2018 Tendril Pretender White Pinot Noir
Tasting Notes
An exotic nose of peach, candied cherry, freshly baked lemon tart and a hint of ginger. The palate is soft and voluptuous with notes of pear, tangerine and quince. The mouthfeel is creamy and soft with an enduring finish.
Pairings
Salmon tartare, lobster salad, crab cakes, creamy mushroom soup.
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Wine Data
Varietal Composition
100% White Pinot Noir
AVA
100% Willamette Valley
100% Chehalem Mountains
Aging and Cooperage
16 months in primarily neutral French oak barrels; 0% new
Bottled:
March 2019
Cases Produced:
150
Recommendations
95
Owen Bargreen – 2018 Tendril Pretender White Pinot Noir
One of the great white pinot noirs that you will taste, the 2018 ‘Pretender’ offers honeysuckle and white peach aromas with lighter red raspberry and flinty accents on the nose. The palate is soft and provides a seamless drinking experience, with a wonderful veil of salinity that runs through the core of the wine. With more air macadamia nut and forest floor accents shape the palate, showing serious weight and verve. Finishing very long, this is generous, intense wine that is best enjoyed at a warmer temperature. Drink 2022-2034
1 June 2022Owen Bargreen