A little perspective should precede what we have to say about this Oregon Pinot Blanc. For the most part, Oregon Pinot Blanc has only been slightly more successful than Chardonnay from a historical perspective. We have seen a tremendous improvement in Oregon Chards over the last few years. It has been attributed to more knowledgeable viticulture, arguably new practitioners with better ideas, and a number of votes for finding better clones for that environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pinot Blanc seemed to do better out of the gate, but we haven’t seen the kind of improvement for the genre we have for Chardonnay. While we taste a number of examples on a regular basis, it is rare for any to exceed our typical view of ‘functional and forgettable’. They are largely crisp, clean, and without much character. While we usually keep a couple on hand for the sake of selection, we are much more likely to reach for something from Alsace or Alto Adige, or perhaps German producer Rebholz, when the mood strikes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
That’s why this Iris Vineyards Pinot Blanc 2022<\/a><\/strong> was a surprise. In their own words, “At Iris Vineyards we look to showcase the potential of Pinot Gris when planted in the proper place and crafted by the hands of our dedicated growers and cellar staff.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n We knew nothing about the vineyard until we tasted with the winemaker Aaron Lieberberg. We went through a few different things but came back to the Pinot Blanc that admirably filled a niche that has been typically just a hole we kept filled for the sake of selection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Hey, we are as picky about Oregon Pinot Blanc as we are about everything else. Yes, it is crisp, bright, and fresh, as they are expected to be. The surprise here was that there was fruit (apple, pear, citrus), texture, and some character as well. It is a small thing that makes a huge difference within the category. It’s typically not a genre that moves us. Suffice it to say it’s a big deal for us to actually talk about it. Can’t remember the last time that happened. As a bonus, it’s also priced as an everyday go-to ($16.98). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A little perspective should precede what we have to say about this Oregon Pinot Blanc. For the most part, Oregon Pinot Blanc has only been slightly more successful than Chardonnay from a historical perspective. We have seen a tremendous improvement in Oregon Chards over the last few years. It has been attributed to more knowledgeable … Continue reading “NEWS FLASH: WINEX RECOMMENDS AN OREGON PINOT BLANC”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[17],"tags":[1012,287,1011],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4652"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4652"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4652\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4660,"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4652\/revisions\/4660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}