The Eyrie Vineyards, Pinot Blanc, Dundee Hills

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

White · Pinot Blanc

Critics

87 /100

Reviews

professional

Vintages

No vintages

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Community Reviews

Reviews

87.3

Avg Score

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This wind blew my mind a bit, Wildly aromatic. Still holding on with multiple layers of fruit

2014 vintage

Smells crisp with candle wax. Palate has citrus cut nicely with a tropical fruit note, bit of underripe pineapple too. Good length on this finish. Good value here.

2023 vintage

The people who wrote about this wine in 2017 are idiots It was brilliant in 2024– have some patience and respect the good producers Layers of deliciousness, great aromatics

2014 vintage

Very enjoyable; pear, apple, peach, and spring floral notes on the nose; fresh and energetic on the palate with good concentration and a lovely finish. Very versatile with food and good value.

2014 vintage

Ok/ not great. Do not buy again.

2014 vintage

Very light white. Not my thing - I don't normally drink Pinot Blanc's (though I do drink other Alsatian wines). Nothing objectionable, but nothing to make it objectionable either. I don't get it.

2014 vintage

A nice simple table wine. Hints of tropical fruit. Minimal minearlity. Decent acid and a modest, clean finish that keeps it upright a quaffable, but by no means serious.

2014 vintage

Hints of wax and ash. Gritty mouthfeel, with a touch of salinity and white pepper. 87-88.

2014 vintage

A drinkable pinot blanc but somewhat flat.

2014 vintage

Decidedly more interesting than most is the concensus on day two.

2014 vintage

Now that is really darn tasty Pinot Blanc. With structure but not leesy or fat and some nice polished acidity to the whole darn thing.

2014 vintage

Tasting at Eyrie (McMinnville, Oregon) : Winery tasting. Simple nose has tropical fruit and minerals. Palate is nice and round with bright acid. Citrus zest adds some interest. A pleasant quaffing wine.

2014 vintage

Good crisp, clean white with hints of pear. Zesty finish. Still young; could yet develop more aroma. Well made and a good light food accompaniment.

2014 vintage

Really fresh and clean, great seafood wine

2014 vintage

Very different from the 2013. A strange (in an interesting way), sweet, citrus-laden nose. Rich texture and flavor, but with a shimmering, energetic edge that keeps this wine very much alive. Just a tad hot on the finish, but overall the finish is nice and long. Pinot blanc in general, and wines made by Eyrie in particular, always strike me as pretty transparent, so I suppose it was inevitable that this would show the warm year. Maybe this will cohere …

2014 vintage

Citrus, floral, mineral, and a round honey/pear aroma. Shows the warmer vintage but is not flabby at all. Lemon custard in the mouth, but fresh, and with rounded edges which I assume come from malolactic fermentation. Rich but also somehow crisp. A very nice wine.

2014 vintage

Nice & Crisp. Fun and lively. Citrus tropical. Textured. Apples and pars. Young.

2014 vintage

Lychee and hint of nectarine on the nose. Lychee more prominent. Balanced acid and minerality along with the fruit.

2009 vintage

Clean orchard and stone fruit flavors. Seems the acidity has receded significantly, and things have become too soft. Drink 'em if you got 'em.

2009 vintage

apricot blossom and pear nectar on the nose and maybe even a little neural reminder of tawny port. love this right now.

2009 vintage

Pacific Northwest Tasting Trip Day 1; 4/4/2012-4/14/2012 ((Willamette Valley & Portland)) : Small taste at the tasting room. Nose of light citrus and minerals. Palate of white grapefruit, funk, and minerals. Finish was below average.

2009 vintage

My first Pinot Blanc in a long time. Really enjoyed. Reminded me of a white cdr. Heavy and thick mouthfeel. Lemon, chalk, apples, yeast, and herbs on the nose. Citrus, grapefruit, green apples, beer, and green melon on the palate. Would like to try with Salmon.

2009 vintage

Tasting room visit-9/7. Leesy mineral, honey, and stone fruit throughout. Just a tad bit astringent. Medium finish.

2009 vintage

Cutting Edge (Cincinnati, OH) : Shy nose, slightly flabby, concentrated, itneresting. $20

2009 vintage

Lemon peel and green apples show on the nose with a sharp hit of something tangy. It's soft, with a touch of spice on the mid palate. The apple flavors are light, but full and round. A bit of heat shows on the middle and the fruit fades fairly quickly.

2009 vintage