Detour and Seattle Wine Company are having an Oregon Wine Tasting
teresa zivarts
Detour and Seattle Wine Company (located in Bellevue) will be having an Oregon Wine Tasting, featuring small production cult wines from the Willamette Valley. All wines are perfect for Thanksgiving and discounted for the tasting.
Wednesday November 24th 4:30 - 6:30 pm
Award Winning Oregon Wine Tasting
Seattle Wine CO
1950 130th Ave NE
Bellevue
Ayoub
Rex Pickett, author of "Sideways"
says of Ayoub Pinot noir: "Ayoub's wines are bold, rustic and some of the finest expressions of the pinot noir grape I've ever tasted."
"Maybe it's unfair to single out one winemaker to the exclusion of so many others in the Willamette Valley, but Ayoub is emblematic of what's happening with Oregon pinot: small production, hands-on approach, and intimate and rigorous control over the final product".
-Travel + Leisure Golf, March-April 2009
2007 Ayoub Memoirs
Mo Ayoub's tribute to his family, "Memoirs" Pinot noir 07, is a blend of four Pinots from highend, highly-rated Oregon wineries - so good that they could be described as Oregon wine royalty. Mo bought barrels of their wine for his "Memoirs" project under the condition that they remain anonymous.
Although we can't tell you the wineries' names, the quality is obvious. Ayoub's Estate wine is one of the four sources. The other three are top tier Oregon wineries, familiar to everyone. What's your guess?
2007 Ayoub Estate (Dundee Hills)
91 POINTS
WINE SPECTATOR
Silky, polished and beautifully focused to let its orange peel and tea-tinged berry and red currant flavors sail through the long, expressive finish. Stylish and immediately appealing, but there are layers of extra nuances that come out. Drink now through 2018. 400 cases made. –HS
2009 Aboub Chardonnay (Dundee Hills)
Ayoub’s first ever Chardonnay release. Detour is lucky enough to be the only distributor in the US to have inventory.
Et Fille
Et Fille is a small, family-run, Oregon winery specializing in pinot noir. Et Fille, which means "and daughter", honors the hand-in-hand, father and daughter team that makes these wines. Et Fille strives to bring the gentleness, devotion, and warmth from our relationship to each glass - from its endearing pinot noir fragrance to its long finish.
2007 Et Fille Vert Vineyard Viognier
87 POINTS
WINE SPECTATOR
Grapes from Deux Vert Vineyard in the Yamhill-Carlton AVA. Owners Mike and Patty Green diligently tend this vineyard with loving care. We learn from Mike's innovative growing practices each time we walk the vineyard together. This year's Viognier is perfectly dry and aged entirely in stainless steel.
2008 Et Fille Willamette Valley Vineyard
89 POINTS
WINE SPECTATOR
Light, smooth and generous with its caramel and smoke overtones around a lithe core of cherry and pepper flavors, lingering easily. Drink now through 2015. - HS
2008 Et Fille Kalita's Vineyard (Yamhill-Carlton)
92 POINTS
WINE SPECTATOR
""Light in texture, intense in flavor, with a candied edge to the raspberry, apricot and orange peel notes that sail through the long and vivid finish. Tannins don't get in the way. Drink now through 2018." - H.S.