From this month's newsletter:
2010 Matello, Pinot Noir, Cuvée Lazarus, Willamette Valley, Oregon ... 19.99/213.50
We adore Marcus Goodfellow’s hands-off, non-interventionist approach to winemaking. And we are delighted to feature another of his limited-release wines: the brand-new Cuvée Lazarus Pinot Noir. Lazarus is Matello’s designation for their first-release Pinot, a wine specifically fashioned for bright fruit and immediate appeal. Matello’s 2010 Lazarus opens with a brilliant garnet robe and high-toned aromas of spicy raspberries, blood oranges and earthy cranberries. Bright red fruits grace the palate alongside smoky soil notes and suggestions of wild yeast complexity. Fine tannins and firm acidity sneak in mid-palate to make the wine’s transparent core of raspberry and cranberry fruit shimmer with electric energy before turning the spotlight to lovely hints of leafy underbrush and white button mushrooms. Another honest-to-goodness winner from Goodfellow, and a fantastic expression of the red-fruit nature of Oregon’s 2010 vintage. Enjoy now and over the coming five years with roast chicken, broiled salmon, potatoes au gratin, pan-seared pork chops, and roast duck.

2009 Cameron Pinot Noir Arley's Leap ... 35.99/360.00
Review by Jay Miller, Wine Advocate # 197 (Oct 2011)
Rating: 91; Drink 2011 - 2019
"The 2009 Pinot Noir Arley's Leap is more deeply colored and a bit more structured. A hint of herbs, spices, floral notes, cherry, and raspberry inform the nose of a sweetly-fruited, velvety-textured, nicely proportioned, lengthy wine that will provide enjoyment over the next 6-8 years. Veteran vigneron John Paul was pleased with what he achieved in 2009 and rightfully so."

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2009 Eyrie, Pinot Noir, Reserve, Willamette Valley, Oregon … 49.99/535.00
Review by Jay Miller, Wine Advocate # 197 (Oct 2011)
Rating: 93, Drink 2011 - 2021
" The 2009 Pinot Noir Reserve is a bit more concentrated and complex. Despite its light color, it reveals considerable depth and concentration for the vintage, incipient complexity, and an elegant personality It is likely to evolve for 2-3 years and given Eyrie’s track record, should drink well for a decade. It is one of the stars of the vintage. Unfortunately I was unable to meet with Jason Lett this year, but The Eyrie Vineyards’ wines generally speak for themselves. Eyrie has begun to release (for the first time) their legendary South Block Reserve bottling. It was the 1975, a wine I have tasted recently and rated 97 points, that put Willamette Valley Pinot Noir on the map."

2010 Ayres, Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon ... 19.99/213.50
With their eighth Willamette Valley bottling, the Ayres Vineyard continues its successful streak of juicy, delicious, handcrafted Pinots offered at very sensible prices. The cool red fruit nature of the Willamette Valley’s 2010 vintage is on full display in this high-toned blend of Ayres’ Ribbon Ridge estate Pinot and old vine fruit from the Eola Hills. Brilliant ruby in the glass, Ayres 2010 Pinot unfurls with sweet and spicy loganberry fruit complemented by a floral hint of geranium. Sappy and trebly on the palate, the wine’s sweet black raspberry fruit core blossoms to release superfine buffered tannins, shimmering acidity and a dark earthy undercurrent. Long and lithe on the finish, the wine’s purity of fruit segues to brown spice suggestions of star anise, cloves and cinnamon bark. This is one heck of a $20 Oregon Pinot and will be a terrific match for broiled salmon, roast chicken, potatoes au gratin and pan-seared pork chops. Enjoy now and over the coming three years