Agate Beach Oregon Pinot Noir Rosé
This exceptional dry wine, exclusively from Willamette Valley Pinot Noir grapes, balances refreshing crispness with the rich character of its varietal.
Brisk as a day on Agate Beach, bright and smooth as the stones this favorite Oregon getaway is known for — we’ll only make this rare rosé when the vintage is right, as it was in 2007. Enjoy its fresh, summer fruit while it’s here — like the Oregon sun.
Tasting Notes
Agate Beach 2007
- yield: 85 cases
- availability: currently available
WSA Tasting Panel notes:
Bright, medium pink with hints of fuchsia. The nose is medium intense, with aromas of strawberry candies, watermelon and faint notes of caraway. The wine has medium body, medium to medium-plus acidity, very light tannin and flavors of sweet, fresh summer fruits such as strawberries, raspberries, and watermelon (though it is an entirely dry wine). The wine’s refreshing acidity and bright fruit flavors make it a wonderful accompaniment to a variety of dishes, particularly vegetable-based, but also medium-weighted meats such as salmon, chicken, or pork.
Notes by the Wine & Spirit Archive (WSA)
Tasting date: Feb. 25, 2008
On location: Agate Beach
This stunning sea beach between Newport and Yaquina Head is famous for the fine agates found there. Agate Beach has been a favorite coastal getaway for adventurous Portlanders since the early 1900s.
The Agate Beach label is a photograph by artists Anna & Leo Daedalus of Helsinqi, our Portland-based creative marketing partner.
The detail shown above is just a glimpse. To see the whole scene, you'll just have to come taste Agate Beach in person.
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