Trade News Archive - Argyle Winery

Announcing the First-Ever Willamette Valley Collectors’ Auction

“Over the years Argyle has helped put Oregon Sparkling Wine on the map. Easily one of the great producers of sparkling wine in North America. I first visited this tasting room in 2002 and I can testify that what was one a small, unpretentious cabin used for tasting is now one of the most beautiful structures for tasting wine in Oregon.” — Owen Bargreen

Owen Bargreen: Argyle Sparkling Wine

“Over the years Argyle has helped put Oregon Sparkling Wine on the map. Easily one of the great producers of sparkling wine in North America. I first visited this tasting room in 2002 and I can testify that what was one a small, unpretentious cabin used for tasting is now one of the most beautiful structures for tasting wine in Oregon.” — Owen Bargreen

Wine Spectator: Uncorking Memories

“Willamette Valley is a big neighborhood of old friends, winemakers who’ve known one another for years but rarely get together. Fellow winemakers Luisa Ponzi and Rollin Soles rectified this just before harvest 2021, inviting a few vintner friends to bring vintage wines to share. It’s hard to know what was more satisfying: tasting the wines or listening to the table talk of these veteran Oregon winemakers. Ponzi, whose family is one of Oregon’s wine pioneers, hosted the tasting at her winery.” — Tim Fish

Pushing the Boundaries

U.S. sparkling wine producers add innovative bottlings to the lineup
Wine Spectator
December 31, 2021
Tim Fish

“[2010 Extended Tirage Brut] is a mature and luxurious wine, with notes of apple, orange zest and caramelized almond.”

Rating: 93 points

Wine Enthusiast Advance Buying Guide – Dec. 2021

In the December issue of the Wine Enthusiast Advance Buying Guide, Paul Gregutt writes that: “Argyle is the leader in releasing traditionally made Oregon sparkling wines with extra time en tirage,” and that the 2010 Argyle Extended Tirage Brut (94 Points) “shows exceptional complexity,” adding that “the freshness of the wine is impressive.” He wrote that the 2017 Argyle Brut Rosé (92 Points) has “lovely aromas,” the 2019 Argyle Nuthouse Chardonnay (92 Points) is “seductive,” “invigorating” and “delicious,” and the 2015 Argyle Spirit Hill Vineyard Blanc de Blancs (91 Points) has “vibrant acidity” and “will age indefinitely.”

2020 Argyle Rosé of Pinot Noir

Great Northwest Wine, 5 July 2021

Rating: Excellent

Chardonnay: A Most Versatile Grape

The Aspen Times website, 25 June 2021

[2019 Argyle Nuthouse Chardonnay] is a solid example of just how delicious a single vineyard Chardonnay from the Eola-Amity Hills in Oregon’s Willamette Valley can be.