Exclusive
- $50
The top wine from Ken Wright in 2008, this beautifully elegant wine clocks in at just 13.3% alcohol, yet delivers a mouthful of delicious flavors. A lovely mix of cranberry, pomegranate and wild raspberry is annotated with dusty herb. Excellent midpalate concentration and length.
— P.G.
(6/1/2010)
Ken Wright 2010 Savoya Vineyard Pinot Noir (Yamhill-Carlton District)
- Editors' Choice
- $50
Along with the Freedom Hill bottling, the Savoya is the wine of the vintage for Ken Wright. A beautifully-crafted mix of brambly berry, thistle and herb, this textural and detailed effort keeps developing added complexity as it rolls across the palate. Blackberry, black cherry, and hints of truffle infuse the complex, deliciously satisfying finish.
— P.G.
(6/1/2012)
Ken Wright 2010 Freedom Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $50
A marvelous vintage for Freedom Hill, this high-acid Pinot is loaded with black cherry fruit. Rich, ripe, full, tart and penetrating, it might seem one-dimensional at first, but it has such excellent focus and depth that the fruit simply rocks. The finish weaves in threads of smoke and mocha, but this is a wine to cellar for a couple more years at least.
— P.G.
(6/1/2012)
Ken Wright 2004 Abbott Claim Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley)
- $50
Strikingly original, with subtle flavors of citrus, juniper, pine needle, dried herbs and mint. Harvested at less than one ton an acre, this distinctive, compelling wine is built around tart cranberry fruit. Long, penetrating and persistent.
— P.G.
(5/1/2006)
Ken Wright 2005 Savoya Pinot Noir (Yamhill-Carlton District)
- $50
It’s herbal, spicy, slightly animal and scented with rosemary. As with so many of these ’05 Ken Wright Pinots, it is beautifully balanced and elegant, and this, more than any other, could pass for premier cru Burgundy.
— P.G.
(4/1/2007)
Ken Wright 2005 Canary Hill Pinot Noir (Eola-Amity Hills)
- $50
This is the sort of Pinot that most Oregon vintners would kill for; forward, tart and spicy with scents and flavors of black cherry cola right out front. The tangy red fruit is lifted with light citrus, buttressed with well-modulated tannins, and enhanced with beautiful undertones of moist earth, leaf and spice. Great structure, acidity and persistence.
— P.G.
(4/1/2007)
Ken Wright 2004 Freedom Hill Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley)
- $50
The Freedom Hill is the biggest of all the Ken Wright Pinots, except possibly the Shea. Tannic and leathery, this has a distinct streak of coffee grounds running all through it. Gutsy and potentially the longest lived.
— P.G.
(5/1/2006)
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