Dobbes Family Estate Grand Assemblage Pinot Noir 2021
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Floral, strawberry, vanilla, and mint aromas. This wine draws long on the palate with mouthwatering acidity, and a light but discernible structure. Delicate and fresh, with the crystalline texture of a cooler vintage. Raspberry, orange pith, blackberry, and dark chocolate flavors.
Pair with spaghetti Bolognese, pork tenderloin and green salad with citrus vinaigrette.
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This is one complex set of aromas, with red currants and dark chocolate morphing into rose hips, balsa wood and espresso shots. The flavors of strawberries, black pepper, thyme and lemon zest are fresh and vibrant. The acidity is lip-smacking, while the tannins are subtle.
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James Suckling
Raspberries, redcurrants, strawberries, cinnamon and crushed stones on the nose. Chocolate orange, too. Juicy and bright, with a wealth of sweet red berry fruit framed by silky tannins. Tasty finish. Drink or hold.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Spicy and pure, the 2021 Pinot Noir Grand Assemblage pours a deep ruby and offers aromas of ripe raspberry, forest herbs, and roses. Medium-bodied, with crunchy red fruit, ripe tannins, and good length, this classic and refreshing red delivers fresh, pure fruit. It’s drinking well now and will drink nicely over the next few years.
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Wine Spectator
Plush and fruit-forward, with jammy raspberry and blueberry flavors laced with spiced tea and orange peel. Drink now through 2029.
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Dobbes Family Estate is the pinnacle of Joe Dobbes' winemaking efforts, hinting at the decades of experience behind it. The opulent and age-worthy wines are produced from premier vineyards in Oregon's Willamette and Rogue Valleys. Though a small-town boy raised in Willamette Valley, Joe Dobbes' wine calling originated far from his home country. Stints in the Nahe and Burgundy regions provided Joe with a solid foundation in the Old World of winemaking before returning to the U.S. and eventually beginning Joe Dobbes Wines in 2002. The estate vineyards cover some 214 acres in Willamette Valley and, in addition, Joe works closely with a number of elite Oregon vineyards to release single-vineyard wines and masterful cuvées under three labels - Dobbes Family Estate, Jovino and Wine By Joe.
Home of some of the planet’s most amazingly elegant and expressive Pinot noir, the Willamette Valley is a pastoral, mixed landscape of green, bucolic rolling hills, dramatic forestlands and small, independent, friendly wine growers. As a leader in environmental stewardship, the valley has some of the nation’s most protective land use policies, with two-thirds of its vineyards farmed sustainably and over half, organically. While the valley claims a cool, continental climate, and is heavily influenced by the cold, moist winds of the Pacific Ocean, its warm and dry summers allow for the steady, even ripening of Pinot noir.
The potential of Willamette Valley Pinot noir continues to attract the investment of serious growers and winemakers both locally and from abroad, as naturally the finished wines bring accolades from professionals and enthusiasts. With a range of styles from delicate dried cherry, raspberry and hibiscus to stronger notes of truffle, mocha, plum and spice, a fine Willamette Valley Pinot noir is a perfect expression of both character and grace.