Under $30 Rarities from Top Oregon Wineries ------ from Avalon Wine
May 8, 2006

Beaux Freres'
Belles Soeurs Rosé 2005 $18.00/$20.00

For the first time, Beaux Freres is offering their Rosé to the market, and it is a wonderful wine. Made 50% from their tiny block of Grenache in their Estate Vineyard, 50% Pinot noir.

Only about 100 cases were made and we expect our
allocation to sell out in a few days.

The aromas of this dry, French-style rosé are irresistible, like a basket of fresh fruit with strawberry and raspberry foremost, accompanied by Ruby Red grapefruit, blood orange, pomegranate, and spring blossoms, for aromatic intrigue. On the palate, the wine is lively and practically dances with mouth watering crispness.

This Rosé is a mouth filling explosion of fresh crushed fruit flavors, the midpalate is loaded with juicy fruit flavors, and the finish is clean and refreshing.
The wine's color is light pink.

The addition of Beaux Freres' Estate grown Grenache to the blend has decidedly placed this wine in a category all its own. Perfect for summer sipping, salads, grilled meats, for parties, or contemplating the sunset.
And it's a Beaux Freres wine made with Estate fruit for $20!!

Congrats Beaux Freres! Beaux Freres Pinot noir Estate 05 - 95 points from Wine Spectator!

First of the Major 2005 Pinots:
Bergstrom Pinot noir Willamette Valley 2005 $26.95/$29.95

Bergstrom's Willamette Valley Pinot noir always comes and goes in a flash, so if you want some, now's the time!

The Bergstrom Willamette Valley Pinot noir is the winery's first Pinot Noir bottling every year, a wine meant to please the hedonist and collector alike... at a very good price. The 2005's are beginning to be released, and the best offer racy, uplifting acidity, ripe fresh fruit flavors, and delicious, forward cherry, raspberry, blackberry, and strawberry hints. Josh always makes some of the very best Oregon wines, and this is his most accessible, ready to drink, well priced offering.

The 2005 is full of intense, juicy, fresh flavors of red and black fruit, with black cherries and blackberry dominating, hints of strawberry and red cherry adding depth, and a lovely racy acidity offering a fresh, uplifting quality that awakens the palate and calls for another sip. It's everything you could want from one of Josh's wines, with tha addition of the refreshing, crisp "lift" that's beginning to be the word used to differentiate the exciting 2005 vintage.

Caroline Bergstrom says: "May is my favorite month of the year, I get to celebrate my birthday during that month but also experience Spring at its best. Oregon markets are bursting with fresh produce for feasting with friends and family. Back home (France) most markets are just starting to sell strawberries and especially one varietal called the Gariguette (also know as the Rolls Royce of Strawberries)coming directly from the Dordogne region. This berry is intense in flavors and is only sold for a very short period of time. The just released Bergstrom 2005 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir reminds me a lot of my childhood and of these delicious berries, begging my Mom to make us Gariguettes tartes.

Elk Cove's Finest
Elk Cove "La Boheme" Pinot noir 04 $33.71/$37.45

Elk Cove's most complex Pinot, the La Boheme 04 is similar to the last 5-6 vintages of this famed wine, according to the winery. The nose is full of dark cherry and raspberry, with hints of sweet oak, toasted pecan, tobacco, and milk chocolate. The scents are entwined around a core of earthy, gamey, venison notes that signal its wild, meaty style. Flavors reiterate the juicy dark cherry and berry theme, with anise, earth, and a rich streak of acidity that holds the wine together and encourages its pairing with food. Tannins are firm, not overwhelming, very well integrated, a wine designed for cellaring, so we suggest decanting for a few hours if you drink it in the next few months.

The La Boheme 04 is a big, complex, food wine that continues to add weight and flavors as it opens in the glass. Just a delight, especially for those occasions when the food is something special. We especially like it with duck and Oregon lamb, and it's flexible enough to pair with wild salmon or beef. A real treat.

Lucious, Over-the-Top Styled Pinot gris
Sineann Pinot gris 05 $17.95/$19.95

Light straw in color, Sineann's 2005 Pinot Gris first entices you with a lush fruity nose that turns from pineapple and grapefruit to lime with a faint waft of honey buried in the wonderful citrus aromas. In the mouth think white nectarine, creamy lemon custard, and sweet tangerine peel, with touches of French tart Tatin. Crisp on the palate with mouthwatering acidity, this wine is going to pair with any food from cheeses and appetizers to baked halibut with cream sauce. -ms

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