Today were in the rolling hills of Newberg, at Penner-Ash Wine Cellars- another winery where the wine is as beautiful as the scenery .. Like many of the wineries in the region Penner-Ash's focus is on Pinot Noir. Most of their wines are single vineyard Pinots, with the exception of their Willamette Valley Pinot which is made from grapes sources from ~10 vineyards in the Willamette Valley. Over the years we've enjoyed vintage after vintage of consistently excellent wines from Penner-Ash and for those who know and love Oregon Pinot, you would already know that Penner-Ash sources their grapes from some of the top vineyards in the region - the Shea Vineyard being one of them. The Shea Vineyard produces some of the regions best Pinots grapes and Penner-Ash translates that into one of the best Shea wines every year.
Joining the Cult - Penner-Ash Wine Cellars 2008 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir - We're choosing this Willamette blend since it is one of the most consistent blended Pinot Noirs from Oregon. For us, this wine expresses the essence of New World Pinot. Every year this wine is made in a rich fruit forward style, delivering red fruits on the nose and pallet. The 2008 follows this standard with a nose of red fruit with a hint of Oak. The flavour go hand-in-hand with this style offering rich raspberry and cherries with a finish of oak and spice flavors. This wine is an early drinker as the tannin's are always approachable and with a final PH of 3.85 and a total acid of 4.8 G/l this wine is not designed for aging. This wine provides everything you would ever want in an Oregon Pinot Noir. Drink it now! 90 Points
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