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Argyle Brut Rose 2007	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Sparkling & Champagne	90	The 2007 Argyle Brut Rosé is an artistic blend of Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir, both grown on the highest blocks of Knudsen Vineyards in the Dundee Hills of Oregon. The very first aromas are of raspberry, juicy anjou pear and hints of Tillamook strawberries. The tongue-tickling fizz introduces a clean, satisfying minerality with excellent balance and mild tannin. Essence of sun-warmed rose petals and pomegranate linger on the palate and evolve into sublime hints of cherry-currant and strawberry creme. Delicious on its own or paired with vegetarian fare, seafood, poultry, pizzas and any patisserie.
Argyle Brut Rose 2009	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Sparkling & Champagne	91	"That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet" said William Shakespeare, and sweet is this rose-smelling Brut Rosé. From its pale salmon-pink depths, rise aromas of rose petals, spring's first strawberries, cherry blossoms, and just a hint of hay in a sun-drenched summer field. This Rosé shows a complex and elegant palate of red berries with underpinnings of licorice, guava, and filo pastry, all supported by a wonderfully slaty acidity and a delicate, yet persistent mousse. This is truly one of those "Ah-ha" moment wines that show why great Rosé never goes out of style.
Argyle Brut Rose 2010	Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon	Sparkling & Champagne	91	"That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet" said William Shakespeare, and sweet is this rose-smelling Brut Rosé. From its pale salmon-pink depths, rise aromas of rose petals, spring's first strawberries, cherry blossoms, and just a hint of hay in a sun-drenched summer field. This Rosé shows a complex and elegant palate of red berries with underpinnings of licorice, guava, and filo pastry, all supported by a wonderfully slaty acidity and a delicate, yet persistent mousse. This is truly one of those "Ah-ha" moment wines that show why great Rosé never goes out of style.
Argyle Brut Rose 2011	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Sparkling & Champagne	91	This year's blend is 25% Pinot Meunier, 70% Pinot Noir, and 5% Chardonnay. Its color is bright, pale salmon pink, while its bouquet is full of rose petal, anise, and pink peppercorn. The barrel aging of the red wine component contributes to its savory complexity, while its delicate, creamy bead leads to a long textural finish only enhanced by food... salt-cod fritters and smoked piquillo aioli.
Argyle Brut Rose 2013	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Sparkling & Champagne	91	At the top of Knudsen Vineyards in the Dundee Hills, at 950 feet of elevation, is where you'll find Argyle's 2.5-acre planting of Pinot Meunier. They take advantage of the late-ripening spot to retain bright, fresh acidity and a mineral edge. The balance of the wine is equally blended between the aforementioned Knudsen Vineyards and their younger, but equally high elevation, Spirit Hill Vineyard in the Eola-Amity Hills. The color is bright, pale salmon pink, while its bouquet is full of rose petal, strawberry hull, and lemon zest. The barrel aging of the red wine component contributes to its savory complexity, while its delicate, creamy bead leads to a long textural finish.
Argyle Brut Rose 2012	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Sparkling & Champagne	92	The color is bright, pale salmon pink, while its bouquet is full of rose petal, cherry kernel, and pomegranate. The barrel aging of the red wine component contributes to its savory complexity, while its delicate, creamy bead leads to a long textural finish.
Argyle Brut Rose 2014	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Sparkling & Champagne	91	The 2014 sparkling wine vintage in the Willamette Valley was pristine, showcasing the enticing generosity and focused definition the region has to offer. Blended between two high elevation sites, 2014 Brut Rosé shows the delicate refinement of the Dundee Hills and the mineral tension of the Eola-Amity Hills. Bright, medium salmon-pink hue in color and perfume of rose petal, pink pepper and pomegranate encounter a palate of elegant, soft tannin and coiled-up concentration.
Argyle Brut Rose 2015	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Sparkling & Champagne	92	The 2015 sparkling wine vintage in the Willamette Valley was exemplary, showcasing the alluring depth and clarity the region has to offer. Narrowing down and focusing in on the windy, high elevations of the Eola-Amity Hills, and specifically our Spirit Hill Vineyard, this year's Brut Rosé aligns rose petal, peach skin, and cracked fennel with energetic mineral length and creamy texture.
Argyle Chardonnay 1997	Willamette Valley, Oregon	White Wine	88	The color is one of green straw. The aromas are a subtle mix of ripe apple and butter, followed by honey, toasted hazelnut, vanilla bean, and lemon custard. Ripe apple, butterscotch, fresh sweet casaba melon flavors fill the mouth and continue on, ending in a long, crisp finish. As with our previous vintages of Willamette Valley Chardonnay, there is a harmonious integration between the ripe fruit flavors and the French oak.
Argyle Chardonnay 1998	Willamette Valley, Oregon	White Wine	85	The color is one of green straw. The aromas are a subtle mix of ripe apple and butter, followed by honey, toasted hazelnut, vanilla bean, and lemon custard. Ripe apple, butterscotch, fresh sweet casaba melon flavors fill the mouth and continue on, ending in a long, crisp finish. As with our previous vintages of Willamette Valley Chardonnay, there is a harmonious integration between the ripe fruit flavors and the French oak.
Argyle Chardonnay 1999	Willamette Valley, Oregon	White Wine	88	The color is one of green straw. The aromas are a subtle mix of ripe apple and butter, followed by honey, toasted hazelnut, vanilla bean, and lemon custard. Ripe apple, butterscotch, fresh sweet casaba melon flavors fill the mouth and continue on, ending in a long, crisp finish. As with our previous vintages of Willamette Valley Chardonnay, there is a harmonious integration between the ripe fruit flavors and the French oak.
Argyle Chardonnay 2000	Willamette Valley, Oregon	White Wine	88	The color is one of green straw. The aromas are a subtle mix of ripe apple and butter, followed by honey, toasted hazelnut, vanilla bean, and lemon custard. Ripe apple, butterscotch, fresh sweet casaba melon flavors fill the mouth and continue on, ending in a long, crisp finish. As with our previous vintages of Willamette Valley Chardonnay, there is a harmonious integration between the ripe fruit flavors and the French oak.
Argyle Chardonnay 2001	Willamette Valley, Oregon	White Wine	89	The color is one of green straw. The aromas are a subtle mix of ripe apple and butter, followed by honey, toasted hazelnut, vanilla bean, and lemon custard. Ripe apple, butterscotch, fresh sweet casaba melon flavors fill the mouth and continue on, ending in a long, crisp finish. As with our previous vintages of Willamette Valley Chardonnay, there is a harmonious integration between the ripe fruit flavors and the French oak.
Argyle Chardonnay 2002	Willamette Valley, Oregon	White Wine	91	"Bright and tangy. Generous with its creamy grapefruit, peach and pear flavors spilling through the long, beautifully formed finish. Drink now through 2009."
Argyle Dry Reserve Riesling 1997	Willamette Valley, Oregon	White Wine	86	The color of our 1997 Dry Riesling is light yellow with a green highlight. The nose is pure and the powerful ripe Riesling fruit is accentuated by strong mineral aromas and floral-citrus notes. Young Argyle rieslings have a common thread of ripe citrus flavors (more lime and lemon as opposed to orange) mingling with tree fruits (peach and apricot) and honey flavors. The 1997 vintage is no exception. As with past vintages, time in the bottle will enhance it's tree fruit flavors and temper the citrus ones. Our signature fruit sweetness exposes itself in mid-palate only to be followed and punctuated by a crisp, fresh, palate-cleansing acidity. If there ever was a wine true to the 'varietalness' of cool climate Riesling, this is it!
Argyle Dry Reserve Riesling 1998	Willamette Valley, Oregon	White Wine	85	The color of our Dry Riesling is light yellow with a green highlight. The nose is pure and the powerful ripe Riesling fruit is accentuated by strong mineral aromas and floral-citrus notes. Young Argyle rieslings have a common thread of ripe citrus flavors (more lime and lemon as opposed to orange) mingling with tree fruits (peach and apricot) and honey flavors. Time in the bottle will enhance it's tree fruit flavors and temper the citrus ones. Our signature fruit sweetness exposes itself in mid-palate only to be followed and punctuated by a crisp, fresh, palate-cleansing acidity. If there ever was a wine true to the 'varietalness' of cool climate Riesling, this is it!
Argyle Dry Reserve Riesling 1999	Willamette Valley, Oregon	White Wine	88	The color of our Dry Riesling is light yellow with a green highlight. The nose is pure and the powerful ripe Riesling fruit is accentuated by strong mineral aromas and floral-citrus notes. Young Argyle rieslings have a common thread of ripe citrus flavors (more lime and lemon as opposed to orange) mingling with tree fruits (peach and apricot) and honey flavors. Time in the bottle will enhance its tree fruit flavors and temper the citrus ones. Our signature fruit sweetness exposes itself in mid-palate only to be followed and punctuated by a crisp, fresh, palate-cleansing acidity. If there ever was a wine true to the varietalness of cool climate Riesling, this is it!
Argyle Extended Tirage Brut 1989	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Sparkling & Champagne	92	Golden yellow color. Aromas of freshly baked baguette, grapefruit, ripe pomegranate, honey, and vanilla bean. Ripe apple and pear flavors with hints of toasted oak and caramel apple. Impressive balance and length.
Argyle Extended Tirage Brut 1991	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Sparkling & Champagne	90	Golden yellow color. Aromas of freshly baked baguette, grapefruit, ripe pomegranate, honey, and vanilla bean. Ripe apple and pear flavors with hints of toasted oak and caramel apple. Impressive balance and length.
Argyle Extended Tirage Brut 1994	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Sparkling & Champagne	91	Opulent aromas of walnut, ginger-spice, and baked apple meet razor's edge balanced flavors of ripe pear and apple, bottled aged yeast, and mineral structure. The finish is very long, complex and enjoyable in this striking 10 years aged on yeast in the bottle sparkling wine.
Argyle Extended Tirage Brut 1995	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Sparkling & Champagne	90	What were you doing twelve years ago? We were picking the grapes that have become this sparkling wine. Since then it has been aging slowly on yeast in the bottle in our cool temperature warehouse. The color is a rich, youthful yellow. After ten years of waiting, the aromas are ready to punch out of the glass with a rich potpourri of wild ginger root, Gala apple, and a splash of nectarine, tangerine and mandarin! The flavor is extra creamy in texture. The bubbles are tiny and foamy. The fruit flavors of the aroma complex with pink pepper spice and baked filo dough yeastiness. Mouth-filling richness is translated into a very long and fresh finish. This wine will also age for quite some time on cork if cellared properly.
Argyle Extended Tirage Brut 1996	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Sparkling & Champagne	91	80% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Noir
Argyle Extended Tirage Brut 1997	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Sparkling & Champagne	94
Argyle Extended Tirage Brut 2000	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Sparkling & Champagne	93	What were you up to in the year 2000? It proved to be one of the most fascinating vintages in Oregon. If you've "socked" my Nuthouse chardonnay and Prestige level Pinot Noirs away in the cellar, you are one of the very lucky ones. I love how complex 10 years on yeast sparkling can get. The aromas include a revolving sense of red plum- apple pie, ripe pear fruit, blossom honey, graham cracker yeastiness, and dare I say exotic mango-like creaminess. We could go on and on about how many wine descriptors there are for this great wine. I'll donate a few words here and look forward to hearing about yours. I got beautiful ripe pear and mango-smoothie fruit and creaminess that wrapped itself around an amazing mineral acidity. The beginning, middle, and finish are a cornucopia of fruit, richness of mouth-feel that we've come to expect out of this great wine offering. If prodded, one can find mango-apricot-pear (Nashi and Anjou), apple (red and yellow ones, not green ones)-crabapple fruit hints. The yeast age is just right, like flakey brioche aromas spritzing through the rich fruit flavor of this fine fizz.
Argyle Extended Tirage Brut 2001	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Sparkling & Champagne	93	Honeysuckle, brioche, and honey drizzled chevre on warm toasted artisan bread are the first things to hit you on the nose of this ten year old bubbly. The next thing that grabs you about this straw colored beauty is how amazingly fine the mousse is. I have never seen an Argyle sparkling wine, with such delicate, tiny bubbles. That delicacy dances across the palate just like the old monk said, "I am drinking the stars!" Age has brought this wine amazingly rich flavors of vanilla bean, crème brûlée, persimmon, and baked pear with delicate hints of licorice, peach, and spun sugar. It's astounding that a flavor profile can be so creamy yet have such a defined thread of acidity woven through it, but this wine does, finishing with the clean acidity of a perfect sparkler.
Argyle Extended Tirage Brut 2002	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Sparkling & Champagne	94
Argyle Extended Tirage Brut 2005	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Sparkling & Champagne	93	After a two year absence, Argyle Extended Tirage Brut returns! Being Pinot Noir-dominant and full malolactic-fermented in neutral barrels, the 2005 ET is driven more by structure and texture, while still retaining outstanding energy and endurance. Fruit mince spice, orange rind, and grilled peach are layered with almond, brioche, and soft supple creaminess. The energy continues through the long, driving finish, embraced by gentle minerality and tension. Made with 65% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay.
Argyle Knudsen Blanc de Blanc 1996	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Sparkling & Champagne	90	Aromas of fresh ripe apples and Asian pears, limes and melons, with overtones of vanilla bean and toasted hazelnuts. The mouth-filling flavors deliver lime, citrus blossoms, and ripe melons. The texture is very creamy, the mid-palate strong with fruit sweetness and the finish long with ripe pear-like flavors.
Argyle Knudsen Brut 1996	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Sparkling & Champagne	87	Powerful nose of roasted apple, pear tart with a butter crust, a hint of freshly cooked cranberries, and a toasted baguette. The wine is powerful and concentrated with an explosion of focused fruit flavors. Baked apples, toasted hazelnuts, ripe pears, and honey.
Argyle Nuthouse Chardonnay 1998	Willamette Valley, Oregon	White Wine	91	Ripe and creamy, beautifully silky and refined, with intense pear, peach and nutmeg flavors swirling through the rich, polished finish. Delicious now, but should develop even more depth with cellaring. Drink now through 2005. 759 cases made. (759 cases produced)
Argyle Nuthouse Chardonnay 1999	Willamette Valley, Oregon	White Wine	91	This Nuthouse Chardonnay made from Dijon clone fruit grown primarily at a low elevation vineyard on a Dundee Hill southern slope, ensures big fruit ripeness even in cooler vintages. The aroma is of melon fruit while the flavor is unctuous, viscous and of very sweet fruit. The finish is huge and long, of fruit and vanilla bean.
Argyle Nuthouse Chardonnay 2000	Willamette Valley, Oregon	White Wine	91	This Nuthouse Chardonnay made from Dijon clone fruit grown primarily at a low elevation vineyard on a Dundee Hill southern slope, ensures big fruit ripeness even in cooler vintages. The aroma is of melon fruit while the flavor is unctuous, viscous and of very sweet fruit. The finish is huge and long, of fruit and vanilla bean.
Argyle Nuthouse Chardonnay 2001	Willamette Valley, Oregon	White Wine	90	This Nuthouse Chardonnay made from Dijon clone fruit grown primarily at a low elevation vineyard on a Dundee Hill southern slope, ensures big fruit ripeness even in cooler vintages. The aroma is of melon fruit while the flavor is unctuous, viscous and of very sweet fruit. The finish is huge and long, of fruit and vanilla bean.
Argyle Nuthouse Chardonnay 2005	Willamette Valley, Oregon	White Wine	91	This Nuthouse Chardonnay made from Dijon clone fruit grown primarily at a low elevation vineyard on a Dundee Hill southern slope, ensures big fruit ripeness even in cooler vintages. The aroma is of melon fruit while the flavor is unctuous, viscous and of very sweet fruit. The finish is huge and long, of fruit and vanilla bean.
Argyle Nuthouse Chardonnay 2006	Willamette Valley, Oregon	White Wine	90	The aromas are very complex yet fruit forward. Look for fruit aromas of limetta and white peach with spices of cinnamon and high-elevation grown Sikotak clove. All this excitement is wrapped up with a hint of fresh baked pecan pie.
Argyle Nuthouse Chardonnay 2007	Willamette Valley, Oregon	White Wine	92	This is our first Nuthouse Chardonnay to be dominantly from Lone Star Vineyard. Unlike Pinot Noir, we have found that Chardonnay vines require more age before "making the grade". In this case, the vines were 8 years old.
Argyle Nuthouse Chardonnay 2008	Willamette Valley, Oregon	White Wine	92	Our good friends in Burgundy are always excited when they can get the elusive aroma and flavor of toasted hazelnuts in their Chardonnays. In this example of the Nuthouse Chardonnay we have captured just that. Those hazelnuts are complimented by a toasted marshmallow, ripe cantaloupe, and Bosc pear on the nose. Look for the ripe white peach, melon and a generous splash of fresh nutmeg and clove oak spice. The wine finishes with a long cut pear and mineral thread that is so indicative of the cool climate in which it was grown.
Argyle Nuthouse Chardonnay 2009	Willamette Valley, Oregon	White Wine	91	Mouthwatering is the first descriptor that comes to mind. A nose of sweet white peach, orange blossom and cool nectarine with an overlay of toasted hazelnuts, clove and allspice that is so fresh, pure and clean that it just fires up those salivary glands. It opens with a full mouth feel with notes of baked peach and toasted hazelnuts and delicious notes of honey and hints of graham cracker. The palate finishes with clean oak spice notes and a stony minerality that quenches and excites. Pour me another glass of that Nuthouse!
Argyle Nuthouse Chardonnay 2011	Willamette Valley, Oregon	White Wine	91	A slightly lower percentage of new oak this vintage, the fresh, bright aromatics really shine. White peach, Comice pear, and Castelvetrano olives are emphasized around an incredibly unctuous, creamy frame, all focused by the underlying, razor's edge acidity. Subtle, spicy accents of nutmeg and ginger dance around the long, mouthwatering finish. It'll live for many years. I'm thinking smoked rabbit, gigandes beans, romesco, saffron broth.
Argyle Nuthouse Chardonnay 2012	Willamette Valley, Oregon	White Wine	90	Nuthouse Chardonnay is all about the interplay of savory texture and mineral edge. There is a satisfying and long lasting richness that is hard to define in words. A chord which travels from the back of the palate, through the spine and into the crust of the volcanic soil of the Willamette Valley. Fresh cut wheat, lemon sabayon, crêpes suzette, and delicate flake pastry. There is a degree of convection, the concerted, collective movement of groups or aggregates of molecules within this chardonnay, one may say the third dimension. It brings dreams of char-grilled crustaceans and blackened squid.
Argyle Nuthouse Chardonnay 2013	Willamette Valley, Oregon	White Wine	90	Grilled peach, wild honey, suggestions of nougat and roast almonds are framed around dense, yet crystalline delicacy. Warmer than the previous vintage, and without the distraction of late September rains, the 2014 vintage has brought beautifully ripe flavors. Entirely barrel-fermented, the wine was allowed to age elegantly on full lees for 16 months in French oak, of which 40% was new. The middle palate fills the mouth with strength and texture, while finishing with long, caressing, silky vibration.
Argyle Nuthouse Pinot Noir 2000	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	92	The color is a very deep ruby red color. Look for sun thickened black cherry and cassis stock reduction type aromas, accompanied by licorice and toasted fresh sawn oak and cedar. All these aromas are packed into a box of sweet, floral scents reminiscent of garden Violets at evening time. The flavor is very thick of sweet ripe red fruits, silky smooth on the tongue. The freshness of the fruit flavors carry all the way through to the end without a dip in the middle palate. This wine is Tannin rich, but tastes like the rough corners of the tannin molecules have been sanded smooth. The finish is long, long of sweet fresh red fruit, with just a hint of fresh spaded earth.
Argyle Nuthouse Pinot Noir 2001	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	91	The color is a very deep ruby red color. Look for sun thickened black cherry and cassis stock reduction type aromas, accompanied by licorice and toasted fresh sawn oak and cedar. All these aromas are packed into a box of sweet, floral scents reminiscent of garden Violets at evening time. The flavor is very thick of sweet ripe red fruits, silky smooth on the tongue. The freshness of the fruit flavors carry all the way through to the end without a dip in the middle palate. This wine is Tannin rich, but tastes like the rough corners of the tannin molecules have been sanded smooth. The finish is long, long of sweet fresh red fruit, with just a hint of fresh spaded earth.
Argyle Nuthouse Pinot Noir 2002	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	90	The Nuthouse designation is used for our biggest, boldest and most aggressive style of Pinot Noir. This Nuthouse blend is predominantly based on Pinot Noir fruit from low elevation blocks at our estate Lone Star Vineyard in the Eola Hills.
Argyle Nuthouse Pinot Noir 2004	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	91	The Nuthouse designation is used for Argyle's biggest, boldest, and tumescent style of Pinot Noir. This Nuthouse blend is predominantly based on Pinot Noir fruit from low elevation blocks at their estate Lone Star Vineyard in the Eola Hills. Nuthouse takes its name from where it is barrel aged and fermented — in Argyle's winery that was formerly a hazelnut drying facility.
Argyle Nuthouse Pinot Noir 2005	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	93	The aroma is tumescent with blueberry fruit. Blended with this wonderful robust blue fruit one can find Moroccan spices, a hint of butterscotch, and a sense of gravelly earthiness.
Argyle Nuthouse Pinot Noir 2006	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	92	This is our Classic "big furniture" Pinot Noir style derived from Lone Star Vineyard. Its melanite color is the first indicator of its boldness. The aroma is black cherry reduction fruit, black licorice, Earl Grey spices, and that luscious, fresh earth quality that says "Nuthouse". The flavors are big, juicy black cherry and black plum pudding spices. The texture forms a rich, creamy center to this richly ripe Pinot Noir. The ripe plum and cherry fruit carry on and on. It is a wonderful thing to experience such powerful, exotic Pinot Noir yet wonder at its bright, balanced, mineral pinpoint touch twirling on the palate.
Argyle Nuthouse Pinot Noir 2007	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	90	Whoa, buddy! I tasted this wine immediately after our 2000 Extended Tirage and was expecting to be underwhelmed after enjoying such a noble wine as our ET. Result: this may be the most interesting, complex, and balanced Pinot Noir we've made here! The aromas jump out of the glass with bright vibrancy. Rich Bing cherry fruit, Santa Rosa plum, pie spices, cinnamon stick, with bouquet of forest loam and woods-edge Northwest bramble fruits make this a very seductive Pinot Noir. The mouth-feel is surprisingly silky and concentrated in texture. The middle palate has delightful juiciness of Bing cherry and red plum fruit. From middle to its long finish this wine is complexed by presence of spices reminiscent of bergamot and citrus oil, with a hint of the sort of herb component that evolves into floral aromas with age.
Argyle Nuthouse Pinot Noir 2008	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	92	Here's a wine that will require some time to sit back and ponder over. The obvious notes on the nose of big juicy sweet Oregon blackberries and Rainier cherries have layers of summer cedar forest, strawberry rhubarb cobbler, and roses so deeply red they hurt adding aromatic complexities. Richness is exuded by this wine that has a palate full of berries fresh off the vine and exotic Asian spices, but with a graceful elegance that is anything but cumbersome. It is a rare and beautiful thing to find a Pinot Noir with this much power that still maintains the balance and finesse that defines the best that the varietal can be.
Argyle Nuthouse Pinot Noir 2009	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	91	For those of you familiar with the Nuthouse style, you'll know that on release these wines don't always leap out of the glass, they need time in the bottle to open up aromatically. Not the case with the 2009 Nuthouse Pinot Noir! This wine is alive with aromas of darkest cherry, cloves and cinnamon. It is no different on the palate—almost explosive in its expression of sweet juicy marionberry, raspberry cordial, and black cherry cobbler framed in subtle oak tannins. Definitely a big wine, but a big wine with grace and elegance enough to lift you up and put a smile on your face.
Argyle Nuthouse Pinot Noir 2010	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	92	A deep, almost maroon, magenta color on this 2010 Nuthouse Pinot Noir speaks to the richness in the glass. This wine has a strong affinity to the Pacific Northwest with notes of bilberry, red raspberry, black cherry cordial, Douglas fir bark, and a hint of forest floor. There is a cool, darkness in a palate leaning toward the black fruits – Damson plum, blackberry, black currant, and blackcap. Texturally, the 2010 Nuthouse Pinot Noir is soft, but with generous tannins and a round mouth-feel where deftly handled oak integrates with the fruit profile harmoniously. This wine is youthful and still has much to offer with aging that will bring out a host of tertiary characteristics over the next decade.
Argyle Nuthouse Pinot Noir 2012	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	90	The 2012 Nuthouse Pinot Noir displays brilliant garnet color with aromas that are initially delicate and ethereal, hinting at fresh rose petal and red earth. As it opens up, more complex aromas emerge of dark chocolate, anise and wild cherries. The mid palate is deep and creamy, posed against firm tanning and long savory acid.
Argyle Nuthouse Pinot Noir 2013	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	90	Showing bright raspberry, spicy floral and black tea flavors, all woven into a rich, yet energetic frame. A mild grip of tannins is carried through a long, savory finish.
Argyle Nuthouse Pinot Noir 2015	Eola-Amity Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	90	Entirely from Lone Star Vineyard, 2015 Nuthouse Pinot Noir exhibits the opulence and power of the Eola-Amity Hills while still retaining fresh fruit and vibrant acidity. Wild cherry, marionberry, roast fennel, and black tea frame its dense core, while the firm tannins persist through its long, creamy finish.
Argyle Nuthouse Pinot Noir 2016	Eola-Amity Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	91	Entirely from their Lone Star Vineyard, the 2016 Nuthouse Pinot Noir exhibits the richness and power of the Eola-Amity Hills while still retaining fresh fruit and vibrant acidity. Black raspberry, rose petal, blood orange, and allspice are framed its dense core, while the finely woven tannins persist through its long, creamy finish.
Argyle Nuthouse Riesling 2013	Eola-Amity Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon	White Wine	90	Lone Star Vineyard has three separate blocks of Riesling totaling just under 7 acres of fruit, which amounts to less than 2% of our overall farming. Winemaking and blending is all about creating options and tools, so we have taken these three tiny blocks and cut them up into both stainless steel and neutral oak fermentations to give us more tools to play with. The stainless versions are left with a hint of residual sugar, which emphasize fresh, pure, round fruit while the neutral oak barrels are taken bone dry to bring the dichotomic elements of both mineral edge and subtle, creamy texture. The blending between these two styles across the three blocks of Riesling create an excitement and energy in the salvaries. Heavenly white nectarine, lime blossom, and silvery minerality. Break out the Costillas de Puerco!
Argyle Nuthouse Riesling 2018	Eola-Amity Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon	White Wine	91	At the top of Lone Star Vineyard, planted to high density on devigorated rootstock, Nuthouse Riesling soaks up the generous morning Eola-Amity Hills sunshine. Upon harvesting, the grapes were chilled overnight, de-stemmed, and then put back into the cold room to soak on their skins for 48 hours before pressing. Cool, slow neutral barrel fermentation and aging on the lees for 11 months has enhanced texture while buoying vibrant freshness. Ginger, lemon peel, and apricot glide into the long, silky textured finish.
Argyle Pinot Noir 1999	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	91	This Pinot Noir is a deep red violet color. Super ripe, deep, blueberry- blackberry jam, tar, earthy, thick, viscous, seasoned cedar, violets, etc. are the terms resonating in both aroma and flavor of this year s offering. Imagine a blackberry vine visited in early Fall loaded with over-ripe neglected berries. All these flavors and more are framed by firm tannins and linger on the palate long, long after the glass is finished. Worth cellaring for 3-4 years, or decanting before serving if you cant wait that long.
Argyle Pinot Noir 2000	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	88	This Pinot Noir is a bright, deep ruby red. The aromas are of a complex combination of spices (cardamom, cinnamon, vanilla), black fruits, and earth. Flavors lean toward black fruits; black cherries and blackberries with a small earthy and seasoned cedar component.. Medium-bodied, this wine is unctuous with big fruit and a firm tannin finish sanded by sweetness from the fruit flavors.. The finish is long with a nice balance between sweet, ripe fruit and soft, chewy tannins. Drink now or cellar three to four years.
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Argyle Pinot Noir 2003	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	89	This Willamette Valley Pinot Noir is one of the biggest and richest in some time. Much of our prized 'Prestige' vineyard blocks went into the blend for this wine. Black Cherry, Marion berry, and spice aromas are concentrated around a tight mineral/earth/tar center. The flavors are sweet, big fruited, and built up with ripe, gripping tannin structure. The finish is what we all look for in Pinot Noir, long sweet with fruit and floral hints. This wine despite its value-price category will age well in to the first decade of the 2000's.
Argyle Pinot Noir 2007	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	90	The color is bright garnet! The aroma is a wonderful red cherry and cranberry fruit, chocolate spice, and a neat earth "Jory soil after a fall rainstorm"-like hint. The flavor is bright, complex, and fun. Look for red fruit of cherry and cranberry, cobbled mineral, Siskiyou forest floor, and black pepper spice. The red fruit fills and carries throughout the palate in a mouthwatering sweet centered finish!
Argyle Pinot Noir 2009	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	89	2009 was all about farming to balance Mother Nature's surprises. Argyle's farming culture got the crop level right on. We stripped leaves after the burning sun of August and in time for the Labor Day rains. We also believed September's drying, east wind forecast and put a security of water onto the vines to help them ride out the drying, late season heat with a maximum of ripening—which is the name of the game here in the Willamette Valley. Picking was unusually "segmented" this year. Usually we can say that every 200' rise in elevation can mean 10 days difference in ripening and thus picking. But in 2009 Argyle picked high and low elevation fruit at the same time! We picked all the sparkling fruit, then rested for a couple of days, then all the Chardonnay for still wine, rested another few days then all the red came in. The resulting wines are gorgeous, perky and sexy. I don't know that I have seen a more sensuous expression of flavor and aromas in my 23 years of Willamette Valley winemaking.
Argyle Pinot Noir 2008	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	90	You are all going to like this Pinot Noir. Besides the raspberry and cherry fruit aromas, this is the first Willamette Pinot I've ever gotten bright boysenberry fruit aromas from! Deep underlying scents of fresh tilled earth and Eastern spice rack further add to the complexity and wonderful smell of this classic Willamette Valley Pinot Noir. The mouth-feel and flavor exceed what one expects from the already enticing smell. This wine has lovely balance for those red fruits wrapped up into a velvet-textured tannin shell. The center of the palate is cherry creme with bright minerality. Enjoy a long lasting finish accented by red cherry and a hint of dark chocolate.
Argyle Pinot Noir 2010	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	90	Imagine a walk down a Pacific Northwest forest trail in September, the warm, dry smell of firs and sunshine with ripe blackberries hanging off the vines and the cool trickle of a babbling brook over wet stones. That sums up the 2010 Argyle Willamette Valley Pinot Noir. This Pinot Noir has a surprising amount going on in the glass - from up front fruit to earthy complexity and spice nuances. Enjoy this taste of the Willamette Valley on the patio or on the forest trail.
Argyle Pinot Noir 2012	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	90	Argyle Pinot Noir is honest and unmingled. The 2012 vintage for Pinot Noir made itself. Fermented in small lots, and blended for purity, this year's blend croons of ripe, red raspberry, morello cherry and a hint of backwoods spice. No other word can describe the palate but lush. Gentle, slightly firm tannin beneath, the acid sings true and long. Enjoy early, or sit on it a few years for enhanced nuance.
Argyle Pinot Noir 2015	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	90	Argyle Pinot Noir is 100% Argyle-grown. Willamette Valley Pinot Noir is a stunning showcase of classic, cool-climate varietal character. Blackberry, black cherry, spicy complexity folds nicely into the fresh earth on the middle palate.
Argyle Pinot Noir 2017	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	90	Argyle Pinot Noir is a veritable representation of the Willamette Valley. Fermented entirely in small, 1.5 ton lots and plunged by hand, Argyle Pinot Noir is blended for purity and focus. The 2017 vintage toes the line between red and dark fruit with savory spice and delicate floral notes. Late season ripening in 2017 lends itself to a lively, fresh middle palate along with classic Argyle silky texture and persistent length.
Argyle Reserve Chardonnay 1994	Willamette Valley, Oregon	White Wine	90	The concentrated aromas are packed with ripe fruits: melon, fig, pear and apple. The ripe fruit aromas are framed by aromatic spices reminiscent of vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg. The flavors carry ripe melon wrapped in toasted hazelnut and sweet oak. The mouth feel is quite rich and viscous, yet retains a structured mineral backbone. Fruit and toasted hazelnut linger on the finish.
Argyle Reserve Chardonnay 1996	Willamette Valley, Oregon	White Wine	90	The nose is aromatic with the perfume of fresh tropical fruit; pineapple, melon and mango along with passion fruit, pears and apricot. Honey, hints of allspice originating from the toasted oak, ripe melon, and fresh, ripe anjou pear and nutmeg.
Argyle Reserve Chardonnay 1997	Willamette Valley, Oregon	White Wine	91	The nose is aromatic with the perfume of fresh tropical fruit; pineapple, melon and mango along with passion fruit, pears and apricot. Honey, hints of allspice originating from the toasted oak, ripe melon, and fresh, ripe anjou pear and nutmeg.
Argyle Reserve Chardonnay 1998	Willamette Valley, Oregon	White Wine	89	Made entirely from small cluster clones, Dijon clones, grafted onto devigorating rootstocks, gives this wine ripe fruit aromas of melon, fig, and pear. Spice scents of vanilla and clove further complex the fruit aromas. The flavors are a rich, viscous vehicle carrying ripe melon, toasted hazelnut, and sweet oak. Expect a very long fresh fruit finish from this predictably age-worthy wine.
Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir 1999	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	91	How can this wine be so Big yet exhibit so much complexity and generosity? Aromas of wild black fruits like our dried Himilayan blackberries predominate but are also complex by ample portions chocolate covered cherries and rare spices, forest soil, toasted grain, and sweet floral essences. The flavor is ripe, silky black raspberry and earthy. Trademark silky and sweet impressions help mask the firm, ample tannins. Fruit flavors dominate the long, fresh finish, with a touch of toasted oak and cedar essences framing the fruit.
Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir 2000	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	90	How can this wine be so Big yet exhibit so much complexity and generosity? Aromas of wild black fruits like our dried Himilayan blackberries predominate but are also complex by ample portions chocolate covered cherries and rare spices, forest soil, toasted grain, and sweet floral essences. The flavor is ripe, silky black raspberry and earthy. Trademark silky and sweet impressions help mask the firm, ample tannins. Fruit flavors dominate the long, fresh finish, with a touch of toasted oak and cedar essences framing the fruit.
Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir 2001	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	91	How can this wine be so Big yet exhibit so much complexity and generosity? Aromas of wild black fruits like our dried Himilayan blackberries predominate but are also complex by ample portions chocolate covered cherries and rare spices, forest soil, toasted grain, and sweet floral essences. The flavor is ripe, silky black raspberry and earthy. Trademark silky and sweet impressions help mask the firm, ample tannins. Fruit flavors dominate the long, fresh finish, with a touch of toasted oak and cedar essences framing the fruit.
Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir 2006	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	92	The key words for this wine are balance and grace. There is a sensuality to this wine that really brings unique excitement to one's highest calling for the grape, Pinot Noir. Look for rose petal powered red fruit like cherry and raspberry fruit aromas. This is the "feminine" power that only Pinot Noir can capture in a wine glass. The mouth-feel is seductive and creamy textured with red fruit, spice, and violet floral perfumed flavors. Rich, long, and enticing this Pinot Noir keeps on giving.
Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir 2005	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	91	This Pinot Noir has a seductively rich, super dark ruby-violet color. Aromas leap out of the glass with black cherry, black cherry leather and cedar, along with a ripping portion of cinnamon spice. The wine finishes with a hint of violet flower patch. Use of new oak was delicate, so the aromas are authentic Pinot Noir.
Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir 2007	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	90	The aroma of this beautiful bright Pinot Noir offering has cherry blossom floral with ripe red cherry, raspberry jam, and spice laden vanilla bean complexities. The color is a cheerful ruby red and is extremely inviting. The flavors are red fruited, red cherry folded into Vosges forest oak spice of nutmeg and earth. The facula for this refreshing Pinot Noir is red currant, a first for my 23 years of Oregon winemaking! The cellar was chock full of wonderful, red raspberry aromas during fermentation in 2007. This wine is one to enjoy but seriously cellar, as it is red fruit freshness that lends age-ability.
Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir 2008	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	91	This wine just sings classic Oregon Pinot Noir with delicate floral notes melding with ripe cherry and raspberry wrapped in a light robe of baking spices. The wine has a rich hued Burgundy color with a sparkling brilliance and great clarity. The wine opens with bright, clean flavors of black cherry and forest berries. The palate adds complexities of clove and nutmeg oak spice and hints of earthy tertiary flavors coming through. The long, elegant finish is complimented by Argyle's signature silky tannins. This is a wine that begs to be drunk now, but with self-control will pay the dividends of complexity and greater depth with aging.
Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir 2009	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	90	To coin a popular phrase, this is not your Mother's Reserve Pinot Noir! The wine has quiet power, yet voluptuous, sensuous fruit. The aromas offer spice of sandalwood, cedar box, and incense imbricated with lovely red and Bing cherry fruit, with a hint of moss on rock earthiness. The flavors bring out more red than black fruits which is characteristic of our Reserve vine blocks that make this wine label. The texture is super rich with surprising amounts of red cherry and cherry wood spice. This wine and the 2009 vintage are opulent enough to please the most discerning Sybarite!
Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir 2011	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	88	Aromas in these cool growing seasons are always "leap out of the glass" intense! Look for violets, spiced black cherry, and a hint of blueberry blossom. The black cherry component evolves into red cherry/currant aromas with time in the glass. (That's like discovering the Fountain of Youth for Pinot Noir!). The texture is immediately a surprisingly dense mouthfeel, yet light on it's feet. Pinot noir red fruits abound throughout the palate. There's an amazing balance, where each segment of flavor from beginning, to middle, to the long finish is of equal intensity. This wine tap danced it's way straight into my own personal cellar, indeed!
Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir 2012	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	92	A fantastic cross section of the Willamette Valley's finest offerings, our Reserve Pinot Noir is truly a celebration of balance. The fruit profile rides the line of red and dark fruit, and can lean in either direction depending on the day. Black cherry and Howes cranberry embraced by subtle, toasted hazelnuts, and vanillin. While the tannins are firm, but rounded, there is an underlying earthy minerality which drives the mid-palate through the long finish. While delving for pure fruit flavors and juicy acidity, we hang our phenolic hat on our trademark silky texture which has been enhanced through cold soaking in small lot fermenters, along with aging 16 months in French oak barriques.
Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir 2013	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	90	An admirable glimpse of the Willamette Valley's finest offerings, this Reserve Pinot Noir is truly a celebration of balance. Bing Cherry, supple raspberry, embraced by hints of toasted nutmeg and rich earth. The tannins are firm, but rounded, an underlying minerality which drives the mid-palate through the long finish, pure fruit flavors and juicy acidity.
Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir 2014	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	92	A laudable glimpse of the Willamette Valley's finest offerings, our Reserve Pinot Noir is truly a celebration of balance. All three of the vineyards are based in volcanic, red soils, contributing to the sweet cherry, red heart plum, and toasted, rich, earth nose. The tannins are firm, but rounded, an underlying minerality which drives the mid-palate through the long finish. Pure fruit flavors, juicy acidity, and the trademark silky texture.
Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir 2015	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	90	An admirable glimpse of the Willamette Valley's finest offerings, Argyle's Reserve Pinot Noir is truly a celebration of balance. All three of the the vineyards are based in volcanic, red soils, contributing to the wine's notes of red cherry, rose mallow, and grilled meats. The tannins are firm, but rounded, accompanied by an underlying minerality which drives the mid-palate through the long finish. While delving for pure fruit flavors and juicy acidity, Argyle hangs its phenolic hat on the winery's trademark silky texture, which has been enhanced through cold soaking in small, 1.5-ton fermenters, along with aging 16 months in French oak barrel.
Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir 2016	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	91	The Dundee Hills and Eola-Amity Hills are home to our Reserve Pinot Noir, both based in volcanic red soils, providing spicy elegance and texture. Perfumed, floral, and red cherry weave with delicate mocha and five spice. The tannins are firm, but rounded, an underlying minerality which drives the mid-palate through the long finish. While delving for pure fruit flavors and juicy acidity, we hang our phenolic hat on our trademark silky texture, which has been enhanced through cold soaking and fermenting in small, 1.5-ton fermentations.
Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir (375ML half-bottle) 1999	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	91	How can this wine be so Big yet exhibit so much complexity and generosity? Aromas of wild black fruits like our dried Himilayan blackberries predominate but are also complex by ample portions chocolate covered cherries and rare spices, forest soil, toasted grain, and sweet floral essences. The flavor is ripe, silky black raspberry and earthy. Trademark silky and sweet impressions help mask the firm, ample tannins. Fruit flavors dominate the long, fresh finish, with a touch of toasted oak and cedar essences framing the fruit.
Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir (375ML half-bottle) 2000	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	90	How can this wine be so Big yet exhibit so much complexity and generosity? Aromas of wild black fruits like our dried Himilayan blackberries predominate but are also complex by ample portions chocolate covered cherries and rare spices, forest soil, toasted grain, and sweet floral essences. The flavor is ripe, silky black raspberry and earthy. Trademark silky and sweet impressions help mask the firm, ample tannins. Fruit flavors dominate the long, fresh finish, with a touch of toasted oak and cedar essences framing the fruit.
Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir (375ML half-bottle) 2007	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	90	The key words for this wine are balance and grace. There is a sensuality to this wine that really brings unique excitement to one's highest calling for the grape, Pinot Noir. Look for rose petal powered red fruit like cherry and raspberry fruit aromas. This is the "feminine" power that only Pinot Noir can capture in a wine glass. The mouth-feel is seductive and creamy textured with red fruit, spice, and violet floral perfumed flavors. Rich, long, and enticing this Pinot Noir keeps on giving.
Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir (375ML half-bottle) 2006	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	92	The key words for this wine are balance and grace. There is a sensuality to this wine that really brings unique excitement to one's highest calling for the grape, Pinot Noir. Look for rose petal powered red fruit like cherry and raspberry fruit aromas. This is the "feminine" power that only Pinot Noir can capture in a wine glass. The mouth-feel is seductive and creamy textured with red fruit, spice, and violet floral perfumed flavors. Rich, long, and enticing this Pinot Noir keeps on giving.
Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir (375ML half-bottle) 2008	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	91	This wine just sings classic Oregon Pinot Noir with delicate floral notes melding with ripe cherry and raspberry wrapped in a light robe of baking spices. The wine has a rich hued Burgundy color with a sparkling brilliance and great clarity. The wine opens with bright, clean flavors of black cherry and forest berries. The palate adds complexities of clove and nutmeg oak spice and hints of earthy tertiary flavors coming through. The long, elegant finish is complimented by Argyle's signature silky tannins. This is a wine that begs to be drunk now, but with self-control will pay the dividends of complexity and greater depth with aging.
Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir (375ML half-bottle) 2015	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	90	An admirable glimpse of the Willamette Valley's finest offerings, Argyle's Reserve Pinot Noir is truly a celebration of balance. All three of the the vineyards are based in volcanic, red soils, contributing to the wine's notes of red cherry, rose mallow, and grilled meats. The tannins are firm, but rounded, accompanied by an underlying minerality which drives the mid-palate through the long finish. While delving for pure fruit flavors and juicy acidity, Argyle hangs its phenolic hat on the winery's trademark silky texture, which has been enhanced through cold soaking in small, 1.5-ton fermenters, along with aging 16 months in French oak barrel.
Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir (375ML half-bottle) 2009	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	90	To coin a popular phrase, this is not your Mother's Reserve Pinot Noir! The wine has quiet power, yet voluptuous, sensuous fruit. The aromas offer spice of sandalwood, cedar box, and incense imbricated with lovely red and Bing cherry fruit, with a hint of moss on rock earthiness. The flavors bring out more red than black fruits which is characteristic of our Reserve vine blocks that make this wine label. The texture is super rich with surprising amounts of red cherry and cherry wood spice. This wine and the 2009 vintage are opulent enough to please the most discerning Sybarite!
Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir (375ML half-bottle) 2016	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	92	The Dundee Hills and Eola-Amity Hills are home to our Reserve Pinot Noir, both based in volcanic red soils, providing spicy elegance and texture. Perfumed, floral, and red cherry weave with delicate mocha and five spice. The tannins are firm, but rounded, an underlying minerality which drives the mid-palate through the long finish. While delving for pure fruit flavors and juicy acidity, we hang our phenolic hat on our trademark silky texture, which has been enhanced through cold soaking and fermenting in small, 1.5-ton fermentations.
Argyle Riesling 2007	Willamette Valley, Oregon	White Wine	91	The aroma is a fascinating blend of plumeria-tropical honey floral, clove spice, and grapefruit/orange zest. The flavor is a surprising complex of key lime, star fruit, honey, and slatelike minerality. The texture is brisk acidity on a silky pillow of textured citrus honey long into the finish.
Argyle Riesling 2009	Willamette Valley, Oregon	White Wine	90	The aroma displays a depth of fruit and spice. The fruit is up front and center with ripe citrus tangerine and Meyer lemon, integrated with lovely delicate Christmas spice. The flavor is a concentrated mouthful of tangerine peel, peach, embraced by that spice element. Rich juicy center of palate is equally matched by late season harvested mineral backbone. The finish is fresh with fruit, spice, and nice blossom honey. Made with 100% Rielsing grapes.
Argyle Riesling 2010	Willamette Valley, Oregon	White Wine	90	Right out of the glass, this wine is all flowers! An intoxicating bouquet of wisteria, daphne, and lily-of-the valley backed by a wonderful sweet ginger spice and an aroma of waxy paraffin is followed on the palate with clean, fresh spiced pear and almost resinous tropical fruit notes with hints of jasmine. The long finish belies the vintage, showing a distinct stony minerality and crisp acidity to maintain the lively edge to this medium-dry style Riesling.
Argyle Riesling 2011	Willamette Valley, Oregon	White Wine	90	Full of plump, ripe Suncrest peach, papaya chutney, and stony minerality, the drinkability of 2011 Argyle Riesling is downright silly. By drinkability, I'm talking about balance in all the right places. Fleshy and round both upfront and through the middle, with pitch-perfect acid along the sides and on the back end. The salvaries begin to gush. Amylase flows as though it were spring time on the Rogue River. Kara-age and daigaku imo!
Argyle Spirithouse Pinot Noir 1999	Willamette Valley, Oregon	Red Wine	90	The color is a very deep ruby red. Look for sun thickened black cherry and cassis stock reduction type aromas, accompanied by licorice and toasted fresh sawn oak and cedar. All these aromas are packed into a box of sweet, floral scents reminiscent of garden violets at evening time. The flavor is very thick of sweet, ripe black fruit flavors including Oregon's famous Marion blackberry, dance all the way through to the end of the palate. This wine is tannin rich, but tastes like the rough corners of the tannin molecules have been sanded smooth. The hauntingly long finish has sweet, fresh black fruit and just a hint of fresh spaded earth. This wine is enjoyable now but the real reward is some years to come. 800 case bottled

Argyle Brut Rose 2007

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Sparkling & Champagne

90

The 2007 Argyle Brut Rosé is an artistic blend of Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir, both grown on the highest blocks of Knudsen Vineyards in the Dundee Hills of Oregon. The very first aromas are of raspberry, juicy anjou pear and hints of Tillamook strawberries. The tongue-tickling fizz introduces a clean, satisfying minerality with excellent balance and mild tannin. Essence of sun-warmed rose petals and pomegranate linger on the palate and evolve into sublime hints of cherry-currant and strawberry creme. Delicious on its own or paired with vegetarian fare, seafood, poultry, pizzas and any patisserie.

Argyle Brut Rose 2009

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Sparkling & Champagne

91

"That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet" said William Shakespeare, and sweet is this rose-smelling Brut Rosé. From its pale salmon-pink depths, rise aromas of rose petals, spring's first strawberries, cherry blossoms, and just a hint of hay in a sun-drenched summer field. This Rosé shows a complex and elegant palate of red berries with underpinnings of licorice, guava, and filo pastry, all supported by a wonderfully slaty acidity and a delicate, yet persistent mousse. This is truly one of those "Ah-ha" moment wines that show why great Rosé never goes out of style.

Argyle Brut Rose 2010

Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon

Sparkling & Champagne

91

"That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet" said William Shakespeare, and sweet is this rose-smelling Brut Rosé. From its pale salmon-pink depths, rise aromas of rose petals, spring's first strawberries, cherry blossoms, and just a hint of hay in a sun-drenched summer field. This Rosé shows a complex and elegant palate of red berries with underpinnings of licorice, guava, and filo pastry, all supported by a wonderfully slaty acidity and a delicate, yet persistent mousse. This is truly one of those "Ah-ha" moment wines that show why great Rosé never goes out of style.

Argyle Brut Rose 2011

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Sparkling & Champagne

91

This year's blend is 25% Pinot Meunier, 70% Pinot Noir, and 5% Chardonnay. Its color is bright, pale salmon pink, while its bouquet is full of rose petal, anise, and pink peppercorn. The barrel aging of the red wine component contributes to its savory complexity, while its delicate, creamy bead leads to a long textural finish only enhanced by food... salt-cod fritters and smoked piquillo aioli.

Argyle Brut Rose 2013

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Sparkling & Champagne

91

At the top of Knudsen Vineyards in the Dundee Hills, at 950 feet of elevation, is where you'll find Argyle's 2.5-acre planting of Pinot Meunier. They take advantage of the late-ripening spot to retain bright, fresh acidity and a mineral edge. The balance of the wine is equally blended between the aforementioned Knudsen Vineyards and their younger, but equally high elevation, Spirit Hill Vineyard in the Eola-Amity Hills. The color is bright, pale salmon pink, while its bouquet is full of rose petal, strawberry hull, and lemon zest. The barrel aging of the red wine component contributes to its savory complexity, while its delicate, creamy bead leads to a long textural finish.

Argyle Brut Rose 2012

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Sparkling & Champagne

92

The color is bright, pale salmon pink, while its bouquet is full of rose petal, cherry kernel, and pomegranate. The barrel aging of the red wine component contributes to its savory complexity, while its delicate, creamy bead leads to a long textural finish.

Argyle Brut Rose 2014

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Sparkling & Champagne

91

The 2014 sparkling wine vintage in the Willamette Valley was pristine, showcasing the enticing generosity and focused definition the region has to offer. Blended between two high elevation sites, 2014 Brut Rosé shows the delicate refinement of the Dundee Hills and the mineral tension of the Eola-Amity Hills. Bright, medium salmon-pink hue in color and perfume of rose petal, pink pepper and pomegranate encounter a palate of elegant, soft tannin and coiled-up concentration.

Argyle Brut Rose 2015

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Sparkling & Champagne

92

The 2015 sparkling wine vintage in the Willamette Valley was exemplary, showcasing the alluring depth and clarity the region has to offer. Narrowing down and focusing in on the windy, high elevations of the Eola-Amity Hills, and specifically our Spirit Hill Vineyard, this year's Brut Rosé aligns rose petal, peach skin, and cracked fennel with energetic mineral length and creamy texture.

Argyle Chardonnay 1997

Willamette Valley, Oregon

White Wine

88

The color is one of green straw. The aromas are a subtle mix of ripe apple and butter, followed by honey, toasted hazelnut, vanilla bean, and lemon custard. Ripe apple, butterscotch, fresh sweet casaba melon flavors fill the mouth and continue on, ending in a long, crisp finish. As with our previous vintages of Willamette Valley Chardonnay, there is a harmonious integration between the ripe fruit flavors and the French oak.

Argyle Chardonnay 1998

Willamette Valley, Oregon

White Wine

85

The color is one of green straw. The aromas are a subtle mix of ripe apple and butter, followed by honey, toasted hazelnut, vanilla bean, and lemon custard. Ripe apple, butterscotch, fresh sweet casaba melon flavors fill the mouth and continue on, ending in a long, crisp finish. As with our previous vintages of Willamette Valley Chardonnay, there is a harmonious integration between the ripe fruit flavors and the French oak.

Argyle Chardonnay 1999

Willamette Valley, Oregon

White Wine

88

The color is one of green straw. The aromas are a subtle mix of ripe apple and butter, followed by honey, toasted hazelnut, vanilla bean, and lemon custard. Ripe apple, butterscotch, fresh sweet casaba melon flavors fill the mouth and continue on, ending in a long, crisp finish. As with our previous vintages of Willamette Valley Chardonnay, there is a harmonious integration between the ripe fruit flavors and the French oak.

Argyle Chardonnay 2000

Willamette Valley, Oregon

White Wine

88

The color is one of green straw. The aromas are a subtle mix of ripe apple and butter, followed by honey, toasted hazelnut, vanilla bean, and lemon custard. Ripe apple, butterscotch, fresh sweet casaba melon flavors fill the mouth and continue on, ending in a long, crisp finish. As with our previous vintages of Willamette Valley Chardonnay, there is a harmonious integration between the ripe fruit flavors and the French oak.

Argyle Chardonnay 2001

Willamette Valley, Oregon

White Wine

89

The color is one of green straw. The aromas are a subtle mix of ripe apple and butter, followed by honey, toasted hazelnut, vanilla bean, and lemon custard. Ripe apple, butterscotch, fresh sweet casaba melon flavors fill the mouth and continue on, ending in a long, crisp finish. As with our previous vintages of Willamette Valley Chardonnay, there is a harmonious integration between the ripe fruit flavors and the French oak.

Argyle Chardonnay 2002

Willamette Valley, Oregon

White Wine

91

"Bright and tangy. Generous with its creamy grapefruit, peach and pear flavors spilling through the long, beautifully formed finish. Drink now through 2009."

Argyle Dry Reserve Riesling 1997

Willamette Valley, Oregon

White Wine

86

The color of our 1997 Dry Riesling is light yellow with a green highlight. The nose is pure and the powerful ripe Riesling fruit is accentuated by strong mineral aromas and floral-citrus notes. Young Argyle rieslings have a common thread of ripe citrus flavors (more lime and lemon as opposed to orange) mingling with tree fruits (peach and apricot) and honey flavors. The 1997 vintage is no exception. As with past vintages, time in the bottle will enhance it's tree fruit flavors and temper the citrus ones. Our signature fruit sweetness exposes itself in mid-palate only to be followed and punctuated by a crisp, fresh, palate-cleansing acidity. If there ever was a wine true to the 'varietalness' of cool climate Riesling, this is it!

Argyle Dry Reserve Riesling 1998

Willamette Valley, Oregon

White Wine

85

The color of our Dry Riesling is light yellow with a green highlight. The nose is pure and the powerful ripe Riesling fruit is accentuated by strong mineral aromas and floral-citrus notes. Young Argyle rieslings have a common thread of ripe citrus flavors (more lime and lemon as opposed to orange) mingling with tree fruits (peach and apricot) and honey flavors. Time in the bottle will enhance it's tree fruit flavors and temper the citrus ones. Our signature fruit sweetness exposes itself in mid-palate only to be followed and punctuated by a crisp, fresh, palate-cleansing acidity. If there ever was a wine true to the 'varietalness' of cool climate Riesling, this is it!

Argyle Dry Reserve Riesling 1999

Willamette Valley, Oregon

White Wine

88

The color of our Dry Riesling is light yellow with a green highlight. The nose is pure and the powerful ripe Riesling fruit is accentuated by strong mineral aromas and floral-citrus notes. Young Argyle rieslings have a common thread of ripe citrus flavors (more lime and lemon as opposed to orange) mingling with tree fruits (peach and apricot) and honey flavors. Time in the bottle will enhance its tree fruit flavors and temper the citrus ones. Our signature fruit sweetness exposes itself in mid-palate only to be followed and punctuated by a crisp, fresh, palate-cleansing acidity. If there ever was a wine true to the varietalness of cool climate Riesling, this is it!

Argyle Extended Tirage Brut 1989

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Sparkling & Champagne

92

Golden yellow color. Aromas of freshly baked baguette, grapefruit, ripe pomegranate, honey, and vanilla bean. Ripe apple and pear flavors with hints of toasted oak and caramel apple. Impressive balance and length.

Argyle Extended Tirage Brut 1991

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Sparkling & Champagne

90

Golden yellow color. Aromas of freshly baked baguette, grapefruit, ripe pomegranate, honey, and vanilla bean. Ripe apple and pear flavors with hints of toasted oak and caramel apple. Impressive balance and length.

Argyle Extended Tirage Brut 1994

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Sparkling & Champagne

91

Opulent aromas of walnut, ginger-spice, and baked apple meet razor's edge balanced flavors of ripe pear and apple, bottled aged yeast, and mineral structure. The finish is very long, complex and enjoyable in this striking 10 years aged on yeast in the bottle sparkling wine.

Argyle Extended Tirage Brut 1995

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Sparkling & Champagne

90

What were you doing twelve years ago? We were picking the grapes that have become this sparkling wine. Since then it has been aging slowly on yeast in the bottle in our cool temperature warehouse. The color is a rich, youthful yellow. After ten years of waiting, the aromas are ready to punch out of the glass with a rich potpourri of wild ginger root, Gala apple, and a splash of nectarine, tangerine and mandarin! The flavor is extra creamy in texture. The bubbles are tiny and foamy. The fruit flavors of the aroma complex with pink pepper spice and baked filo dough yeastiness. Mouth-filling richness is translated into a very long and fresh finish. This wine will also age for quite some time on cork if cellared properly.

Argyle Extended Tirage Brut 1996

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Sparkling & Champagne

91

80% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Noir

Argyle Extended Tirage Brut 1997

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Sparkling & Champagne

94

Argyle Extended Tirage Brut 2000

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Sparkling & Champagne

93

What were you up to in the year 2000? It proved to be one of the most fascinating vintages in Oregon. If you've "socked" my Nuthouse chardonnay and Prestige level Pinot Noirs away in the cellar, you are one of the very lucky ones. I love how complex 10 years on yeast sparkling can get. The aromas include a revolving sense of red plum- apple pie, ripe pear fruit, blossom honey, graham cracker yeastiness, and dare I say exotic mango-like creaminess. We could go on and on about how many wine descriptors there are for this great wine. I'll donate a few words here and look forward to hearing about yours. I got beautiful ripe pear and mango-smoothie fruit and creaminess that wrapped itself around an amazing mineral acidity. The beginning, middle, and finish are a cornucopia of fruit, richness of mouth-feel that we've come to expect out of this great wine offering. If prodded, one can find mango-apricot-pear (Nashi and Anjou), apple (red and yellow ones, not green ones)-crabapple fruit hints. The yeast age is just right, like flakey brioche aromas spritzing through the rich fruit flavor of this fine fizz.

Argyle Extended Tirage Brut 2001

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Sparkling & Champagne

93

Honeysuckle, brioche, and honey drizzled chevre on warm toasted artisan bread are the first things to hit you on the nose of this ten year old bubbly. The next thing that grabs you about this straw colored beauty is how amazingly fine the mousse is. I have never seen an Argyle sparkling wine, with such delicate, tiny bubbles. That delicacy dances across the palate just like the old monk said, "I am drinking the stars!" Age has brought this wine amazingly rich flavors of vanilla bean, crème brûlée, persimmon, and baked pear with delicate hints of licorice, peach, and spun sugar. It's astounding that a flavor profile can be so creamy yet have such a defined thread of acidity woven through it, but this wine does, finishing with the clean acidity of a perfect sparkler.

Argyle Extended Tirage Brut 2002

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Sparkling & Champagne

94

Argyle Extended Tirage Brut 2005

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Sparkling & Champagne

93

After a two year absence, Argyle Extended Tirage Brut returns! Being Pinot Noir-dominant and full malolactic-fermented in neutral barrels, the 2005 ET is driven more by structure and texture, while still retaining outstanding energy and endurance. Fruit mince spice, orange rind, and grilled peach are layered with almond, brioche, and soft supple creaminess. The energy continues through the long, driving finish, embraced by gentle minerality and tension. Made with 65% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay.

Argyle Knudsen Blanc de Blanc 1996

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Sparkling & Champagne

90

Aromas of fresh ripe apples and Asian pears, limes and melons, with overtones of vanilla bean and toasted hazelnuts. The mouth-filling flavors deliver lime, citrus blossoms, and ripe melons. The texture is very creamy, the mid-palate strong with fruit sweetness and the finish long with ripe pear-like flavors.

Argyle Knudsen Brut 1996

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Sparkling & Champagne

87

Powerful nose of roasted apple, pear tart with a butter crust, a hint of freshly cooked cranberries, and a toasted baguette. The wine is powerful and concentrated with an explosion of focused fruit flavors. Baked apples, toasted hazelnuts, ripe pears, and honey.

Argyle Nuthouse Chardonnay 1998

Willamette Valley, Oregon

White Wine

91

Ripe and creamy, beautifully silky and refined, with intense pear, peach and nutmeg flavors swirling through the rich, polished finish. Delicious now, but should develop even more depth with cellaring. Drink now through 2005. 759 cases made. (759 cases produced)

Argyle Nuthouse Chardonnay 1999

Willamette Valley, Oregon

White Wine

91

This Nuthouse Chardonnay made from Dijon clone fruit grown primarily at a low elevation vineyard on a Dundee Hill southern slope, ensures big fruit ripeness even in cooler vintages. The aroma is of melon fruit while the flavor is unctuous, viscous and of very sweet fruit. The finish is huge and long, of fruit and vanilla bean.

Argyle Nuthouse Chardonnay 2000

Willamette Valley, Oregon

White Wine

91

This Nuthouse Chardonnay made from Dijon clone fruit grown primarily at a low elevation vineyard on a Dundee Hill southern slope, ensures big fruit ripeness even in cooler vintages. The aroma is of melon fruit while the flavor is unctuous, viscous and of very sweet fruit. The finish is huge and long, of fruit and vanilla bean.

Argyle Nuthouse Chardonnay 2001

Willamette Valley, Oregon

White Wine

90

This Nuthouse Chardonnay made from Dijon clone fruit grown primarily at a low elevation vineyard on a Dundee Hill southern slope, ensures big fruit ripeness even in cooler vintages. The aroma is of melon fruit while the flavor is unctuous, viscous and of very sweet fruit. The finish is huge and long, of fruit and vanilla bean.

Argyle Nuthouse Chardonnay 2005

Willamette Valley, Oregon

White Wine

91

This Nuthouse Chardonnay made from Dijon clone fruit grown primarily at a low elevation vineyard on a Dundee Hill southern slope, ensures big fruit ripeness even in cooler vintages. The aroma is of melon fruit while the flavor is unctuous, viscous and of very sweet fruit. The finish is huge and long, of fruit and vanilla bean.

Argyle Nuthouse Chardonnay 2006

Willamette Valley, Oregon

White Wine

90

The aromas are very complex yet fruit forward. Look for fruit aromas of limetta and white peach with spices of cinnamon and high-elevation grown Sikotak clove. All this excitement is wrapped up with a hint of fresh baked pecan pie.

Argyle Nuthouse Chardonnay 2007

Willamette Valley, Oregon

White Wine

92

This is our first Nuthouse Chardonnay to be dominantly from Lone Star Vineyard. Unlike Pinot Noir, we have found that Chardonnay vines require more age before "making the grade". In this case, the vines were 8 years old.

Argyle Nuthouse Chardonnay 2008

Willamette Valley, Oregon

White Wine

92

Our good friends in Burgundy are always excited when they can get the elusive aroma and flavor of toasted hazelnuts in their Chardonnays. In this example of the Nuthouse Chardonnay we have captured just that. Those hazelnuts are complimented by a toasted marshmallow, ripe cantaloupe, and Bosc pear on the nose. Look for the ripe white peach, melon and a generous splash of fresh nutmeg and clove oak spice. The wine finishes with a long cut pear and mineral thread that is so indicative of the cool climate in which it was grown.

Argyle Nuthouse Chardonnay 2009

Willamette Valley, Oregon

White Wine

91

Mouthwatering is the first descriptor that comes to mind. A nose of sweet white peach, orange blossom and cool nectarine with an overlay of toasted hazelnuts, clove and allspice that is so fresh, pure and clean that it just fires up those salivary glands. It opens with a full mouth feel with notes of baked peach and toasted hazelnuts and delicious notes of honey and hints of graham cracker. The palate finishes with clean oak spice notes and a stony minerality that quenches and excites. Pour me another glass of that Nuthouse!

Argyle Nuthouse Chardonnay 2011

Willamette Valley, Oregon

White Wine

91

A slightly lower percentage of new oak this vintage, the fresh, bright aromatics really shine. White peach, Comice pear, and Castelvetrano olives are emphasized around an incredibly unctuous, creamy frame, all focused by the underlying, razor's edge acidity. Subtle, spicy accents of nutmeg and ginger dance around the long, mouthwatering finish. It'll live for many years. I'm thinking smoked rabbit, gigandes beans, romesco, saffron broth.

Argyle Nuthouse Chardonnay 2012

Willamette Valley, Oregon

White Wine

90

Nuthouse Chardonnay is all about the interplay of savory texture and mineral edge. There is a satisfying and long lasting richness that is hard to define in words. A chord which travels from the back of the palate, through the spine and into the crust of the volcanic soil of the Willamette Valley. Fresh cut wheat, lemon sabayon, crêpes suzette, and delicate flake pastry. There is a degree of convection, the concerted, collective movement of groups or aggregates of molecules within this chardonnay, one may say the third dimension. It brings dreams of char-grilled crustaceans and blackened squid.

Argyle Nuthouse Chardonnay 2013

Willamette Valley, Oregon

White Wine

90

Grilled peach, wild honey, suggestions of nougat and roast almonds are framed around dense, yet crystalline delicacy. Warmer than the previous vintage, and without the distraction of late September rains, the 2014 vintage has brought beautifully ripe flavors. Entirely barrel-fermented, the wine was allowed to age elegantly on full lees for 16 months in French oak, of which 40% was new. The middle palate fills the mouth with strength and texture, while finishing with long, caressing, silky vibration.

Argyle Nuthouse Pinot Noir 2000

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

92

The color is a very deep ruby red color. Look for sun thickened black cherry and cassis stock reduction type aromas, accompanied by licorice and toasted fresh sawn oak and cedar. All these aromas are packed into a box of sweet, floral scents reminiscent of garden Violets at evening time. The flavor is very thick of sweet ripe red fruits, silky smooth on the tongue. The freshness of the fruit flavors carry all the way through to the end without a dip in the middle palate. This wine is Tannin rich, but tastes like the rough corners of the tannin molecules have been sanded smooth. The finish is long, long of sweet fresh red fruit, with just a hint of fresh spaded earth.

Argyle Nuthouse Pinot Noir 2001

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

91

The color is a very deep ruby red color. Look for sun thickened black cherry and cassis stock reduction type aromas, accompanied by licorice and toasted fresh sawn oak and cedar. All these aromas are packed into a box of sweet, floral scents reminiscent of garden Violets at evening time. The flavor is very thick of sweet ripe red fruits, silky smooth on the tongue. The freshness of the fruit flavors carry all the way through to the end without a dip in the middle palate. This wine is Tannin rich, but tastes like the rough corners of the tannin molecules have been sanded smooth. The finish is long, long of sweet fresh red fruit, with just a hint of fresh spaded earth.

Argyle Nuthouse Pinot Noir 2002

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

90

The Nuthouse designation is used for our biggest, boldest and most aggressive style of Pinot Noir. This Nuthouse blend is predominantly based on Pinot Noir fruit from low elevation blocks at our estate Lone Star Vineyard in the Eola Hills.

Argyle Nuthouse Pinot Noir 2004

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

91

The Nuthouse designation is used for Argyle's biggest, boldest, and tumescent style of Pinot Noir. This Nuthouse blend is predominantly based on Pinot Noir fruit from low elevation blocks at their estate Lone Star Vineyard in the Eola Hills. Nuthouse takes its name from where it is barrel aged and fermented — in Argyle's winery that was formerly a hazelnut drying facility.

Argyle Nuthouse Pinot Noir 2005

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

93

The aroma is tumescent with blueberry fruit. Blended with this wonderful robust blue fruit one can find Moroccan spices, a hint of butterscotch, and a sense of gravelly earthiness.

Argyle Nuthouse Pinot Noir 2006

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

92

This is our Classic "big furniture" Pinot Noir style derived from Lone Star Vineyard. Its melanite color is the first indicator of its boldness. The aroma is black cherry reduction fruit, black licorice, Earl Grey spices, and that luscious, fresh earth quality that says "Nuthouse". The flavors are big, juicy black cherry and black plum pudding spices. The texture forms a rich, creamy center to this richly ripe Pinot Noir. The ripe plum and cherry fruit carry on and on. It is a wonderful thing to experience such powerful, exotic Pinot Noir yet wonder at its bright, balanced, mineral pinpoint touch twirling on the palate.

Argyle Nuthouse Pinot Noir 2007

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

90

Whoa, buddy! I tasted this wine immediately after our 2000 Extended Tirage and was expecting to be underwhelmed after enjoying such a noble wine as our ET. Result: this may be the most interesting, complex, and balanced Pinot Noir we've made here! The aromas jump out of the glass with bright vibrancy. Rich Bing cherry fruit, Santa Rosa plum, pie spices, cinnamon stick, with bouquet of forest loam and woods-edge Northwest bramble fruits make this a very seductive Pinot Noir. The mouth-feel is surprisingly silky and concentrated in texture. The middle palate has delightful juiciness of Bing cherry and red plum fruit. From middle to its long finish this wine is complexed by presence of spices reminiscent of bergamot and citrus oil, with a hint of the sort of herb component that evolves into floral aromas with age.

Argyle Nuthouse Pinot Noir 2008

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

92

Here's a wine that will require some time to sit back and ponder over. The obvious notes on the nose of big juicy sweet Oregon blackberries and Rainier cherries have layers of summer cedar forest, strawberry rhubarb cobbler, and roses so deeply red they hurt adding aromatic complexities. Richness is exuded by this wine that has a palate full of berries fresh off the vine and exotic Asian spices, but with a graceful elegance that is anything but cumbersome. It is a rare and beautiful thing to find a Pinot Noir with this much power that still maintains the balance and finesse that defines the best that the varietal can be.

Argyle Nuthouse Pinot Noir 2009

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

91

For those of you familiar with the Nuthouse style, you'll know that on release these wines don't always leap out of the glass, they need time in the bottle to open up aromatically. Not the case with the 2009 Nuthouse Pinot Noir! This wine is alive with aromas of darkest cherry, cloves and cinnamon. It is no different on the palate—almost explosive in its expression of sweet juicy marionberry, raspberry cordial, and black cherry cobbler framed in subtle oak tannins. Definitely a big wine, but a big wine with grace and elegance enough to lift you up and put a smile on your face.

Argyle Nuthouse Pinot Noir 2010

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

92

A deep, almost maroon, magenta color on this 2010 Nuthouse Pinot Noir speaks to the richness in the glass. This wine has a strong affinity to the Pacific Northwest with notes of bilberry, red raspberry, black cherry cordial, Douglas fir bark, and a hint of forest floor. There is a cool, darkness in a palate leaning toward the black fruits – Damson plum, blackberry, black currant, and blackcap. Texturally, the 2010 Nuthouse Pinot Noir is soft, but with generous tannins and a round mouth-feel where deftly handled oak integrates with the fruit profile harmoniously. This wine is youthful and still has much to offer with aging that will bring out a host of tertiary characteristics over the next decade.

Argyle Nuthouse Pinot Noir 2012

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

90

The 2012 Nuthouse Pinot Noir displays brilliant garnet color with aromas that are initially delicate and ethereal, hinting at fresh rose petal and red earth. As it opens up, more complex aromas emerge of dark chocolate, anise and wild cherries. The mid palate is deep and creamy, posed against firm tanning and long savory acid.

Argyle Nuthouse Pinot Noir 2013

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

90

Showing bright raspberry, spicy floral and black tea flavors, all woven into a rich, yet energetic frame. A mild grip of tannins is carried through a long, savory finish.

Argyle Nuthouse Pinot Noir 2015

Eola-Amity Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

90

Entirely from Lone Star Vineyard, 2015 Nuthouse Pinot Noir exhibits the opulence and power of the Eola-Amity Hills while still retaining fresh fruit and vibrant acidity. Wild cherry, marionberry, roast fennel, and black tea frame its dense core, while the firm tannins persist through its long, creamy finish.

Argyle Nuthouse Pinot Noir 2016

Eola-Amity Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

91

Entirely from their Lone Star Vineyard, the 2016 Nuthouse Pinot Noir exhibits the richness and power of the Eola-Amity Hills while still retaining fresh fruit and vibrant acidity. Black raspberry, rose petal, blood orange, and allspice are framed its dense core, while the finely woven tannins persist through its long, creamy finish.

Argyle Nuthouse Riesling 2013

Eola-Amity Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon

White Wine

90

Lone Star Vineyard has three separate blocks of Riesling totaling just under 7 acres of fruit, which amounts to less than 2% of our overall farming. Winemaking and blending is all about creating options and tools, so we have taken these three tiny blocks and cut them up into both stainless steel and neutral oak fermentations to give us more tools to play with. The stainless versions are left with a hint of residual sugar, which emphasize fresh, pure, round fruit while the neutral oak barrels are taken bone dry to bring the dichotomic elements of both mineral edge and subtle, creamy texture. The blending between these two styles across the three blocks of Riesling create an excitement and energy in the salvaries. Heavenly white nectarine, lime blossom, and silvery minerality. Break out the Costillas de Puerco!

Argyle Nuthouse Riesling 2018

Eola-Amity Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon

White Wine

91

At the top of Lone Star Vineyard, planted to high density on devigorated rootstock, Nuthouse Riesling soaks up the generous morning Eola-Amity Hills sunshine. Upon harvesting, the grapes were chilled overnight, de-stemmed, and then put back into the cold room to soak on their skins for 48 hours before pressing. Cool, slow neutral barrel fermentation and aging on the lees for 11 months has enhanced texture while buoying vibrant freshness. Ginger, lemon peel, and apricot glide into the long, silky textured finish.

Argyle Pinot Noir 1999

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

91

This Pinot Noir is a deep red violet color. Super ripe, deep, blueberry- blackberry jam, tar, earthy, thick, viscous, seasoned cedar, violets, etc. are the terms resonating in both aroma and flavor of this year s offering. Imagine a blackberry vine visited in early Fall loaded with over-ripe neglected berries. All these flavors and more are framed by firm tannins and linger on the palate long, long after the glass is finished. Worth cellaring for 3-4 years, or decanting before serving if you cant wait that long.

Argyle Pinot Noir 2000

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

88

This Pinot Noir is a bright, deep ruby red. The aromas are of a complex combination of spices (cardamom, cinnamon, vanilla), black fruits, and earth. Flavors lean toward black fruits; black cherries and blackberries with a small earthy and seasoned cedar component.. Medium-bodied, this wine is unctuous with big fruit and a firm tannin finish sanded by sweetness from the fruit flavors.. The finish is long with a nice balance between sweet, ripe fruit and soft, chewy tannins. Drink now or cellar three to four years.

Argyle Pinot Noir 2001

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

90

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Argyle Pinot Noir 2002

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

90

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Argyle Pinot Noir 2003

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

89

This Willamette Valley Pinot Noir is one of the biggest and richest in some time. Much of our prized 'Prestige' vineyard blocks went into the blend for this wine. Black Cherry, Marion berry, and spice aromas are concentrated around a tight mineral/earth/tar center. The flavors are sweet, big fruited, and built up with ripe, gripping tannin structure. The finish is what we all look for in Pinot Noir, long sweet with fruit and floral hints. This wine despite its value-price category will age well in to the first decade of the 2000's.

Argyle Pinot Noir 2007

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

90

The color is bright garnet! The aroma is a wonderful red cherry and cranberry fruit, chocolate spice, and a neat earth "Jory soil after a fall rainstorm"-like hint. The flavor is bright, complex, and fun. Look for red fruit of cherry and cranberry, cobbled mineral, Siskiyou forest floor, and black pepper spice. The red fruit fills and carries throughout the palate in a mouthwatering sweet centered finish!

Argyle Pinot Noir 2009

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

89

2009 was all about farming to balance Mother Nature's surprises. Argyle's farming culture got the crop level right on. We stripped leaves after the burning sun of August and in time for the Labor Day rains. We also believed September's drying, east wind forecast and put a security of water onto the vines to help them ride out the drying, late season heat with a maximum of ripening—which is the name of the game here in the Willamette Valley. Picking was unusually "segmented" this year. Usually we can say that every 200' rise in elevation can mean 10 days difference in ripening and thus picking. But in 2009 Argyle picked high and low elevation fruit at the same time! We picked all the sparkling fruit, then rested for a couple of days, then all the Chardonnay for still wine, rested another few days then all the red came in. The resulting wines are gorgeous, perky and sexy. I don't know that I have seen a more sensuous expression of flavor and aromas in my 23 years of Willamette Valley winemaking.

Argyle Pinot Noir 2008

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

90

You are all going to like this Pinot Noir. Besides the raspberry and cherry fruit aromas, this is the first Willamette Pinot I've ever gotten bright boysenberry fruit aromas from! Deep underlying scents of fresh tilled earth and Eastern spice rack further add to the complexity and wonderful smell of this classic Willamette Valley Pinot Noir. The mouth-feel and flavor exceed what one expects from the already enticing smell. This wine has lovely balance for those red fruits wrapped up into a velvet-textured tannin shell. The center of the palate is cherry creme with bright minerality. Enjoy a long lasting finish accented by red cherry and a hint of dark chocolate.

Argyle Pinot Noir 2010

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

90

Imagine a walk down a Pacific Northwest forest trail in September, the warm, dry smell of firs and sunshine with ripe blackberries hanging off the vines and the cool trickle of a babbling brook over wet stones. That sums up the 2010 Argyle Willamette Valley Pinot Noir. This Pinot Noir has a surprising amount going on in the glass - from up front fruit to earthy complexity and spice nuances. Enjoy this taste of the Willamette Valley on the patio or on the forest trail.

Argyle Pinot Noir 2012

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

90

Argyle Pinot Noir is honest and unmingled. The 2012 vintage for Pinot Noir made itself. Fermented in small lots, and blended for purity, this year's blend croons of ripe, red raspberry, morello cherry and a hint of backwoods spice. No other word can describe the palate but lush. Gentle, slightly firm tannin beneath, the acid sings true and long. Enjoy early, or sit on it a few years for enhanced nuance.

Argyle Pinot Noir 2015

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

90

Argyle Pinot Noir is 100% Argyle-grown. Willamette Valley Pinot Noir is a stunning showcase of classic, cool-climate varietal character. Blackberry, black cherry, spicy complexity folds nicely into the fresh earth on the middle palate.

Argyle Pinot Noir 2017

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

90

Argyle Pinot Noir is a veritable representation of the Willamette Valley. Fermented entirely in small, 1.5 ton lots and plunged by hand, Argyle Pinot Noir is blended for purity and focus. The 2017 vintage toes the line between red and dark fruit with savory spice and delicate floral notes. Late season ripening in 2017 lends itself to a lively, fresh middle palate along with classic Argyle silky texture and persistent length.

Argyle Reserve Chardonnay 1994

Willamette Valley, Oregon

White Wine

90

The concentrated aromas are packed with ripe fruits: melon, fig, pear and apple. The ripe fruit aromas are framed by aromatic spices reminiscent of vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg. The flavors carry ripe melon wrapped in toasted hazelnut and sweet oak. The mouth feel is quite rich and viscous, yet retains a structured mineral backbone. Fruit and toasted hazelnut linger on the finish.

Argyle Reserve Chardonnay 1996

Willamette Valley, Oregon

White Wine

90

The nose is aromatic with the perfume of fresh tropical fruit; pineapple, melon and mango along with passion fruit, pears and apricot. Honey, hints of allspice originating from the toasted oak, ripe melon, and fresh, ripe anjou pear and nutmeg.

Argyle Reserve Chardonnay 1997

Willamette Valley, Oregon

White Wine

91

The nose is aromatic with the perfume of fresh tropical fruit; pineapple, melon and mango along with passion fruit, pears and apricot. Honey, hints of allspice originating from the toasted oak, ripe melon, and fresh, ripe anjou pear and nutmeg.

Argyle Reserve Chardonnay 1998

Willamette Valley, Oregon

White Wine

89

Made entirely from small cluster clones, Dijon clones, grafted onto devigorating rootstocks, gives this wine ripe fruit aromas of melon, fig, and pear. Spice scents of vanilla and clove further complex the fruit aromas. The flavors are a rich, viscous vehicle carrying ripe melon, toasted hazelnut, and sweet oak. Expect a very long fresh fruit finish from this predictably age-worthy wine.

Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir 1999

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

91

How can this wine be so Big yet exhibit so much complexity and generosity? Aromas of wild black fruits like our dried Himilayan blackberries predominate but are also complex by ample portions chocolate covered cherries and rare spices, forest soil, toasted grain, and sweet floral essences. The flavor is ripe, silky black raspberry and earthy. Trademark silky and sweet impressions help mask the firm, ample tannins. Fruit flavors dominate the long, fresh finish, with a touch of toasted oak and cedar essences framing the fruit.

Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir 2000

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

90

How can this wine be so Big yet exhibit so much complexity and generosity? Aromas of wild black fruits like our dried Himilayan blackberries predominate but are also complex by ample portions chocolate covered cherries and rare spices, forest soil, toasted grain, and sweet floral essences. The flavor is ripe, silky black raspberry and earthy. Trademark silky and sweet impressions help mask the firm, ample tannins. Fruit flavors dominate the long, fresh finish, with a touch of toasted oak and cedar essences framing the fruit.

Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir 2001

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

91

How can this wine be so Big yet exhibit so much complexity and generosity? Aromas of wild black fruits like our dried Himilayan blackberries predominate but are also complex by ample portions chocolate covered cherries and rare spices, forest soil, toasted grain, and sweet floral essences. The flavor is ripe, silky black raspberry and earthy. Trademark silky and sweet impressions help mask the firm, ample tannins. Fruit flavors dominate the long, fresh finish, with a touch of toasted oak and cedar essences framing the fruit.

Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir 2006

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

92

The key words for this wine are balance and grace. There is a sensuality to this wine that really brings unique excitement to one's highest calling for the grape, Pinot Noir. Look for rose petal powered red fruit like cherry and raspberry fruit aromas. This is the "feminine" power that only Pinot Noir can capture in a wine glass. The mouth-feel is seductive and creamy textured with red fruit, spice, and violet floral perfumed flavors. Rich, long, and enticing this Pinot Noir keeps on giving.

Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir 2005

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

91

This Pinot Noir has a seductively rich, super dark ruby-violet color. Aromas leap out of the glass with black cherry, black cherry leather and cedar, along with a ripping portion of cinnamon spice. The wine finishes with a hint of violet flower patch. Use of new oak was delicate, so the aromas are authentic Pinot Noir.

Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir 2007

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

90

The aroma of this beautiful bright Pinot Noir offering has cherry blossom floral with ripe red cherry, raspberry jam, and spice laden vanilla bean complexities. The color is a cheerful ruby red and is extremely inviting. The flavors are red fruited, red cherry folded into Vosges forest oak spice of nutmeg and earth. The facula for this refreshing Pinot Noir is red currant, a first for my 23 years of Oregon winemaking! The cellar was chock full of wonderful, red raspberry aromas during fermentation in 2007. This wine is one to enjoy but seriously cellar, as it is red fruit freshness that lends age-ability.

Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir 2008

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

91

This wine just sings classic Oregon Pinot Noir with delicate floral notes melding with ripe cherry and raspberry wrapped in a light robe of baking spices. The wine has a rich hued Burgundy color with a sparkling brilliance and great clarity. The wine opens with bright, clean flavors of black cherry and forest berries. The palate adds complexities of clove and nutmeg oak spice and hints of earthy tertiary flavors coming through. The long, elegant finish is complimented by Argyle's signature silky tannins. This is a wine that begs to be drunk now, but with self-control will pay the dividends of complexity and greater depth with aging.

Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir 2009

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

90

To coin a popular phrase, this is not your Mother's Reserve Pinot Noir! The wine has quiet power, yet voluptuous, sensuous fruit. The aromas offer spice of sandalwood, cedar box, and incense imbricated with lovely red and Bing cherry fruit, with a hint of moss on rock earthiness. The flavors bring out more red than black fruits which is characteristic of our Reserve vine blocks that make this wine label. The texture is super rich with surprising amounts of red cherry and cherry wood spice. This wine and the 2009 vintage are opulent enough to please the most discerning Sybarite!

Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir 2011

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

88

Aromas in these cool growing seasons are always "leap out of the glass" intense! Look for violets, spiced black cherry, and a hint of blueberry blossom. The black cherry component evolves into red cherry/currant aromas with time in the glass. (That's like discovering the Fountain of Youth for Pinot Noir!). The texture is immediately a surprisingly dense mouthfeel, yet light on it's feet. Pinot noir red fruits abound throughout the palate. There's an amazing balance, where each segment of flavor from beginning, to middle, to the long finish is of equal intensity. This wine tap danced it's way straight into my own personal cellar, indeed!

Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir 2012

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

92

A fantastic cross section of the Willamette Valley's finest offerings, our Reserve Pinot Noir is truly a celebration of balance. The fruit profile rides the line of red and dark fruit, and can lean in either direction depending on the day. Black cherry and Howes cranberry embraced by subtle, toasted hazelnuts, and vanillin. While the tannins are firm, but rounded, there is an underlying earthy minerality which drives the mid-palate through the long finish. While delving for pure fruit flavors and juicy acidity, we hang our phenolic hat on our trademark silky texture which has been enhanced through cold soaking in small lot fermenters, along with aging 16 months in French oak barriques.

Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir 2013

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

90

An admirable glimpse of the Willamette Valley's finest offerings, this Reserve Pinot Noir is truly a celebration of balance. Bing Cherry, supple raspberry, embraced by hints of toasted nutmeg and rich earth. The tannins are firm, but rounded, an underlying minerality which drives the mid-palate through the long finish, pure fruit flavors and juicy acidity.

Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir 2014

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

92

A laudable glimpse of the Willamette Valley's finest offerings, our Reserve Pinot Noir is truly a celebration of balance. All three of the vineyards are based in volcanic, red soils, contributing to the sweet cherry, red heart plum, and toasted, rich, earth nose. The tannins are firm, but rounded, an underlying minerality which drives the mid-palate through the long finish. Pure fruit flavors, juicy acidity, and the trademark silky texture.

Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir 2015

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

90

An admirable glimpse of the Willamette Valley's finest offerings, Argyle's Reserve Pinot Noir is truly a celebration of balance. All three of the the vineyards are based in volcanic, red soils, contributing to the wine's notes of red cherry, rose mallow, and grilled meats. The tannins are firm, but rounded, accompanied by an underlying minerality which drives the mid-palate through the long finish. While delving for pure fruit flavors and juicy acidity, Argyle hangs its phenolic hat on the winery's trademark silky texture, which has been enhanced through cold soaking in small, 1.5-ton fermenters, along with aging 16 months in French oak barrel.

Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir 2016

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

91

The Dundee Hills and Eola-Amity Hills are home to our Reserve Pinot Noir, both based in volcanic red soils, providing spicy elegance and texture. Perfumed, floral, and red cherry weave with delicate mocha and five spice. The tannins are firm, but rounded, an underlying minerality which drives the mid-palate through the long finish. While delving for pure fruit flavors and juicy acidity, we hang our phenolic hat on our trademark silky texture, which has been enhanced through cold soaking and fermenting in small, 1.5-ton fermentations.

Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir (375ML half-bottle) 1999

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

91

How can this wine be so Big yet exhibit so much complexity and generosity? Aromas of wild black fruits like our dried Himilayan blackberries predominate but are also complex by ample portions chocolate covered cherries and rare spices, forest soil, toasted grain, and sweet floral essences. The flavor is ripe, silky black raspberry and earthy. Trademark silky and sweet impressions help mask the firm, ample tannins. Fruit flavors dominate the long, fresh finish, with a touch of toasted oak and cedar essences framing the fruit.

Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir (375ML half-bottle) 2000

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

90

How can this wine be so Big yet exhibit so much complexity and generosity? Aromas of wild black fruits like our dried Himilayan blackberries predominate but are also complex by ample portions chocolate covered cherries and rare spices, forest soil, toasted grain, and sweet floral essences. The flavor is ripe, silky black raspberry and earthy. Trademark silky and sweet impressions help mask the firm, ample tannins. Fruit flavors dominate the long, fresh finish, with a touch of toasted oak and cedar essences framing the fruit.

Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir (375ML half-bottle) 2007

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

90

The key words for this wine are balance and grace. There is a sensuality to this wine that really brings unique excitement to one's highest calling for the grape, Pinot Noir. Look for rose petal powered red fruit like cherry and raspberry fruit aromas. This is the "feminine" power that only Pinot Noir can capture in a wine glass. The mouth-feel is seductive and creamy textured with red fruit, spice, and violet floral perfumed flavors. Rich, long, and enticing this Pinot Noir keeps on giving.

Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir (375ML half-bottle) 2006

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

92

The key words for this wine are balance and grace. There is a sensuality to this wine that really brings unique excitement to one's highest calling for the grape, Pinot Noir. Look for rose petal powered red fruit like cherry and raspberry fruit aromas. This is the "feminine" power that only Pinot Noir can capture in a wine glass. The mouth-feel is seductive and creamy textured with red fruit, spice, and violet floral perfumed flavors. Rich, long, and enticing this Pinot Noir keeps on giving.

Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir (375ML half-bottle) 2008

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

91

This wine just sings classic Oregon Pinot Noir with delicate floral notes melding with ripe cherry and raspberry wrapped in a light robe of baking spices. The wine has a rich hued Burgundy color with a sparkling brilliance and great clarity. The wine opens with bright, clean flavors of black cherry and forest berries. The palate adds complexities of clove and nutmeg oak spice and hints of earthy tertiary flavors coming through. The long, elegant finish is complimented by Argyle's signature silky tannins. This is a wine that begs to be drunk now, but with self-control will pay the dividends of complexity and greater depth with aging.

Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir (375ML half-bottle) 2015

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

90

An admirable glimpse of the Willamette Valley's finest offerings, Argyle's Reserve Pinot Noir is truly a celebration of balance. All three of the the vineyards are based in volcanic, red soils, contributing to the wine's notes of red cherry, rose mallow, and grilled meats. The tannins are firm, but rounded, accompanied by an underlying minerality which drives the mid-palate through the long finish. While delving for pure fruit flavors and juicy acidity, Argyle hangs its phenolic hat on the winery's trademark silky texture, which has been enhanced through cold soaking in small, 1.5-ton fermenters, along with aging 16 months in French oak barrel.

Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir (375ML half-bottle) 2009

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

90

To coin a popular phrase, this is not your Mother's Reserve Pinot Noir! The wine has quiet power, yet voluptuous, sensuous fruit. The aromas offer spice of sandalwood, cedar box, and incense imbricated with lovely red and Bing cherry fruit, with a hint of moss on rock earthiness. The flavors bring out more red than black fruits which is characteristic of our Reserve vine blocks that make this wine label. The texture is super rich with surprising amounts of red cherry and cherry wood spice. This wine and the 2009 vintage are opulent enough to please the most discerning Sybarite!

Argyle Reserve Pinot Noir (375ML half-bottle) 2016

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

92

The Dundee Hills and Eola-Amity Hills are home to our Reserve Pinot Noir, both based in volcanic red soils, providing spicy elegance and texture. Perfumed, floral, and red cherry weave with delicate mocha and five spice. The tannins are firm, but rounded, an underlying minerality which drives the mid-palate through the long finish. While delving for pure fruit flavors and juicy acidity, we hang our phenolic hat on our trademark silky texture, which has been enhanced through cold soaking and fermenting in small, 1.5-ton fermentations.

Argyle Riesling 2007

Willamette Valley, Oregon

White Wine

91

The aroma is a fascinating blend of plumeria-tropical honey floral, clove spice, and grapefruit/orange zest. The flavor is a surprising complex of key lime, star fruit, honey, and slatelike minerality. The texture is brisk acidity on a silky pillow of textured citrus honey long into the finish.

Argyle Riesling 2009

Willamette Valley, Oregon

White Wine

90

The aroma displays a depth of fruit and spice. The fruit is up front and center with ripe citrus tangerine and Meyer lemon, integrated with lovely delicate Christmas spice. The flavor is a concentrated mouthful of tangerine peel, peach, embraced by that spice element. Rich juicy center of palate is equally matched by late season harvested mineral backbone. The finish is fresh with fruit, spice, and nice blossom honey. Made with 100% Rielsing grapes.

Argyle Riesling 2010

Willamette Valley, Oregon

White Wine

90

Right out of the glass, this wine is all flowers! An intoxicating bouquet of wisteria, daphne, and lily-of-the valley backed by a wonderful sweet ginger spice and an aroma of waxy paraffin is followed on the palate with clean, fresh spiced pear and almost resinous tropical fruit notes with hints of jasmine. The long finish belies the vintage, showing a distinct stony minerality and crisp acidity to maintain the lively edge to this medium-dry style Riesling.

Argyle Riesling 2011

Willamette Valley, Oregon

White Wine

90

Full of plump, ripe Suncrest peach, papaya chutney, and stony minerality, the drinkability of 2011 Argyle Riesling is downright silly. By drinkability, I'm talking about balance in all the right places. Fleshy and round both upfront and through the middle, with pitch-perfect acid along the sides and on the back end. The salvaries begin to gush. Amylase flows as though it were spring time on the Rogue River. Kara-age and daigaku imo!

Argyle Spirithouse Pinot Noir 1999

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Red Wine

90

The color is a very deep ruby red. Look for sun thickened black cherry and cassis stock reduction type aromas, accompanied by licorice and toasted fresh sawn oak and cedar. All these aromas are packed into a box of sweet, floral scents reminiscent of garden violets at evening time. The flavor is very thick of sweet, ripe black fruit flavors including Oregon's famous Marion blackberry, dance all the way through to the end of the palate. This wine is tannin rich, but tastes like the rough corners of the tannin molecules have been sanded smooth. The hauntingly long finish has sweet, fresh black fruit and just a hint of fresh spaded earth. This wine is enjoyable now but the real reward is some years to come. 800 case bottled