Seven Devils Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
Wine lovers are asking for a great Carlton Cellars Pinot that's as easy on the pocketbook as it is on the palate, and Seven Devils delivers! It's a devilicious Oregon Pinot temptation priced to make every occasion a special one.
Our third Willamette Valley Pinot, Seven Devils continues the Carlton Cellars Oregon Coast series with a tribute to the breathtaking region around Seven Devils and Cape Arago. This bold wine unites some of the great vineyards of the Willamette Valley.
Aged ten months in premium French oak, Seven Devils is deliciously lush and layered, maintaining elegant balance through a long, satisfying finish.
Robert Parker Wine Advocate gives Seven Devils 88 points
The October 2010 Wine Advocate has awarded 88 points to our Seven Devils Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2008 (2nd Release, May 2010):
"The 2008 Pinot Noir Seven Devils spent 10 months in barrel. It offers up a pretty perfume of rose petal, cinnamon, clove, strawberry, and cherry. Forward on the palate with plenty of spicy fruit, a bit of structure, and moderate length, this tasty effort will deliver pleasure over the next 5-7 years. It is a very good value."
—Jay Miller, Robert Parker Wine Advocate (October 2010)
> See the review pdf.
Tasting Notes
Seven Devils 2009
- vineyards: selected Willamette Valley vineyards
- yield: 768 cases
- availability: current — purchase
> Download Seven Devils 2009 technical data as a printable PDF.
Bright, pale ruby color with pink rim. The wine's medium-plus youthful aromas are of strawberry jam, peaches, tangerines, roses, with a background hint of vanilla. The wine is dry with medium-light body, medium tannin, medium acid, prominent alcohol and medium-intense youthful flavors of dark cherries, raspberries, blackberries, and a hint of stone fruit. The finish is medium in length.
Notes by the Wine & Spirit Archive (WSA)
Tasting date: February 20, 2011
Seven Devils 2008 (2nd Release, May 2010)
The first Seven Devils 2008 was such a runaway hit it sold out just months after release. And the requests keep coming. Well, we heard you! Seven Devils is back by popular demand! We've sourced more great fruit from Willamette Valley vineyards of the same caliber as the first Seven Devils and vinted a second run. Enjoy!
- vineyards: selected Willamette Valley vineyards
- yield: 600 cases
- availability: SOLD OUT
> Download Seven Devils 2008, 2nd Release technical data as a printable PDF.
Bright, medium ruby with fuchsia-pink rim. Medium-intense youthful aromas of boysenberry, loganberry and cocoa powder. The wine is medium-bodied with medium acid, light to medium tannins, and flavors of brambly wild berries, blackberry candies and notes of grape. Medium-length finish.
Notes by the Wine & Spirit Archive (WSA)
Tasting date: August 6, 2010
Seven Devils 2008 (1st Release, October 2009)
- vineyards: ~50% our own Estate Vineyard, plus selected Willamette Valley vineyards
- yield: 288 cases
- availability: SOLD OUT
> Download Seven Devils 2008 technical data as a printable PDF.
WSA Tasting Panel notes:
Bright, pale to medium ruby with pale pink rim. Youthful aromas of red fruit, cherry candies, and hints of wood are of medium- intensity. The wine has medium alcohol and body, and is medium- in acidity and tannin. Although dry, flavors appear sweet with notes of wild strawberry and cherry cola. The finish is medium in length.
Notes by the Wine & Spirit Archive (WSA)
Tasting date: January 4, 2010
On location: Seven Devils
The Seven Devils are a series of gorges running out to the Pacific along the Oregon Coast in the Cape Arago area, near Coos Bay. They were so named by early explorers who found the gorges particularly treacherous to traverse.
The Seven Devils label is a 2009 photograph by artists Anna & Leo Daedalus of HELSINQI, our Portland-based creative marketing partner.
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