The Eyrie Vineyards, Chardonnay, Dundee Hills

The Eyrie Vineyards · Oregon › Dundee Hills › United States of America

White · Chardonnay

Critics

91 /100

Reviews

professional

Vintages

No vintages

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Community Reviews

Reviews

90.6

Avg Score

Highest

Somewhat forward oak on opening - not the norm for Eyrie. Air and short decant helped, but still seemed a bit disjointed. Not bad at all, but the woody finish was not expected.

2014 vintage

Neuf bouteilles pour trois : (mon apport) La couleur dorée est la plus soutenue des trois. Un nez presque baroque, une puissance remarquable, un format de grand cru (perçu par certains comme tel), mais malgré la richesse (2014 est chaud dans l'Oregon), l'équilibre est bien là, et il n'y a rien de lourd ou pataud. C'est excellent, un genre moins tendu que les deux autres, une belle découverte pour tous.

2014 vintage

This was poured blind in a flight of four Chardonnays. Not decanted. Very pale yellow...no obvious signs of age from its color. The nose was pretty shy and really didn't open until some time later. On the palate, however, this was so concentrated and delicious with stone fruit and lemon zest flavor and a long, weightless finish. This was outrageously good and was my WOTT, edging out a fantastic 2013 Liquid Farm Golden Slope.

2014 vintage

Outstanding QPR. This had deep minerals and orchard fruit with some nutty wood tones. At peak or will be soon. Best over the next 2-3 years IMO

2014 vintage

Clean, lovely fruit. Acid balance near perfect. Pretty, but good length. Superb food wine.

2014 vintage

Good QPR. Starting to show just a little age.

2014 vintage

Deep gold color. Flowers and some spice on the nose. Some tropical hints on the palate with great acidity and smooth, long finish. Can easily go another 3-5 years.

2014 vintage

This lovely wine presents bright pear and pineapple against a backdrop of light cream with a chalky mineral note and very subtle smokiness. This leans toward the Burgundian style of Chardonnay.

2014 vintage

Delicious; stellar value for Chardonnay; the nose shows ripe pear, peach skin, red apple, mineral, hints of honeysuckle and jasmine, just a touch of spice. The palate is perfectly balanced with great fruit, lovely spice and mineral notes and very good depth yet buoyed by lovely freshness. Still definitely young, but hard to resist.

2014 vintage

Fine oak underlies a medium-bodied Chardonnay with terrific balance of fruit and acidity. Has the depth of fruit of a 2014, but a precision and complexity that is rarely present for a standard release. Excellent. Will improve. A nice take on a ripe vintage, preserving the finesse and balance of what Oregon can do.

2014 vintage

Wonderfully balanced; this has seen oak, but the crisp fruit flavors still come through.

2014 vintage

I'm not a huge fan of the 2014s, but after grappling with this wine over a couple of nights, I've come to enjoy it. As with most Eyrie wines, it has personality and gives me something to think about, and that alone makes it worthwhile. On the nose there's a strange tropical element along with a faint sense of the Dundee funk. The palate follows through on this promise, with a strangely lean wine for the vintage. I would say …

2014 vintage

This is really tasty stuff, still on the young side. Certainly a riper version of Eyrie than I've tasted recently with a big nose of ripe pear, baked lemon, pineapple, and a hint of apricot. There are hints of wet stone, fresh hay, and just a hint of spice/lees notes. The palate is rounder and richer than some prior wines I've tasted, but still has lovely balance and energy. A lovely example of a Chardonnay from a warmer vintage that …

2014 vintage

Solid clean fresh chard

2014 vintage

Very nice. Let a case sit around a bit and it helped. The wine was bright, with good acidity and a nice restrained finish. Plenty of life left in this wine. Will likely rate higher if it ages well.

2014 vintage

Light to medium yellow color. The nose is quite distinct with flinty minerals, and citrus. Mouthfeel is very bright with lots of acidity. On the palate the citrus expresses as grapefruit more than lemon curiously. With food like a lightly spiced shrimp dish the grapefruit fades and you get some more tropical notes. It went well with the shrimp. nicely done wine that will improve a bit with a few years in bottle I think given the acidity.

2014 vintage

Nice nose, tight acidity, smooth finish.

2014 vintage