Looking for an introduction to Oregon Pinot Noir that won’t break the bank? Join me as I unravel the flavors and aromas of Firesteed Oregon Pinot Noir 2020, a silky and smooth entry-level wine with funky spices and wild, light-bodied characteristics. I’ll dive into its unique production techniques, like open-top fermenters and yeast propagated from cellars in Burgundy, that make this wine a great starting point for anyone interested in exploring Oregon Pinot Noir.
Learn why this affordable Pinot Noir is a terrific value, and how the Lammet Valley in Oregon earns its praise from French winemakers. As we discuss the potential of higher-priced Oregon Pinot Noirs for the best experience, I’ll also share tips and insights into keeping it cheap and staying cool with summer sparklers and rosés. So, pour yourself a glass and discover the wonders of Oregon wines with me as your guide. Cheers!
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Speaker 1
0:04
Hello , it's a domain day from cheap wine fightercom , again with another podcast for a wine We wrote up on the cheap wine findercom website , which is what we do . This is it , and today we've got a Oregon Pinot Noir , a entry level Oregon Pinot Noir . It's called the fires steed Oregon Pinot Noir 2020 . 21 vintage is the current vintage . This was actually a COVID year vintage and a Oregon fires . He didn't get as much press as the California fires but there was fires up there , but COVID didn't affect it .
Speaker 1
0:46
Do they manage to get the grapes through the season in good shape And they picked them before the fire started ? This is a kind of a taste of Oregon . The Lammet Valley is the most well known , and for good reason . I've had French wine makers tell me that they are very impressed with the Lammet Valley . Oregon And French wine makers love French wine and they're not that they don't love other wines , but they don't normally hear them talking great things about other areas that much , and I've heard them say a lot of good things about Oregon and I agree with them . So there's other areas in Oregon that have growing regions up and down the coast . I think Lammet Valley is the most northern one And but there's other valleys along the Pacific Ocean . There's Rogue Valley and Pacquah and a few others . They don't actually say where they got the grapes but it's a bit of everything . Fires Steed specializes in different areas of Lammet , they do Pinot Gris and Pinot Noirs and that type of stuff and Dundee Hills and single vineyard And they do a lot of different Oregon wines . This is , like I said , the entry level . I'm going to take a sip and we're going to talk about it .
Speaker 1
2:18
There are a few interesting production details here . They fermented it wine in both stainless steel vats , like everybody does , especially in this price range , and open top fermenters , which is kind of how you make beer , and the grape skins and everything form a cap over the top And it could possibly get air to the wine , and air in the wine making process is not too much . Air is not a good thing but it brings out different flavors and aromas and what happened in the wine And they did that . That's kind of a . you know it's something if you don't keep a close eye on it could ruin everything , and it didn't . And then they aged it in small French oak barrels and stainless steel . So they got a couple of different production fermentation techniques , couple of different aging techniques and the yeast they used to start the fermentation was from cellars in Burgundy . I mean , yeast is everywhere , it's a natural thing . You can get production in yeast , but they got yeast that was the word where they use is propagated from cellars in Burgundy . So , even though this is entry level , it's not necessarily a simple throwaway wine . There is some careful , careful techniques used . It was very made with some specificity .
Speaker 1
3:44
and how does it taste ? Well , it tastes like Oregon , pune , newire , for it lists for $20 on their website And , from what I can tell , i paid $12.99 for it and most of the wines on the Internet is $13 to $15 to $16 area which is , you know , not super cheap . but for Oregon , pune , newire it is . It's really silky , smooth and sleek . But then you start tasting and you get the black cherry and the sour cherry and you get the funky spices and you get , you know , faint , bitter dark chocolate and some plums , maybe some Dr Pepper , some tea . There's some creamy vanilla in there , a bunch of them all kind of smooth and , in the noses , crazy funky Pinot Noir thing where you're getting mushrooms and asphalt and you know it's a crushed or crushed to fall leaves and cherries and this is a legitimate Pinot Noir .
Speaker 1
4:58
it's a nice starting point if you're interested in Pinot Noir , especially Oregon Pinot Noir . to what I think , like under $40 , they put a screw cap on it and over $40 then they put a cork in there because there might be some aging , you know , and they put the cork in the aging one , not because you can't age a screw top line , but people who like to age it , you know , like corks or something I don't know . it's not necessarily necessary to double a double necessary but it's um , you , you can do well under $40 and if you're really into it then you can go above the $40 and start doing the ones that can use some aging . but to get really good Pinot Noir and get the one you really want , you're going to have to go up in price . these entry-level ones are really nice and if you like it and don't want to go any farther , well then you still get a good wine . but , um , but to get the best Oregon Pinot Noir and get the best experience , you might want to explore a little bit .
Speaker 1
6:06
but , like I said , this is a fine , inexpensive Pinot Noir . it's for the money , it's terrific , i mean , it's really good and it's light bodied . if you like the Miyomi style , this ain't it . if you like it funky , weird and wild , and this is it and that's it for me . domain Dave cheap winefindercom . uh , what else do we have here ? yeah , we'll get to the summer sparklers and the rosés now . I've promised this for a while and , uh , keep it cheap , stay cool , because it's getting hot out there and um , i'll be talking to everybody in a couple days . so , adios , keep it cheap .
