While the seasons here may change, the legend remains.
The legend? Here it is.

In the early 1860s, Oregon was in the midst of a gold rush.
An old military road that ran through what is now the Bayliss family farm
stretched from southern Oregon to Portland.
A miner that was traveling to Portland with his hard-earned “poke” of gold
decided to camp for the night at the top of what is now known as Ghost Hill.
During the night, someone snuck into his camp,
killed the miner and his horse & stole his gold.
To this day, the miner is said to wander the hill looking for his stolen gold.

And there is gold here.
However, it is in the form of Pinot Noir.
If seeing isn't believing, tasting surely is.
We invite you to experience the legend that is bound in every bottle.
(Click on each label below to explore our wine a bit more.)

As stewards of this soil, our family has labored on this land for more than a century.
The rolling hills our hands work so hard to cultivate are made up of sedimentary Willakenzie series soils,
which have proven to be perfect for yielding legendary Pinot Noir.

While it's the wine itself that takes the spotlight,
points & perspective can play a supporting role when a wine takes center stage on the palate.
Personally, a standing ovation on my palate was offered
as a result of the performance by Ghost Hill Cellars 2009 Pinot Noir.
Feminine characteristics embodied in the '09 Bayliss Bower Pinot Noir
were accompanied by masculine traits sipped & swallowed in the '09 Prospector's Reserve Pinot Noir.
If every story does indeed have two sides,
the tale of what Ghost Hill Cellars has done in 2009 is dually delicious.
Cheers to a Pinot Noir duo to die for!

My review aside, Stephen Tanzer provides a prologue to these bottles of Pinot Noir
that validates the value of these beautiful wines.
Take a look at these reviews just recently released.

Cheers,
Allie Merrick
www.mywinewords.com

2009 Pinot Noir Prospector's Reserve Yamhill-Carlton District ($60)
Bright ruby.  Intensely perfumed bouquet of blackberry, cherry-cola, black tea, allspice and violet.
Ripe and broad on entry, then firmer in the mid-palate,
offering sappy dark berry flavors underscored by a smoky mineral quality.
Puts on weight with aeration and finishes with resonating smoke and jammy dark fruit notes.
A bigger wine than the regular Bayliss-Bower bottling:
I suspect that some tasters will prefer that wine's finesse to this one's richness. 90(+?)

2009 Pinot Noir Bayliss Bower Vineyard Yamhill Carlton District ($42)
Vivid ruby.  Ripe cherry and black raspberry on the nose, with complicating notes of smoky herbs, rose and spicecake.  Fleshy and smooth in texture, with gently sweet cherry and dark berry flavors picking up a touch of anise with air.
Shows the ripeness of the vintage to good effect, finishing broad and long.
This will be drinkable soon. 90

Source: Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (Josh Raynolds) via Wine Access