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Pike Road Wines is in the press! Below you'll find all press and reviews for our wines in the media.
93 Points - Paul Gregutt
Our 2022 Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir has been awarded a 93-point score by Paul Gregutt's Northwest Wine Guide:
"Big and blocky, with chunky cherry fruit holding down the core. It’s ringed with lightly funky soil flavors and a dash of coffee grounds. Solid through the finish. As with all these 2022 Pike Road single vineyard Pinots, it’s shut tight at first and needs plenty of breathing time. When fully open it’s a gem, adding hints of black olive, sandalwood and pipe tobacco to the trailing finish." - Paul Gregutt
This review was published in November 2024 at paulgregutt.substack.com
Feb 6, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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91 Points - Paul Gregutt
Our 2022 Matteri Vineyard Pinot Noir has been awarded a 91-point score by Paul Gregutt's Northwest Wine Guide:
"Opens with a nice mix of red currants, raspberries, a whiff of barrel toast, and hints of baking spices as the wine breathes. In the mouth there’s a sparkling mineral water texture – not bubbly, but lively and fresh – that keeps the fruit buoyant through the finish." - Paul Gregutt
This review was published in November 2024 at paulgregutt.substack.com
Feb 6, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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92 Points - Paul Gregutt
Our 2022 Fennwood Vineyard Pinot Noir has been awarded a 92-point score by Paul Gregutt's Northwest Wine Guide:
"Firmly rooted in cranberry fruit with clean earth underscoring it, this is compact to the edge of impenetrable. But after being open for a full 24 hours, bang, it powered into focus. Bright and punchy, with the cranberry fruit now mixed in with juicy orange and pineapple, alive with vivid acidity, it really was delicious." - Paul Gregutt
This review was published in November 2024 at paulgregutt.substack.com
Feb 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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90 Points - Paul Gregutt
Our 2023 Pinot Noir Rosé has been awarded a 90-point score by Paul Gregutt's Northwest Wine Guide:
"Produced with free run Pinot Noir juice, this light and lovely rosé shows, watermelon, strawberries and citrus fruit, wrapped together in a firm core with supporting acids. All stainless fermented, screwcap seal, ready to go." - Paul Gregutt
This review was published in November 2024 at paulgregutt.substack.com
Feb 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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91 Points - Paul Gregutt
Our 2022 Quandary Vineyard Chardonnay has been awarded a 91-point score by Paul Gregutt's Northwest Wine Guide:
"A new vineyard that gets the star treatment – 20% new oak, extra time in bottle – and rewards tasters with an elegant wine showing beautiful texture, minerality and spice. There’s plenty of apple fruit, along with apple skins and touches of grapefruit. The finish suggests that further aeration will bring out additional spice and barrel toast." - Paul Gregutt
This review was published in November 2024 at paulgregutt.substack.com
Feb 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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91 Points - Paul Gregutt
Our 2023 Chardonnay has been awarded a 91-point score by Paul Gregutt's Northwest Wine Guide:
"The crisp, clean fruit is the star here, a mix of apples, jicama radish and lemon zest. There’s a splash of mineral water underlying the fruit and enhancing the overall freshness. You’ll sense a hint of white pepper as it rolls through the finish." - Paul Gregutt
This review was published in November 2024 at paulgregutt.substack.com
Feb 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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92 Points - Paul Gregutt
Our 2023 Pinot Gris has been awarded a 92-point score by Paul Gregutt's Northwest Wine Guide:
"Lightly flowery and bursting with lush apple, citrus and pear fruit, this all-stainless wine can’t help but please. Perfect for holiday hams and fowls, or as a starter wine with apps and cheeses. Highly versatile, screw-capped and immaculately fresh." - Paul Gregutt
This review was published in November 2024 at paulgregutt.substack.com
Feb 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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90 Points - James Suckling
Our 2023 Chardonnay has been awarded a 90-point score by James Suckling:
"A gentle, medium-bodied wine that’s mild in butter, poached pear and vanilla bean flavors on a soft texture. It’s a friendly crowd-pleaser that aims right down the middle of the road for chardonnay. Screw cap. Drink now." - Jim Gordon
This review was published in December 2024 to subscribers at jamesuckling.com
Jan 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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91 Points - Decanter
Our 2023 Pinot Gris has been awarded a 91-point score by Decanter.
"As a value-priced Pinot Gris, this wine really over delivers. It is a melange of estate and purchased fruit from throughout the Willamette Valley. Its aromatics include ginger, white flowers, and salty sea air. The palate has an amazing texture, with lemony citrus, rich nectarine flesh, and a finish of savoury tarragon." - Clive Pursehouse
This review was published in October 2024 to subscribers at decanter.com
Nov 19, 2024 at 12:21 PM
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92 Points - Decanter
Our 2022 Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir has been awarded a 92-point score by Decanter.
"A bottling from the sought-after Shea Vineyard in the Yamhill-Carlton AVA. Ripe red and black fruits leap out of the glass with darkly turned earth, clove spice, and red florals. The palate is seriously structured, with dashes of white pepper across ripe dark berries and savoury dried herbs, all finishing with fresh mint." - Clive Pursehouse
This review was published in October 2024 to subscribers at decanter.com
Nov 19, 2024 at 12:12 PM
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