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2014 Trousse-Chemise Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 750 ml

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When The Rules of Supply and Demand Won’t Bend: The Vintage of A Lifetime in Willamette Valley

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After finishing at the top of her class and earning an enology degree under Professor Denis Dubourdieu at l’Université de Bordeaux, the brilliant Anne Sery-Martindale moved to Oregon, resolved to craft Pinot Noirs in the style of her father’s favorite Burgundies, made by the likes of Christophe Roumier, Denis Mortet, and Ghislaine Barthod.

Anne’s first vintage at Trousse-Chemise was 2012, in what Stephen Tanzer called Oregon’s “vintage for the record books.” But as we learned during a 3-hour component tasting with the young enologist a year ago, the Trousse-Chemise 2014s are staggering — even darker in color, more intensely concentrated, and braced by more vivid acidity than the much-acclaimed 2012s!

After a warm, dry spring, the vines got off to a fast start in 2014. The set was perfect and by mid-August, it was clear that 2014 not only had the potential to outpoint 2012, but that yields would also be up substantially over previous years.

Wine Spectator broke the seal, stamping a whopping 94-97 points on the vintage. Then Antonio Galloni came on, noting that 2014 is “a vintage that’s at least the equal of 2012.” Galloni’s Vinous took it to the next level in December, noting, “In the wine world, it is easy to become inured to vintage hype, but in 2014 the enthusiasm is warranted,” calling Oregon’s 2014 for Pinot Noir “the strongest and most consistently pleasurable vintage, overall,” in at least 31 years!

Focusing on three of the top vineyards in Willamette Valley — ArborBrook, Laurent Montalieu’s Hyland Vineyard, and Guadalupe in Dundee Hills — Anne TRIPLED her commitments to growers in 2014 in order to get priority the following harvest. After all, what was the risk in such a remarkable year?

As it happens, the rules of supply and demand don’t seem to bend as they do for Burgundy. When yields soar, prices drop — even in Willamette’s vintage of a lifetime.