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Elk Cove Vineyards

Adam Campbell’s parents, Pat and Joe, were very early to the Willamette Valley game; in 1974, they established Elk Cove in Gaston and have steadily expanded it to its current 400 acres of vineyards. That is simply massive by the region’s standards, especially for a producer making wines in the upper quality tier. Adam came on board in 1995, and the wines have been on a continuous ascent ever since. The use of new oak varies widely here, depending on vintage and across the vineyard sites, meaning that some wines see as little as 20% new barrels while others might see up to two-thirds. The lineup of 2019s is consistently excellent, and the wines are showing extremely well now, which will please the impatient or fruit-craving Pinot lovers out there. But I would exercise some restraint, as they are also well-concentrated and balanced, with solid backbone that will help to see them easily past their first decade.

From Oregon’s 2019 Pinot Noirs - A Return to Classicism (Feb 2022) by Josh Raynolds

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2019 Pinot Noir Clay Court

Release Price: $60

Color: Red

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