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Elk Cove, “La Bohème” Pinot Noir

Other, United States 2017 (750mL)
Regular price$45.00
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Elk Cove, “La Bohème” Pinot Noir

There are a lot of dilettantes in today’s wine world, but no one would dare accuse the Campbell family of that: Pat and Joe Campbell planted their first vines in 1974, in what is now the Yamhill-Carton AVA, living with their small children in a trailer on the property as they built a wine operation from scratch. Their “La Bohème” vineyard, which rises to 800 feet elevation and overlooks the winery, was planted in 1985 using hand-selected vine material from their original estate vineyard. Under the direction of second-generation vintner Adam Campbell (one of those children in the trailer), Elk Cove remains one of the standard-bearers of the Willamette Valley, offering incredible value-for-dollar. “La Bohème” is fermented in stainless steel and age 10 months in 26% new French oak; it is typically a concentrated, more deeply hued style of Oregon Pinot. Aromas and flavors of black cherry, cola, violet, espresso, and chocolate, carried on crushed-velvet tannins, make this a tough one to put down. Just 700 cases produced!

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United States

Washington

Columbia Valley

Like many Washington wines, the “Columbia Valley” indication only tells part of the story: Columbia Valley covers a huge swath of Central
Washington, within which are a wide array of smaller AVAs (appellations).

Oregon

Willamette Valley

Oregon’s Willamette Valley has become an elite winegrowing zone in record time. Pioneering vintner David Lett, of The Eyrie Vineyard, planted the first Pinot Noir in the region in 1965, soon to be followed by a cadre of forward-thinking growers who (correctly) saw their wines as America’s answer to French
Burgundies. Today, the Willamette
Valley is indeed compared favorably to Burgundy, Pinot Noir’s spiritual home. And while Pinot Noir accounts for 64% of Oregon’s vineyard plantings, there are cool-climate whites that must not be missed.

California

Santa Barbara

Among the unique features of Santa Barbara County appellations like Ballard Canyon (a sub-zone of the Santa Ynez Valley AVA), is that it has a cool, Pacific-influenced climate juxtaposed with the intense luminosity of a southerly
latitude (the 34th parallel). Ballard Canyon has a more north-south orientation compared to most Santa Barbara AVAs, with soils of sandy
clay/loam and limestone.

California

Paso Robles

Situated at an elevation of 1,600 feet, it is rooted in soils of sandy loam and falls within the Highlands District of the Paso Robles AVA.

New York

North Fork

Wine growers and producers on Long Island’s North Fork have traditionally compared their terroir to that of Bordeaux and have focused on French varieties such as Cabernet Franc and Merlot.

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