Anne Amie Vineyards, Carlton Oregon

Anne Amie Vineyards in Restaurant Wine

 

Ronn Wiegand comments on the wines of Anne Amie Vineyards in issue #110 of Restaurant Wine

"Anne Amie’s 2003s are among the finest we’ve tasted from Oregon. As a group, they are individualistic, very distinctive wines, and have more in common with Burgundy than the Pinots of California (they are crisper and more tannic than the latter). The Yamhill Springs bottling is full bodied, lightly toasty in flavor, crisp, with some richness (black cherry, red currant, plum), and a medium long finish. Lightly tannic. 200 cases. The Laurel bottling is very fine: fragrant, full bodied, supple, and long and well balanced on the palate, tasting of plum, toast, red currant, and rose petal. 161 cases. La Colina is rich and full bodied; a very ripely flavored wine, with good depth, and a long, mildly tannic finish. It tastes of cranberry, tobacco, blueberry, toast and red plum. 214 cases. Hawks View is also rich; a full bodied, lightly toasty wine that is long on the finish-and tastes of plum, cranberry, menthol, and toast. 308 cases. Deux Vert is quite floral and fruity in aroma/flavor (violet, plum, cherry, toast), full bodied, medium rich, and long on the finish. Exceptional. 200 cases. These wines all are unfined and unfiltered."

• 2003 Yamhill Spring Vineyard Pinot Noir - 4 1/2 Stars
• 2003 Laurel Vineyard Pinot Noir  – 5 Stars
• 2003 La Colina Vineyard Pinot Noir – 5 Stars
• 2003 Hawks View Pinot Noir – 5 Stars
• 2003 Deux Vert Vineyard – 5 Stars

Restaurants Reviews Riesling

The current issue of Restaurant News lists the 2004 Anne Amie Riesling as the "Wine of the Week" selection of Wine for Dummies authors Mary Ewing-Mulligan and Ed McCarthy. These well respected authors also have their work published in Decanter, The Quarterly Review of Wines and Wine Enthusiast. They comment in their current Restaurant News column:

WINE OF THE WEEK:

2004 Anne Amie Riesling, Willamette Valley

This 2004 is crisp, lively and delicious; off-dry but with excellent acidity. It’s a lovely contrast to creamy dishes.

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