Favorite sub $65 Oregon Pinots?

WINE TALK
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I’ve had ribbon ridge, sineann, brick house, arborbrook, evesham wood, raptor ridge, Broadley, wine by joe, Beaux Freres, St Innocent, adelsheim, roco, cameron, Brooks, A to Z, Bethel Heights, Ken Wright, Ponzi.
I’d say my favorite so far has been Sineann. Your Faves?? newhere

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Two bottles of Belle Pente Murto? [cheers.gif]

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Currently, Ayres. There is/was a deal on Ayres in the Commerce Corner.

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J. Thomas
Shea
Broadley
Lemelson
Antica Terra

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I would never pay over $65 for an Oregon Pinot so long as so many great options exist under that price point.

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A hearty second for Belle Pente. They sure do fly under the radar. Like the chards too.

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Ayres 2008 is great… sub $30 too
Antica Terra yum
Belle Pente is certainly good too

Anyone try any Scott Paul 2008?

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Yeah, I almost never pay that much for an Oregon Pinot.
You may want to start sub $25, sub $35, sub $45 threads.

Above fifty? I’d second the Thomas. I’m not on the list (yet) so tend to pay a bit more in the aftermarket. Or maybe the DDO Laurene? Still commonly available well below $65.

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Yup, most of the oregon pinot that i’ve had has been in the $35 and under range

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Antica Terra.

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Raptor Ridge, Antica Terra and some of the Penner Ash wines.

Bang for the buck every day drinker: Owen Roe Sharecroppers P/N

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I own some OR Pinot and never paid > $65 for any of them.

RT

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You have good taste, sir! $65 is a pretty high price point. The 07’s from Ken Wright are great, for less than that. I don’t think Cristom is priced that high - you should try them. Bergstrom Cumberland Reserve isn’t that much. (I still don’t get the love for Belle Pente. It’s like some creepy cult. Though their PG is a good value.) Try some of the things Jay McDonald puts out on his EIEIO label.

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At that price point I would definitely say:

Domaine Serene Evensted Reserve
Archery Summit Red Hills Estate

Both excellent wines at good prices.

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Red Hills Estate isn’t. You thinking Premier Cuvee?

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Sub $65?? Can you think of a single one that is worth that? I like a number, but geeeeez.

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I have to wonder how many are OVER $65.00 - I don’t shop for OR Pinot all that much, but I’d imagine that 90% of them are under $65

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Todd, before the downturn it seemed like everyone was making (or aspiring to make) something in the $75 - $100+ range. Archery Summit, Beaux Freres, DDO, Dusky Goose, Evening Lands, Patty Green, Penner-Ash and the list goes on. The quantities were pretty tiny and I’m sure there’re still $$ aspirations, but I wouldn’t expect too many new $65+ OR Pinots in this market. Not being ITB, my pure speculation is that 90%+ (either by volume or number of labels) of Pinots from Cali and even Burgundy are < $65 retail.

RT

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Not sure why folks are getting hung up about the $65. I tend to see a price break at about $38 and again $55 so adding in a fudge factor to account for local pricing differences, I threw out $65.

I get the feeling that some folks in the thread have the idea “I would never pay $65 for an OR pinot”. If you are one of these folks, I’d be interesting in hearing if you would say the same if the question was directed at CA pinot.

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I’ve paid some crazy prices for Oregon PN - though I try not to anymore. (But I still get Beaux Freres.) Wouldn’t pay more than $35 for a California PN (except maybe from the Anderson Valley). [barf.gif]