2002 Archery Summit Premier Cuvee

[dananne]

This was our favorite wine from our tasting at the winery back in the summer of '05, but we didn't buy any because of the P/Q. At the time, it ran about $15-20 higher than the basic bottlings from other producers, and the quality didn't match the price tag. Of course, with the recent price creep with Oregon Pinot Noir, $45 for the entry wine doesn't seem all that unreasonable. That having been said, IMHO $150 for their Estate wine is thoroughly ridiculous.

The winery is beautiful, and the whole spread is one of the prettiest in the whole valley. The vineyards are standout, and there are gobs of money behind the operation to carefully match clone with site, to plant exclusively on own rootstocks (even if that means replanting due to phylloxera), etc. However, our experience was likely corrupted by an awful tasting room staff who were easily the most haughty and rude I've encountered. I probably shouldn't let that one bad experience keep me from giving their wines another shot, but haven't tried one of their wines since then.

Again, though, we did think this was a very nice wine, and thanks for the notes on how it's evolving. Those Oregon '02s are drinking very well right now.