St. Innocent White Rose Vineyard Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley , USA

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The 2008 Pinot Noir White Rose (from an until now underappreciated site in the Dundee Hills AVA) sports a super-fragrant nose of Asian spices, incense, underbrush, cherry, and raspberry. Already complex with an elegant personality, on the palate it has superb volume, impeccable balance, and a lengthy finish. It offers a drinking window extending from 2013 to 2023. Mark Vlossak continues to turn out some of Willamette Valley’s finest wines in his new digs in the Eola-Amity Hills AVA. He has seemingly always had a way with white wines and the three new releases are no exception. Tel. (503) 378-1526; www.stinnocentwine.com

The 2007 Pinot Noir White Rose Vineyard is the most elegant wine of the portfolio. It offers up a nearly ethereal perfume of spice box, mineral, rose petal, incense, and assorted red fruits. Medium-bodied, velvety, and complex, it has a nervy energy that makes it hard to resist now. However, it has the balance to provide pleasure for another 8-10 years. Mark Vlossak, ensconced in his new winery, seems to be taking St. Innocent to new heights even in the challenging 2007 vintage. Do not overlook the excellent values, particularly the white wines, that are produced here and which were recommended in the Value Report. Tel. (503) 378-1526; www.stinnocentwine.com

The 2006 Pinot Noir White Rose Vineyard offers up a complex perfume of red and black fruits, damp earth, and mineral. Ripe, layered, and sweetly-fruited, this round, plush wine will evolve for 1-2 years and provide pleasure through 2016. Mark Vlossak, partner/winemaker of St. Innocent Winery, was in a pleasant mood when I saw him in late July of 2008 and why not? He has moved into a splendid new facility where he can take full advantage of his winemaking talents. Furthermore, his 2006 Pinot Noirs are very successful and his 2007s in barrel might be even better. Tel. (503) 378-1526; www.stinnocentwine.com