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Pinot Noir Blanc
2011 Vintage
Wine Enthusiast
91 Points - Editor's Choice
Sunset Magazine
Recommended
"Limestone and jasmine bookend tangy gooseberry and litchi, fuzzy peach, and refreshing lime zest."
Seattle Times
Recommended
"Fragrant with sweet grass and melon, flavors follow along with grapefruit and kiwi."
Oregonian's Mix Magazine
Recommended Autumn Wine
"With that wonderful leesy texture but no oak influence, this bottle got Bolling's seal of approval."
2010 Vintage
Story Teller Wine Company
Highly, Highly Recommended
"The aromatics of this wine are literally unlike any other in the Willamette Valley. Bosc pear and Golden Delicious apple skins at first, but as the wine warmed in the glass those fruit aromas became more like draw straw, talc, white grapefruit and... So far, so good as this is about as interesting and exciting a white wine from Oregon as I've sniffed in a long time."
Wine Press Northwest
Excellent
"It's not unusual to see a rose made from Pinot Noir, but sightings of a white wine made from Pinot Noir that's not filled with bubbles are rare... lemons, apricot and star fruit. On the palate, it comes across as Quench gum with its hugely juicy, penetrating and lingering flavors of fresh-squeezed lemon and slate."
Palate Press
Wine of the Week, Recommended
"Clean nose with a youthful medium intensity and aromas of mango, banana, fresh fennel, peach pit and ginger. Dry on the palate, medium body with medium-high acidity but a round texture. Flavors of pineapple, sliced yellow apple, cooked pear, candied lemon rind and pink apples."
Pinot Noir Rose
2011 Vintage
Snooth.com
Recommended - Top 10 Domestic Roses
2010 Vintage
Snooth.com
89 Points “Top 10 Domestic Roses 2011”
Rather nice on the nose with gentle woodsy, forest floor notes laying under raspberry/rhubarb fruit. Good acidity but paired with a nice edge of sweetness that helps support the fruit. There’s a touch of orange peel here accenting the wild raspberry fruit in a slightly glossy, rather smooth package. Nice fruit persistence on the long finish, which pairs those raspberries and wild strawberries with a touch of powdered mineral.
Northwest Palate Magazine
Recommended
"Inviting aromas of strawberry cream mixed with subtle tones of dried herbs and citrus peel. Punchy flavors of raspberries and red grapefruit are dry and tart, filling the mouth with a pleasing fruitiness. There is a sense of heft to the wine thanks to the depth of the fruit, and lingering notes of melon rind and minerals give additional complexity. Great balance of acidity gives the wine energy, and the finish is forceful and lasting. A summery wine to pair with grilled salmon burgers."
Winefoot.com
W.E.P. Rating: 90%
Nose: Playground tire swing in the middle of a strawberry patch – toss in some cherry 7up and ocean spray cranberry action – that’s what I’m getting from the smell of this wine.
Taste: Watermelon rind, white pepper, sour cherries, golden raisins and a hint of Michelin action as well. Nice, tart and dry mid palate creates a very refreshing and food-friendly Rose.
Bayliss-Bower Pinot Noir
2010 Vintage
Wine Enthusiast
90 Points
"From a lighter year, this clean, delicate wine is a model of elegance. Mixing strawberry and raspberry fruit with a touch of watermelon, it carefully blends in a small amount of wine aged in new oak. An enticing hint of mocha is the result."
2009 Vintage
Wine Advocate
90 Points
"Vivid ruby. Ripe cherry and black raspberry on the nose, with complicating notes of smoky herbs, rose and spice cake. 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."
Wine Press Northwest
Recommended
"The Bayliss family has owned this land since 1906 but only started planting it to vineyard in 1999. Its 10th vintage brings fun and fruity aromas of black cherry soda, strawberry, currants, dried orange peel and vanilla. Inside are black cherries amid a juicy mid palate that funnels into a tannin profile that zeroes deeply into the corners of the mouth."
Wine Enthusiast
90 Points
"From a lighter year, this clean, delicate wine is a model of elegance. Mixing strawberry and raspberry fruit with a touch of watermelon, it carefully blends in a small amount of wine aged in new oak. An enticing hint of mocha is the result."
2009 Vintage
Wine Advocate
90 Points
"Vivid ruby. Ripe cherry and black raspberry on the nose, with complicating notes of smoky herbs, rose and spice cake. 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."
Wine Press Northwest
Recommended
"The Bayliss family has owned this land since 1906 but only started planting it to vineyard in 1999. Its 10th vintage brings fun and fruity aromas of black cherry soda, strawberry, currants, dried orange peel and vanilla. Inside are black cherries amid a juicy mid palate that funnels into a tannin profile that zeroes deeply into the corners of the mouth."
Prospector's Reserve Pinot Noir
Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar
90 Points
"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."
