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The Aldi Specially Selected Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2022 is a $12.99 Aldi exclusive. This is another wine in Aldi’s ever-expanding Specially Selected series, in Europe there are dozens of different wines, here we have 10 or 15.
The Specially Selected wines are sourced from upscale growing regions but are value-priced.
This wine, according to the label is sourced from vineyards all over the valley, the more expensive Willamette Pinot Noir wines are from one of the sub-AVAs such as Dundee or Yamhill/Carlton. The next step up is Estate wines.
The Aldi Specially Selected Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2022 does not have production notes, so we know very little. There are some big producers in the Willamette Valley, most wineries are family-owned boutique small-volume wineries.
The Willamette Valley with a couple of exceptions does not do value-priced wine. Your best bets for finding value wine are Aldi, Trader Joe’s, and Costco.
The alcohol content is 12.5%, like all Pinot Noir wines were ten years ago and seldom are today. We see 14% plus alcohol regularly. The upped alcohol can give the wine body and classic West Coast Pinot Noir light to medium-bodied wine with complex but subtle flavor.
The Aldi Specially Selected Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2022 Tasting Notes
The color is a see-through garnet red. The nose is cherry, herbs, spice, black pepper, lightly smoky, cranberry, and a floral edge. The Aldi Specially Selected Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2022 is smooth on the palate with a combination of sweet and sour flavors.
This Pinot Noir tastes like black cherry, dusty spice, ripe raspberry, and tart cranberry. The mid-palate adds oak spice, licorice, and nectarine.
The tannins are sweet and the acidity allows this wine to fully unfold.
The Summary
- The Aldi Specially Selected Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2022 is a wine worth seeking out.
- It is excellent considering that you can grab it at Aldi along with the bargain groceries.
- I would not say this is my favorite value-priced Willamette Valley Pinot Noir but gets the job done.
