Red

Five Mountain Pinot Noir

Elk Cove

Willamette Valley · Willamette Valley · United States

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Pinot Noir
Country
United States
Region
Willamette Valley · Willamette Valley
Appellation
Willamette Valley
Body
medium
Acidity
high
Tannin
medium
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

roast lamb · duck · mushrooms · aged cheeses

Rated vintages

  • 201491 pts

    Parts of this vineyard date back to the late 1970s. Scents of raspberries and cherries bloom from the glass, and the wine gains volume in the mouth. Dark fruits take center stage, tightly wound and showing threads of smoke, earth and dark chocolate.

  • 201392 pts

    This is a solid, sharply defined, taut wine with a refined core of cherry fruit. The through-line is straight and true, finishing with a lick of citrus. Give this one a little more time to smooth itself out, and drink with pleasure after 2018.

  • 201292 pts

    Solid and substantial, this single-vineyard wine has real meat on its bones, both figuratively and literally, as it carries some savory notes along with ripe blackberry fruit. The acid-tannin balance is picture-perfect, and though sturdy and ripe, it conveys an impression of gra…

  • 200590 pts

    This new vineyard site, on the east side of the Chehalem mountains, has delivered a precisely rendered, spicy wine, with a pleasing mix of leaf, herb, berry and earth flavors. It's cut on the tart, acidic side, but it's neither dull nor simple. Given its balance and texture, it…