Our 2017 Pinot Blanc is #5 in Wine Enthusiast Magazine’s Top 100 Wines of 2018!
“Wine Enthusiast’s tasting panel reviewed more than 24,000 wines from around the globe, exploring a multitude of regions, styles and price points.”
– Wine Enthusiast Magazine
Out of all these wines, our Pinot Blanc came in #5. What great news for this unusual varietal we like to call the “mineral sister” to Pinot Gris. Here’s the original review posted in Wine Enthusiast in October:
“This sophisticated effort is highlighted by bright, polished fruit flavors of apple, melon and white peach. It’s long and focused, fresh and immaculate, with no apparent new oak. 92 points.” – Paul Gregutt
How do we make our Pinot Blanc? It helps that we have 30 years of experience with Blanc’s sister varietal, Pinot Gris, and a diversity of estate-grown vineyards. We farm our Pinot Blanc vines on three different sites representing diverse soils, elevations and microclimates well-suited to growing this aromatic white wine.
With an accolade this high, our 2017 Pinot Blanc will sell out. Purchase soon before it does. Cheers!
Wine Business Magazine has chosen Elk Cove as a “Hot Brand” for 2018!
“As a region, Oregon’s Willamette Valley had been producing outstanding Pinot Noir and Chardonnay for decades, and the Campbell family has been a steward of those grapes since the beginning.”
According to Wine Business Monthly, this means we’re doing a good job of representing the American wine industry. They’re featuring our 100% Pinot Noir Brut Rosé – read more when the full report comes out in February.
So are you drinking more Oregon bubbly? How do you think our 2015 Brut Rosé represents trends in American wine? We’d love to hear what you think. Email us at info@elkcove.com. Cheers!
The Wine Business Monthly is the nation’s leading publication for wineries and growers.
Our 2017 Pinot Gris received a gold medal and was named “Reserve Class Champion” in the 2019 Houston Rodeo Uncorked! wine competition.
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo hosts several events including an international wine competition, a food competition and wine auction. Guests can visit the “Champion Wine Garden” to enjoy the top wines from each year’s competition:
“Wines from around the world enter this elite, privately judged competition held in November. Winning wines can be tasted during the Roundup & Best Bites Competition and at the Champion Wine Garden.
The 2019 International Wine Competition judging included 3,156 entries from 18 different countries, including Argentina, Austria, Chile, France, Italy, Japan, Portugal and South Africa. Texas wineries represented 413 entries, and 370 entries came from this year’s featured region, California’s Central Coast.”
“Plenty of bright, fleshy red cherries on offer here with the beginnings of very detailed, complex style. The tannins are succulently delivered with a very powerful draw and release on the palate. Expansive finish and elegant power. Drink or hold” – James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com uses a 100-point scale, with 90 points or more being outstanding. “It’s a wine I want to drink a glass of and is an outstanding purchase.” – James Suckling
“Lime leaf and honeysuckle with bright, fresh peaches and some bready notes. The palate has a supple and even-paced core of fresh pears and melon with a gently toasty edge to the finish. Drink now.” – James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com uses a 100-point scale, with 90 points or more being outstanding. “It’s a wine I want to drink a glass of and is an outstanding purchase.” – James Suckling
“There’s a beautifully fresh array of violets, ripe red and blue cherries, raspberries and red plums on the nose of this pristine, youthful pinot. The palate continues the pristine theme with ebullient, round and fleshy cherries and red plums in abundance. Drink or hold.” – James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com uses a 100-point scale, with 90 points or more being outstanding. “It’s a wine I want to drink a glass of and is an outstanding purchase.” – James Suckling
“A complex, youthful pinot that has plenty of spicy red cherries and a smooth, succulent palate that delivers a very engagingly detailed ride to the fresh, flavorful finish. Drink or hold.” – James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com uses a 100-point scale, with 90 points or more being outstanding.”It’s a wine I want to drink a glass of and is an outstanding purchase.” – James Suckling
Our 2016 Five Mountain Pinot Noir received an outstanding 93 points in The Tasting Panel’s Blue Reviews:
“Silky, succulent, and refreshing with cherry and savory notes, this is a testament to what Oregon can accomplish in the hands of a fine winemaking tradition at a great winery.” –Anthony Dias Blue
This review posted in the November 2018 issue of The Tasting Panel Magazine and at tastingpanelmag.com.
For each issue, Anthony Dias Blue selects the best wines among hundreds sampled. The wines are rated according to a 100 point scale:
95-100: Classic
90-94: Outstanding
85-89: Very Good
Our 2017 Pinot Blanc is #5 in Wine Enthusiast Magazine’s Top 100 Wines of 2018!
“Wine Enthusiast’s tasting panel reviewed more than 24,000 wines from around the globe, exploring a multitude of regions, styles and price points.”
– Wine Enthusiast Magazine
Out of all these wines, our Pinot Blanc came in #5. What great news for this unusual varietal we like to call the “mineral sister” to Pinot Gris. Here’s the original review posted in Wine Enthusiast in October:
“This sophisticated effort is highlighted by bright, polished fruit flavors of apple, melon and white peach. It’s long and focused, fresh and immaculate, with no apparent new oak. 92 points.” – Paul Gregutt
How do we make our Pinot Blanc? It helps that we have 30 years of experience with Blanc’s sister varietal, Pinot Gris, and a diversity of estate-grown vineyards. We farm our Pinot Blanc vines on three different sites representing diverse soils, elevations and microclimates well-suited to growing this aromatic white wine.
With an accolade this high, our 2017 Pinot Blanc will sell out. Purchase soon before it does. Cheers!
Our 2015 Brut Rosé featured in Food & Wine Magazine’s article “8 Oregon Sparkling Wines That Rival Champagne”. Here’s what they had to say:
“TheWillamette Valley’sdistinctive climate and geology have made it renowned for Pinot Noir, and its Chardonnays can be equally impressive—two varieties that also happen to be the classic ingredients of great sparkling wine… Winemaker Adam Campbell is one of Oregon’s top Pinot talents. His skill shows through in this creamy, lightly toasty wine.” – Ray Isle, Food & Wine
We’re excited to announce our 2017 Pinot Blanc was awarded Double Gold in the 2018 Six Nations Wine Challenge! It was not only the highest rated Pinot Blanc, but also a top wine of its class.
Since 2003, Six Nations Wine Challenge invites prominent wine experts from each of the leading New World wine countries: USA, Canada, Chile, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. The experts nominate their top 100 wines to be included in the competition. At a week-long convention in Sydney Australia, the judges blind taste hundreds of nominated wines.
“Because the wines are all selected by each of the judges the standard of wine quality must surely be higher than any competition of this size in the world” – Bob Campbell, New Zealand Master of Wine
“The richest and most extracted of the three Elk Cove Pinots and a wine that delivers a full measure of concentrated, very insistent fruit, the winery’s Mount Richmond bottling is a weighty, well-structured offering that commends cellaring if it is to grow into its best. It admittedly impresses presently with its considerable depth, but it deserves to be set aside for several more years, and patience is certain to bring appreciable reward.”
This review posts in their November 2018 issue and at www.cgcw.com.
We’re excited to announce our 2016 Mount Richmond Pinot Noir received a Gold medal in the 2018 Six Nations Wine Challenge!
Since 2003, Six Nations Wine Challenge invites prominent wine experts from each of the leading New World wine countries: USA, Canada, Chile, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. The experts nominate their top 100 wines to be included in the competition. At a week-long convention in Sydney Australia, the judges blind taste hundreds of nominated wines.
“Because the wines are all selected by each of the judges the standard of wine quality must surely be higher than any competition of this size in the world” – Bob Campbell, New Zealand Master of Wine
Welcome to the Harvest 2018 report! Each year we document the vintage with a photo gallery. Scroll down for notes on the progression of the most exciting season here in wine country.
The first pinot noir grapes came in this morning, it’s been a rainy first week of harvest which has allowed our Cellar Interns to ease into their jobs and learn some new skills. This year’s interns hail from New Zealand (3), Australia (1), France (1), California and from the Campbell family: this year we’re proud to welcome our first third generation at Elk Cove.
Our 2017 Pinot Gris received an excellent 90 point rating from Wine Enthusiast:
“Popular and widely available, this opens with a scent of guava, and follows with mixed fruit flavors of guava, apricot and bubblegum. It’s forward and palate-pleasing, leaving a light hint of mint at the finish.”- P.G.
This review was published in the October 2018 issue of Wine Enthusiast Magazine and at winemag.com. According to Senior Tasting Director Joe Czerwinski, Wine Enthusiast blind tastes wines for review and rates their wines according to a 100 point scale:
Classic 98-100: The pinnacle of quality.
Superb 94-97: A great achievement.
Excellent 90-93: Highly recommended.
Very Good 87-89: Often good value; well recommended.
Good 83-86: Suitable for everyday consumption; often good value.
Acceptable 80-82: Can be employed in casual, less-critical circumstances.
Wines receiving a rating below 80 are not reviewed.
Our 2017 Pinot Blanc has been honored with a 91 point score by Anthony Dias Blue Reviews in The Tasting Panel magazine:
“Smooth and lush’ creamy and ripe with tangy, crisp acidity’ a lovely, well-made wine made from fruit hand-harvested from Elk Cove’s hillside vineyards.” –Anthony Dias Blue
In each issue of The Tasting Panel “Editor-in-Chief Anthony Dias blue selects a wide range of the best wines and spirits from among the more than 500 he samples over the course of a month. The reviews are subjective editorial evaluations, made without regard to advertising, and products are scored on a 100-point scale:
85-89: Very Good
90-94: Outstanding
95-100: Classic
This review posted in the August 2018 issue of the magazine and at www.bluelifestyle.com.
Our 1998 Roosevelt Pinot Noir has been honored with a 90 point score in Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate after 20 years in bottle! This is a testament to the age-ability of our Pinot Noirs:
“The 1998 Pinot Noir Roosevelt (labeled as simply “Oregon”) is pale to medium garnet in color with aromas of salty black licorice, black cherries, savory sautéed mushroom, mossy bark and forest floor. Light to medium-bodied, it’s silky in the mouth, still showing some black fruits under savory/earthy layers, smoked meats, pepper and saline emerging toward the finish.” –Erin Brooks
This review posted in 238 issue of magazine on August 31, 2018.
“The 2016 Pinot Noir Five Mountain is pale to medium ruby-purple in color with violet aromas over a core of boysenberry jam and black cherries plus notions of tree bark, cardamom and wet leaves. Light to medium-bodied and blue fruited in the mouth, it has fine, grainy tannins and juicy acidity, finishing long with spicy layers.” –Erin Brooks
This review posted in 238 issue of magazine on August 31, 2018.
Our 2016 Reserve Pinot Noir has received an excellent 92 point score from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate:
“Pale to medium ruby-purple in color, the 2016 Pinot Noir Reserve has a nose of dried cranberries and dried red cherries with floral perfume, dried leaves, licorice and warm earth. Light to medium-bodied, it has good concentration of red and black cherries and berries in the mouth with earth and spice layers, a firm frame of grainy tannins and juicy acidity, finishing long and layered.” –Erin Brooks
This review posted in 238 issue of magazine on August 31, 2018.
Our 2016 Mount Richmond Pinot Noir has received an excellent 92+ point score in Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate:
“The 2016 Pinot Noir Mount Richmond is pale to medium ruby-purple in color with a lovely open nose of black cherry preserves, blueberry compote and boysenberry with notions of floral perfume, tilled soil and dried leaves. Light to medium-bodied, it fills the mouth with warm black fruits and layers of baking spice and earth, with a good frame of fine-grained tannins and great freshness, finishing very long and spicy.” –Erin Brooks
This review posted in 238 issue of magazine on August 31, 2018.
