Sparkling, "Vintage Brut" Argyle, Willamette , OR, 2017

55% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir, 15% Pinot Meunier

91 Points Wine Enthusiast

An exceptional value in a widely available Oregon sparkling wine made by the Champagne method, this blends Pinot Noir (30%) and Chardonnay (55%), with 15% Pinot Meunier. Mixed apple and citrus fruit and underlying minerality all propel this to the top of its price class.
Editors' Choice

90 Points Wine Spectator

Sleek and steely, with elegantly expressive lemon and lime flavors that take on mineral and fresh ginger notes on the way toward a vibrant finish.

Winemaker Notes
The 2017 sparkling wine vintage in the Willamette Valley was precise, full of beautiful natural acidity and tension in a classically cool September harvest. Knudsen Vineyard, protected in the deep volcanic soils of the Dundee Hills, brings supple depth and elegance, while Spirit Hill Vineyard, in the windy and rocky volcanic soils of the Eola-Amity Hills, brings energy and spicy minerality. Poached apricot, fresh ginger, and roasted almond are framed around a creamy center and long, graceful finish.

Twenty-five years ago, Argyle began making wine in Oregon's Willamette Valley. Since 1987, winemaker Rollin Soles and viticulturist Allen Holstein have teamed up to produce world-class method champenoise sparkling wines, barrel-fermented Chardonnay, and silky-textured Pinor Noir from low-yielding vines that are winery farmed on some of the best hillside slopes and elevations. Argyle wines have received a total of 11 Wine Spectator Top 100 designations - more than any other winery in Oregon. The Argyle wines represented on this list include sparkling wine, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, truly making Argyle one of the finest practitioners of the craft of elegant, long-lived winegrowing