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The May 2025 Auction: Part 5
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Estimate: $18
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Containing a major share of Willamette Valley fruit (including lots not chosen for Rex Hill's Willamette cuvee) but also juice from the Columbia Gorge and selected high-altitude sites in southern Oregon, the A to Z 2010 Oregon Pinot Noir offers ripe but tart-edged red currant tinged with black tea and subtly-integrated fruit pit bitterness as well as spice and smoke imparted by used barriques. A snappy, mouthwateringly saline and persistently juicy finish invigorated and promises to adeptly adapt to a wide range of cuisine. I would plan to enjoy this display of some distinctly Pinot virtues over the next year or two. Reviewed by: David Schildknecht
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Containing a major share of Willamette Valley fruit (including lots not chosen for Rex Hill's Willamette cuvee) but also juice from the Columbia Gorge and selected high-altitude sites in southern Oregon, the A to Z 2010 Oregon Pinot Noir offers ripe but tart-edged red currant tinged with black tea and subtly-integrated fruit pit bitterness as well as spice and smoke imparted by used barriques. A snappy, mouthwateringly saline and persistently juicy finish invigorated and promises to adeptly adapt to a wide range of cuisine. I would plan to enjoy this display of some distinctly Pinot virtues over the next year or two. Reviewed by: David Schildknecht
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The fourth-largest wine producer in the world, led by California. American fine wine is defined by ripe, expressive fruit and a spirit of innovation, with Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon among the most sought-after wines globally.
A thin-skinned, terroir-sensitive red producing perfumed, silky and elegant wines of red-berry fruit and earthy complexity. It reaches its apogee in Burgundy.