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Spindrift Cellars 2008 Pinot Noir

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Price $20

Scents of dark chocolate greet you immediately; woven into the palate are delicate, feminine Pinot Noir fruit flavors. The overall impression is light and elegant, a mix of berries and wafer-thin chocolate. It’s a pleasure to find more and more Oregon producers moving to lower alcohol (here 13%), more elegant Pinots. — P.G. (10/1/2010)

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Spindrift Cellars 2006 Woodhall Vineyard Chardonnay

Price $18

This elegant blend of stainless- and barrel-aged lots captures the fresh fruit flavors of red apples, kiwi and lime, letting just a hint of barrel toast creep into the finish. It’s leesy and bracing, finished at 14.8% alcohol but tasting much lighter. — P.G. (4/1/2008)

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Spindrift Cellars 2005 Reserve Pinot Noir

Price $38

Spindrift’s reserve bottling does not seem substantially different from its regular 2005 Pinot, except that it extends its flavors through a much longer and smoother finish. Bright red fruit flavors mix raspberry and blueberry with milk chocolate. An impression of spun sugar wraps up the finish. — P.G. (4/1/2008)

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Spindrift Cellars 2006 Pinot Noir

Price $24

Once again, Spindrift Cellars has released a friendly, fruit-forward Pinot Noir with bright strawberry, raspberry and cherry fruit. There’s a streak of cola flavor leading into well-managed, supple tannins. Overall balance is just about perfect, and the spicy lift to the finish leaves you quickly wanting a second sip. — P.G. (11/15/2008)

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Spindrift Cellars 2007 Spinnaker Pinot Noir

Price $19

This joins the happily increasing ranks of Oregon Pinots under $20 that can successfully compete with entry-level bottles from New Zealand, California and Burgundy. Grounded in varietal character, it brings tart red fruits, berries, cherries and loamy earth into play; the acids are plentiful and the wine does not overreach. Flavors are true and lingering, with… — P.G. (2/1/2009)

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Spindrift Cellars 2007 Pinot Noir

Price $21

Spindrift Cellars wines have an especially light touch, a delicate sensibility that stands apart from many of their Oregon peers. They have done especially well in this difficult vintage, and this softly herbal Pinot Noir outshines many pricier offerings. Berry, pine needle, a pat of butter; somehow all combine into a pleasing whole. — P.G. (12/15/2009)

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Spindrift Cellars 2009 Lewisburg Pinot Noir

Price $40

Young and forward, with a core of pretty sour cherry fruit, wrapped in a shell of earth and tannin. Not yet knit together, but proportionate, with good components. — P.G. (10/1/2011)

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Spindrift Cellars 2009 Pinot Blanc

Price $16

Soft and forward, with ripe and lightly oxidized flavors, this is a solid, ready-to-drink, fruity style. A full mid-palate tastes of golden apples and hints at orange liqueur in the finish. Drink up. — P.G. (10/1/2010)

Most Reviewed Designations

Croft Vineyards Lewisburg Reserve Rosé Seven Hills Vineyard Spinnaker Woodhall Vineyard

Most Reviewed Varietals

Chardonnay Pinot Blanc Pinot Gris Pinot Noir Riesling Syrah

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