Argyle Nuthouse Pinot Noir on SlashFood.com

Posted on April 6, 2010

The popular foodie website, SlashFood.com, posted their 2006 Oregon Pinot Noir – Wine of the Week article and Argyle’s 2006 Nuthouse Pinot Noir was tops on the list.

Of the Pinots tasted, this was a clear favorite. Creamy, concentrated fruit flavors power the Pinot from aromas of forest floor into a mid-palate that’s reminiscent of plum pudding, and black-cherry notes too. Yet the finish of refined tannins is bright and intense.

Thanks for the honor, SlashFood! Thanks Kristine Hansen!

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Recent Wine Scores & Reviews

Posted on November 3, 2009

Hello Argylers! We posted new and/or updated tasting notes and wine scores/reviews for several wines. The newest batch is listed & linked below. Each of these PDF files is also available on the individual wine page on the Argyle website.

2007 Reserve Pinot Noir Tasting Notes

1999 Extended Tirage Brut Wine Score & Review
2006 Argyle Brut Wine Score & Review
2007 Nuthouse Chardonnay Wine Score & Review
2006 Nuthouse Pinot Noir Wine Score & Review
2006 Spirithouse Chardonnay Wine Score & Review
2007 Argyle Brut Rosé Wine Score & Review
2007 Reserve Pinot Noir Wine Score & Review
2007 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir Wine Score & Review

We’ll have more posted soon. Cheers!

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Argyle’s Extended Tirage Brut scores 95 points… again!

Posted on October 27, 2009

Great news! We just found out that our 10-year-aged 1999 Extended Tirage Brut has been given a Wine Spectator score of 95!

This is the third year in a row that the Extended Tirage Brut has topped the charts for highest rated sparkling wine ever produced in the United States!

Wine Spectator says:
“Elegant, with very fine bubbles and complex spice, coffee, pear and toast aromas and flavors that are poised against lacy acidity and refined structure, letting the flavors sail on and on with finesse. Drink now.” – Harvey Steiman

1999 Extended Tirage Brut Tasting Notes
Welcome back to the New Millennium! Here’s your chance to get it right (or better) a second time! I bet we all remember what we were up to in 1999. This is a late harvested beauty of a sparkling wine. The aromas are complex, yet fresh and leap out of the flute. Look for fresh and baked pear, juicy red apple, and hints of bright citrus fruit like Meyer lemon and grapefruit. Ten years of aging has imparted aromas of freshly roasted hazelnut, citrus peel, lovely vanilla blossom and honey spice. Rounding out these scents are touches of yeasty goodness from Pain de campagne and fresh-baked biscuit. The flavor is especially rich and creamy with lemon/grapefruit citrus, Anjou pear and Cameo apple fruit. Melon and vanilla spice lay upon a stony mineral structure. The finish is fresh baguette and caramelized sugar creaminess that is long, vibrant, and shows the added persistence that late harvested (October/November) Chardonnay and Pinot Noir can bring.

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