Spruce Goose 2002 Pinot Noir

A luxurious medium-bodied red with a red cherry and raspberry nose. The Spruce Goose Pinot Noir nicely compliments most foods but is particularly well suited for grilled meats and steamed or grilled fish and seafood.


BOTTLE PRICE: $16.25

About Evergreen Vineyards:
Evergreen Vineyards is located in the premier winemaking region of Oregon’s Willamette Valley where a unique microclimate creates excellent growing conditions for the Pinot grape. Evergreen Vineyards produces an award winning Pinot Noir, an award winning Pinot Gris, a Rose, and starting with the 2006 harvest, a Chardonnay and a Reisling.

All Evergreen Vineyards wines are available in fine retailers and at the Evergreen tasting room, located under the wing of Howard Hughes’ famous Spruce Goose in the Evergreen Aviation Museum. For more information, visit www.evergreenvineyards.com

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So, my sister-in-law Pam, had a few of these bottles of wine in her cellar as a gift from HER sister-in-law who worked for the Evergreen Aviation company! Apparently, this company also bought a vineyard in Oregon that specialized in growing grapes used to make pinots! It still surprises me to this day, to think that an aviation company, one that produces helicopters and airplanes, owns and operates this vineyard as well! How wild! And to my surprise, the wine is exceptionally good too! A bit light, smooth on the tannins, pleasant finish. Since it sells for approximately $17 a pop, I’m not sure that i would buy this wine again since i have many other $15 dollar favorites, but it was certainly enjoyable. Although, even if I wanted to, this wine is already apparently sold out! Oh well, too bad.