PATRICIA GREEN CELLARS

Patricia Green Cellars is located in the Ribbon Ridge district of Yamhill County on the 52 acre estate purchased in 2000 by Patty Green and Jim Anderson. The winery, and thus the two friends, are noted for producing a tremendously broad selection of Pinot Noirs from far flung vineyards representing some of the better sites in the Ribbon Ridge, Dundee Hills, Chehalem Mountains, and the Eola Hills growing regions. We look to produce Pinot Noirs that show the distinctions of the sites we work with. All of the vineyards we either maintain or purchase fruit from are extremely well-tended sites that seek to grow the best fruit possible through rigorous attention to detail on every single vine. To ensure that our sites truly show the characteristics of the soil, micro-climate and clonal material none of them use irrigation.

In the winery the philosophy of attention to the smallest details is further extended all the way from the fermenting must to the final bottling process. All of the wines at all points of evolution are handled and manipulated as little as possible while being smelled and tasted on a regular basis. The selection of barrels has been limited to one cooper noted for producing some of the best made Pinot Noir barrels in the world. As they produce as many as 15-16 different bottlings of Pinot Noir under their own label each vintage the decisions they make about the quality of every single barrel is quite rigorous ensuring that each bottling represents the best possible wine from each vineyard with which they work.

At the very least Patty Green is a study in climbing the winemaking ladder.
She began by leaving the re-forestation business to pick grapes at Hillcrest Vineyard outside of Roseburg. By 1987 she was working in the winery more or less as the Assistant Winemaker. In 1988 and 1989 she was pretty much given the reins. As this was Hillcrest Vineyard that meant she could pretty much experiment with anything she saw as interesting and informative. In 1990 and 1991 she was consulting for Ashland Vineyards and Girardet Winery while working crush at Adelsheim Winery. In 1992 she became the winemaker at La Garza Vineyards while keeping a busy schedule of consultation work.

All of this was the prelude to her developing her reputation as one of Oregons top Pinot Noir winemakers. In 1993 she began as the winemaker and sole employee of Torii Mor Winery. In the first vintage she produced about 1,200 cases of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Gris. When she left with the 1999 vintage in barrel there were 9 labels of Pinot Noir, 2 labels of Chardonnay as well as the small quantity of Pinot Gris. A slew of 90+ point scores on wines from the 93-97 vintages, nods of acknowledgment from numerous national wine critics, widespread recognition within Oregons wine community as a talent to watch and near cult-like status from Pinot drinkers (you cant imagine how many people have asked her if she is the Famous Patty Green or the Wonderful Patty Green or some other descriptive adjective) were all accorded to her in the 6+ vintages she tended to there. But sometimes you have to move on.

The Pinot Noirs she seeks to create are based upon an idea of how she believes each individual vineyard expresses its fruit profile and how she can take that individual expression and lay it over a foundation of richness, silkiness and complexity.

2008 Pinot Noir is a vintage NOT TO MISSED. Wine Spectator just rated the 2008 vintage 95-100 points with a Classic Vintage Rating.

And we have the new 2008 wine releases from Patricia Green. The demand for her wines are always strong and her wines always sell out quickly.

PATRICIA GREEN CHARDONNAY 2008
Winery Notes: Not to be left out of the discussion of wines from this vineyard would be the Chardonnay. We have developed more of an appreciation for this vineyards ability to give us the kind of fruit we wanted as we figured out more and more what kind of wine we wanted to make from this site. All the new barrels are long gone and at this point the newest barrel in the Chardonnay has been used five times. We are also starting to pick at a point where we still have some greener berries mixed into some of the bunches. That gives us a hint more acidity than we have had in the past pushing the wine further and further into the lemon candy/lemon curd flavor profile that we love and are trying to coax out of our wine. In 2003 and 2004 we felt as though we were looking to the wines of the Macon or village level Meursaults for our inspiration. With the 2005 we definitely stare into Chablis with a wine that is full of lemony goodness, a dollop of crushed oyster shell and some spice on the finish. This is a lean, mean fighting machine. Not for everyone but you will love it if this in your genre of Chardonnays. 330 cases bottled.
Reg $24.99 . . . PEARSON'S TASTING SALE PRICE . . . $19.99

PATRICIA GREEN FOUR WINDS PINOT NOIR 2008
Winery Notes: This is not only the best bottling of Four Winds we have ever done (by a long shot) it is one of the best wines of the vintage. It is simply incredible in every way. From the electric black/purple pigmentation to the wild berry/smoke/earth/licorice aromatics to the sheer intensity and concentration of flavors to the massive texture supported by firm tannins this wine is a rock star. This bottling has not always been everyones cup of tea. Those who have liked this have loved it and those not so attracted to it tended to find it distastefully earthy and odd. This wine will not be nearly as polarizing. There is a lot to love about this wine because there is a lot of stuffing packed into this wine. This is a dynamo. We waited patiently for these vines to show the benefit of some vine age and we think we are beginning to see the fruition of that patience. Didnt hurt that this came in at slightly over 1 ton to the acre either. Stock up if you have been a fan in the past or jump on the bandwagon if you havent been a disciple in the past. 320 cases bottled.
Reg $36.99 . . . PEARSON'S TASTING SALE PRICE . . . $29.99

PATRICIA GREEN BALCOMBE PINOT NOIR 2008
Winery Notes : "This bottling has the sweetness of red fruit, high-toned acidity, and super-silky tannins that make Balcombe Vineyard such a terrific and sought-after site. There is a great deal of intensity in this particular wine and while its nature tends toward femininity and elegance there is an underlying darkness and strength to it that provide a whole different dimension. Fans of this bottling will love this vintage as it is mouth-watering, smooth, and rich, and it possesses so much substance that it will be terrific for many years down the road."
Reg $44.99 . . . PEARSON'S TASTING SALE PRICE . . . $35.99

PATRICIA GREEN ESTATE PINOT NOIR 2008
Winery Notes: This bottling is designed to show off the inherent power that younger vines display in the Ribbon Ridge Appellation. There is a darkness that runs through this wine from its color, to its aromatic profile, into the flavors and down into the tannins that finish it off. While other qualities resonate in flashes such as violets and bing cherries in the nose and rose petal and loam in the mid-palate the background of power and darkness is always there. While this wine is not truly a powerful wine as it is quite graceful it has a brooding character that gives it quite a bit of depth. This is a terrific expression of the type of subtle power wines from the Ribbon Ridge Appellation contain. Sort of like Baryshnikov doing Swan Lake in a leather jacket while carrying brass knuckles.
Reg $44.99 . . . PEARSON'S TASTING SALE PRICE . . . $35.99

PATRICIA GREEN NOTORIOUS PINOT NOIR 2008
Winery Notes: "This blend changes each vintage based on what we think are the most exotic barrels the cellar has to offer...We chose based on the superbly rich, dense, creamy, and full-bodied natures of these barrels. This wine is a marvel in 2008. What is truly recognizable even at this young age is the length of this wine. There is so much substance that is so well-balanced that it carries on and on. Buy it for its concentration, depth, and exotic fruit but cellar and savor it for its length and complexity. This is a beautiful, beautiful, wine. 135 cases bottled."
Reg $79.99 . . . PEARSON'S TASTING SALE PRICE . . . $69.99

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