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"Champions of Value" (October 15, 2009)

"Oregon is on fire…Most Popular Pinot Noirs: Elk Cove Vineyards (ranked 10 out of 13 best in the nation)." (March 31, 2001)

Willamette Valley

2008: 90 Best Buy. (October 1, 2010)

2007: 20th Annual Restaurant Poll. "In the MOST POPULAR PINOT NOIRS category, Elk Cove’s 2007 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir ranked #24." (April 1, 2009)

2006: 91 "Richly ripe when first poured, this gathers focus with air. Its stalwart plum flavors develop a limpid clarity in the center, a pure fruit moment that gives way to a fleshy, savory finish. It has the savory layered notes to pair with coq au vin." – Patrick Comiskey (April 30, 2008)

La Bohème

2006: 92 "Ample, round and lavish in its oak…it’s packed with flavors of mocha, sassafras, and black cherry…serve with pasta or wild mushrooms." (June 1, 2008)

2000: 89 "Muscular, dense and briary, this wine combines New World power with finesse. The fruit is tinged in blue, the texture is supple and lush, with a fresh snapped twig quallity in the finish. Serve with your next sage-rubbed pork loin." – Patrick Comiskey

Windhill

2005: 88 – Patrick Comiskey (September 30, 2007)

Roosevelt

2001: 91 "A wine that tastes of smoke and earth, elements that suggest great complexity for the future. Aromas of root vegetables, celeriac and beets, give way to black cherry scents, then earth and fruit combine in a verdant character that smoothes the finish. Intriguing now, it will improve in a year’s time; pair with forest mushrooms en papillote." (January 31, 2004)

Reserve

2006: 91 (December 1, 2008)