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CURRENT RELEASES
Click on the links below to order our wines directly from us, or click here to find a Distributor of our wines in your area.
Benton-Lane 2007 Pinot Noir
RETAIL PRICE: $26.00
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Wine Advocate August 2009 - 88 pts
This brilliantly hued red wine has delicate aromas of strawberry and rose petal with more complex scents of autumn leaves and chocolate layered in . On the palate, it exhibits classic bright cherry flavors with hints of hibiscus, beetroot and red licorice. The wine is lithe and crisp with fine grained tannins that provide a nice framework to the silky mid-palate. Full wine description.
Production: 19,674cases all sealed with screwcap.
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Benton-Lane 2006
First Class Pinot Noir
RETAIL PRICE: $60.00
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Wine Spectator November 2008 - 92 pts
Our First Class is produced only when we have a particular lot of wine that is very, very special, and the 2006 First Class Pinot Noir is such a wine. To start, we look to our favorite vineyard sites for the most balanced, flavorful and concentrated Pinot Noir. We ferment these lots insmall fermenters called “pots”. We baby them every step of the way and move the best wine into new French oak barrels for sixteen months of ageing. As the wines develop, we select the best barrels to eventually become “FIRST CLASS” - the best of the best.
The 2006 First Class Pinot Noir is a dark ruby colored wine that exhibits cherry and blackberry aromas with underlying scents of anise, mocha and blueberry. Very ripe tannins and balanced acidity create a rich, velvety texture. The exquisite balance of this wine makes it a very versatile wine with food. Full wine description.
Production: 684 6-pack cases all sealed with screwcap.
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Benton-Lane 2008 Pinot Gris
RETAIL PRICE: $17.00
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Wine & Spirts October 2009 - 100 Best Wines of the Year
Wine & Spirits August 2009 - 93 pts
This wine is a great example of a crisp and bright style of pinot gris. Exhibiting aromas of asian pear, honeydew and citrus blossom, it is overtly fruity yet still complex for this wine variety. The flavors of tangy lime, comice pear and starfruit linger on the exceptionally long finish. A great “warm weather” wine, it goes with simple appetizers and a wide assortment of seafood any time of the year. Full wine description.
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Benton-Lane Pinot Blanc
RETAIL PRICE: $19.00
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Limited production wine - Limit 6 bottles
In 1982 I tasted my first Oregon Pinot Blanc at a winery near Dundee and fell in love. It was a complex white wine unlike the fruity whites that Oregon had been producing. This wine had been fermented in an old workhorse barrel and I thought it could be even better if it had some fresher wood flavors. So I snuck an acre of Blanc in the vineyard, whole cluster pressed into barrel, fermented the sweet juice, stirred the lees weekly to enhance mouth feel and aged it for eight months in fresh European barrels. The wine was an instant hit in the tasting room (the only place the wine is sold). It has aromas of apple, almond, butterscotch and lemon custard followed by a hint of baking spices.
We have dedicated this beautiful wine to the courageous passengers and crew of UAL Flight 93 who gave their lives to save The White House on September 11, 2001. That is why “93” appears on the label instead of a vintage.
Full wine description.
Production: 186 cases all sealed with screwcap.
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