Elk Cove, Pinot Blanc, Willamette Valley

Elk Cove · Oregon › Willamette Valley › United States of America

White · Pinot Blanc

Critics

86 /100

Reviews

professional

Vintages

No vintages

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Community Reviews

Reviews

86.1

Avg Score

Highest

The nose is citrus lemony a bit limestone chalky. The taste is green apple and lemon, slight Lliteras a lot of white pepper, and the slightest of pyrazine at the very end.

2015 vintage

Tasting great, you can't serve this too cold.

2015 vintage

Medium body with a medium finish and elevated acidity. Notes of apple, pear and even a little mineral edge. Great everyday wine.

2015 vintage

Winebar [2 Whts & 8 Reds] from 12/1/17 (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA) : “Hand-harvested from hillside vyds (vine age: 5-22 yrs) @ 23° Brix; Whole-cluster pressed & cold fermented in small, s/s tanks; 13% ABV, 6.3 g/l T.A., & 3.16 pH; 1,997 cases bottled Feb ’15.” N: Closed; Apples with notes of minerals & lemons P: Med body; RNDISH entry with nice frt met by an acidic astringency which basically carries through the LONG, VERY slightly bitterish finish …

2015 vintage

Nose shows citrus notes, grapefruit, lemon and hints of candied ginger. Straight-forward on the palate with good intensity. Gives off a big burst of citrus flavors, light stone fruit, and under-ripe pineapple. Good acid keeps everything framed up. Overall it's an easy drinking white, albeit a bit more intense than I remember this bottling. 34567 points

2015 vintage

Didn't write notes when we drank it, but remember that it disappeared quickly.

2012 vintage

Disappointed, not sure what happened. This was good at the tasting, but flabby at home.

2012 vintage

Good typicy of rounded PB mouth feel. Pear flavor but rather restraint. Good acidity, but a bit hallow. Drink now.

2012 vintage

clear, light yellow, in color. sweet, stone fruit, mineral, floral, on the nose. apricot, peach, mineral, floral, on the palate. low-medium acid on a crisp+ finish.

2012 vintage

Drinks like a Pinot Gris in structure and profile, but there's a tasty fruit quality here as well. More about the pear than the tropical?

2012 vintage

small grapefruit flavor.

2007 vintage

Pacific Northwest Tasting Trip, Day 4 (Willamette Valley & P-Town) : Nose of bartlett pear, little minerality. Palate of pear, minerality, little cream.

2008 vintage

Willamette Valley Century Club (100 wines in a day)! : Light melon on nose... simple, but nice. Good white fruit on the palate, and soft in texture. Mild finish, with good acidity and a dryness that caries deep into the finish.

2008 vintage

The REAL Willamette Valley century club (100 wines at the wineries in 1 day) (Willamette Valley - Oregon) : Pretty light on flavor on the palate but with very nice acidity. Tasty stuff.

2008 vintage

Scali - paired with crab soup

2008 vintage

Lovely rich apple scents on the nose along with some pineapple nots, and a hint of lilacs. The apple flavors deliver nicely with some decent acidity. There's a bit of a disjointed sensation hitting after the apple flavors fade.

2008 vintage

Tasting the Willamette Valley--2009, Day One (Willamette Valley, OR) : Light golden color. Nose of tart apple, some lemon. Similar on the palate with a slight creaminess. Good acidity and balance though I preferred the Pinot Gris.

2007 vintage

Willamette Valley Visits 6-09 (Local OR Wineries) : Simple and light pear scents appear on the nose if you really look for them. The wine is clean with some interesting acidity, and the flavor of white grape skins towards the back end, but unfortunately doesn't provide anything that really grabs me.

2007 vintage

Light straw color. Bright citrus flavors, showing grapefruit, lemon. The acidity is a little high, but the wine is very refreshing and has a very nice finish.

2007 vintage

Nose has lemon / citrus zest, as well as some banana. Taste had minerals, lemon and pineapple. Decent wine without much complexity.

2007 vintage