Medium ruby color; raspberry, cherry, pomegranate, blueberry, earth, almond, tea, rose petals on the nose and palate.
Dry; medium, fine-grained tannins; racy acidity. Sourced from the rolling hills and complex soils of the Eola-Amity Hills AVA. Lush fruit and delicious flavors. Lovely, generous easy drinker with some depth and length. The Dobbes individual estate offerings under the Dobbes Family Estate wines are the premier offering from Joe Dobbes. His other labels include Jovino and Wine By Joe. 13.5% ABV
Joe Dobbes established his Oregon vineyard and winery in 2002. The original brand was “Wine by Joe Dobbes.” Dobbes notes on his website: “After working in the business for others internationally and in Oregon, I started Wine By Joe with a small amount of money in my back pocket, a lot of experience and passion, and a sufficient ignorance of what I was up against. Today, our multi-faceted wine company is one of the largest in the state. We own 214 acres of vineyard and benefit from the work of more than 30 full-time, dedicated employees, as well as dozens of part-time and seasonal workers.”
Sarah Pearson is the CEO of Dobbes Family Estate and Wine by Joe. She has been a senior brand manager at Freixenet USA, brand manager at Constellation Brands, and director of marketing for Hess Collection Winery. She joined Dobbes Family Estate as vice president of marketing and sales, then became the CEO in 2021. Travis Proctor was the director of winemaking operations for this vintage. Derrick Einberger is the winemaker at Dobbes Family Estate today. Since 2011, Dobbes Family Estate has been co-owned by Joe Dobbes and Bacchus Capital.
Dobbes is Oregon’s third-largest wine producer; the winery is located in Dundee, southwest of Portland. Oregon has the strictest winemaking regulations in the United States, prohibiting manipulation with additives and mystery ingredients. The result is Oregon now produces the best pinot noir in the U.S., capturing the etherial deliciousness that heavier handed efforts in California can fail to find. If you want big body cab, buy Napa/Sonoma. If you want pinot noir elegance and sophistication, buy Willamette Valley.
Dobbes Family Estate Eola-Amity Hills Cuvée Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley 2021 is smooth, polished, excellent fruit effort from a renowned Willamette Valley maker. Nice tang, clean, precise, complexity, length. Versatile food wine. Pair with beef, veal; poultry—turkey, roast chicken, duck breast with cherry sauce; rich fish—salmon, tuna; wild game—venison, wild turkey, wild boar; mushroom risotto; beef stroganoff with mushrooms; pork—herb-crusted pork tenderloin; grilled portobello mushrooms; roasted root vegetables. Cheese—goat cheese; brie, camembert, gruyère, aged gouda, aged cheddar. $45
