2015 - Shea Wine Cellars Homer Pinot Noir Willamette Valley - 6x75cl

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Shea Wine Cellars

Since the late 1990s, Shea Vineyard has been the most famous and sought after terroir in the Willamette Valley. In 1989, Dick Shea, left Wall Street and decided to plant Pinot Noir in a then unknown sub-region of the Willamette Valley. He was either lucky or very savvy as his micro-climate has produced some of the most exceptional fruit of the region. Within a short time, the most famous wineries in the Willamette Valley su...Read more

Since the late 1990s, Shea Vineyard has been the most famous and sought after terroir in the Willamette Valley. In 1989, Dick Shea, left Wall Street and decided to plant Pinot Noir in a then unknown sub-region of the Willamette Valley. He was either lucky or very savvy as his micro-climate has produced some of the most exceptional fruit of the region. Within a short time, the most famous wineries in the Willamette Valley such as Beaux Frères (Robert Parker’s own domaine) and Ken Wright, as well as the cult California producer, Sine Qua Non, began purchasing Shea’s fruit. All this led Jay Miller of The Wine Advocate to describe Shea’s clients as a "Who’s Who of Willamette Valley wineries". Growing some of the most exceptional grapes of the region is inspirational, so in 1999, Dick and his wife Dierdre decided to produce their own wines. When we first tasted their wines, we just loved them. Not that one should compare, but Oregon Pinot Noir is the closest we have found to Burgundy. Whilst in Dick’s cellar, we felt that a Burgundian comparison could be Sylvain Cathiard in Vosne Romanée as the wines displayed a similar finesse with notable complexity and a sweet core. Truly delicious.Read less