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Duck Pond Cellars, owned by Nice Oregon Wine Firm & Distillery and based mostly in Willamette Valley, lately introduced that its 2020 Pinot Noir and Rose had been the primary recipients of a brand new wine certification from a 3rd occasion group referred to as the Clear Label Mission, “which helps to remodel the wine business by defining what it means to be ‘pure.’”
Because it seems, ‘pure’ is just not a regulated time period, however CLP provides two formal certifications, Licensed Pure and Licensed Pure Path. Licensed Pure Path, which is what Duck Pond’s wines are licensed as, “makes use of components of conventional pure wine manufacturing whereas permitting for some fashionable methods together with however not restricted to the unique use of licensed natural or glyphosate and neonicotinoid-free grapes, allowance of minimal cultured micro organism, and minimal use of added sulfites to increase shelf-life.”
Let’s give these two bottlings a whirl.
2020 Duck Level Pinot Noir Oregon – An exuberant and overtly fruity expression of pinot noir, this wine rapidly pumps up notes of strawberry and ripe raspberry — quite candy up prime — earlier than evoking components of licorice sweet and a few darkish chocolate later down the street. Whereas atypical of pinot noir — from any area — it’s received sufficient chewy fruit character to make for a “crushable” expertise — and make you neglect that it was purported to be pinot. B / $19
2020 Duck Level Rose Oregon – An uncommon mixture of pinot noir, chardonnay, pinot blanc, and riesling fermented individually and blended to create what appears prefer it would possibly principally be a white wine. Numerous fruit right here — peaches, honeyed lemon, and juicy tangerine — leads the way in which to a light floral aspect on the end. Fairly candy on the entire, notably the prolonged, honey-doused end. Drink it whereas it’s nonetheless scorching out. B+ / $16
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2020 Duck Level Pinot Noir Oregon
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