Our Twelve Oaks Estate Rosé of Pinot Gris is barrel-fermented, yielding a complex wine. This alternative style of Pinot Gris is both deliciously aromatic and richly textured. Aromas of strawberries, pineapple, and baking spices intermingle with mouth-filling peach and citrus fruit.
Grapes were hand-picked and brought directly to the winery in 1/2-ton totes. Grapes were destemmed and sat on the skins for 48 hours to get color. It was barrel fermented in French Oak and Acacia barrels at 52°F for more tropical flavors and aged on the lees for four months before bottling in March 2022.
Vintage Description
2021 was an ideal year for grape-growing in the northern Willamette Valley. The sun shone for most of April and May with well-timed precipitation to support vine growth. Flowering was clear and sunny and occurred before the “heat dome” of late June –avoiding any excessive stress on the plants during fertilization. Heat events later in the summer occurred in graceful sync with the fruit development and never caused unneeded stress on the plants. The continued trend of warm summers meant that harvest was once again predominantly in September.
When Dr. Robert Pamplin, one of Oregon’s most forward-thinking philanthropists and businessmen, purchased the historic Chateau Benoit Winery in 1999, his vision was to create wines of the highest quality to reflect his passion for excellence. To this end, Dr. Pamplin has charged winemaker Thomas Houseman and winegrower Peter Ebbers with the task of crafting extraordinary pinot noir. Thomas, Peter, and the rest of the crew are absolutely passionate about producing wines of the finest quality and have dedicated their lives to this quest.
Pinot reigns supreme at Anne Amie Vineyards with Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, and Pinot Blanc forming the heart of our production. Complementing the pinot family is Old-Vine Estate Müller Thurgau, planted in 1979. As with all great wines, our’s starts in the vineyards. We are fortunate to have some of Oregon’s best sites, all of which are Salmon Safe and LIVE certified. Our estate vineyards, along with those we purchase from, receive only the minimal required treatments, and yields are dramatically reduced in order to give fruit with great depth and complexity.
Our estate vineyards are located in the rolling hills of the Yamhill-Carlton District and on the steep hillsides of the Chehalem Mountains, both nestled in Oregon’s verdant Willamette Valley. Our LIVE certified winery is located on our Yamhill-Carlton property, a few miles from both Lafayette and Carlton, Oregon.
Available States
AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MD, MA, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NM, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, SC, TX, VT, WA, WV, WI, WY
Note, at 1% residual sugar this is likely perceptibly off dry! (Unless it’s super high acidity.). Hope the rats address this in their reviews so nobody is surprised when they get this.
Things aren’t matching up with the producer web site and the specs published here for what is listed as the same wine.
Could you or @wccwinegirl check to see what’s up?
@klezman One of us thought it was dry, one of us thought it was off-dry. The bottle says 13.9% alcohol. It wasn’t sweet, but it’s slightly “sweeter” than the Keya rose. It’s nowhere near as dry as the Pedroncelli Rose.
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: tax and shipping are not included in savings calculations).
2021 Anne Amie Twelve Oaks Estate Rosé of Pinot Gris - $20 = 12.50%
It’s a Valentine’s Day miracle—Casemates has saved me from buying overpriced flowers this year! We were delighted to see the UPS delivery notification and the email from Alice about this wine last week. Circumstances prevented us from opening the bottle the same day, so into the fridge it went until the weekend.
Saturday evening, we intended to do a brief pop-and-pour tasting before dinner, but that turned into…drinking all the wine. In short, it was delicious right off the bat. Color was a beautifully deep pink, possibly with a hint of orange. Nose was primarily stone fruits; we wrote down honeysuckle and stone fruits such as white nectarines. On taste, we noted ripe strawberries. Alcohol was imperceptible.
Two features were especially notable. First, the wine felt pleasantly round in the mouth, probably the result of barrel fermentation. I know that “smooth” is not a word you’re supposed to use, but it’s hard not to imagine those luxury car ads involving speeding silently through a mountain tunnel. That said, I wouldn’t characterize this wine as either sweet or lacking acidity. I don’t know about the RS numbers but the wine did strike one of us as off-dry, though not sweet.
Second, this bottle had hands-down the cleanest finish I’ve ever tasted on a wine. While the fruit flavors remained, there was no residual stickiness in the mouth that I often find with rosés and white wines. Because of that, the wine functions well as a palate-cleanser between foods, though unsurprisingly its delicate flavors won’t stand up to big meats or strong spices.
The kids’ sniff tests were unfortunately not too informative. The older one said the wine smelled like cheese, but that’s because he was eating cheese. The younger one said “oranges,” which is a fairly reasonable descriptor, and then proceeded to discuss “citrus acidity” with great authority at which point it became apparent that he was just repeating words he’d heard us say.
We managed to save one glass for the next day. It was somewhat diminished in flavor but still tasty.
TL;DR: This wine is a fantastic afternoon sipper right out of the bottle, and we’re going to be sure to have it on hand for the summer to share with friends on our deck or at the park. Even though we’re downsizing our storage space, we’ll make room for a case of this one.
About those flowers: I did, in fact, procure some roses to go with the rosé. They’re just 3D printed—this year’s were the red ones; blue was last year and origami was many years ago:
Hope everyone had a great Valentine’s day, and thanks to @Alice and @WineDavid for the wonderful opportunity to rat!!
My bottle arrived about a week ago and I kept it in the wine fridge until the weekend when I could share it with some friends. I poured the first glass and we all described it as an almost orange rosé. It was light and sweet on the nose with no alcohol. The first few sips were fruity, not dry, not bitter, but sharp and not overly sweet. One taster described it as having a lot of character.
As the wine started to warm many felt the taste of apple dominated, including the tartness. Good or bad, there was a hint that this was related to a hard cider like Angry Orchard. After appetizers we poured a second glass and while there was still a lot of apple here, some berry started to appear. This is one of those wines that I think would be excellent on a hot summer day (versus a cold Connecticut February).
@ctviggen@markgm CT is a very tough state. the application is very expensive and wineries can’t justify it in many cases (i disagree and think wineries let finance dept make these decisions… but i digress).
@markgm@Winedavid49 I can get a lot of red wine through Case Mates…just not white. Almost every red, I can get; very few white wines can I get. I have enough red. Would buy this white if I could.
I’ll have to take your word on the application expense and process. And that CT’s process/expense isn’t good.
My work friends and I love Anne Amie wines especially their Pinot Noir! I visited their winery when my son flew me up to Portland while he was working a project for FedEx! I’ve since purchased their whites that were offered on this site! Never a bottle that I didn’t like! Normally this would be an AUTOBUY, but my problem is now my age and a basement with way too many boxes of wine! I have absolutely NO MORE ROOM AND BOXES BEING STORED SIX CASES HIGH, JUST OVER MY HEAD! At least I have another day to think about it!
This sounds quire nice, and we’ve like the previous Anne Amie offerings - it may be February, but will probably be March by then time it gets here and anything to hurry along spring …
/giphy optimal-momentary-merlin
2021 Anne Amie Twelve Oaks Rosé of Pinot Gris
Tasting Notes
Vinification
Vintage Description
Specs
What’s Included
6-bottles:
Case:
Price Comparison
$300.00/Case for 12x 2021 Anne Amie Twelve Oaks Rosé of Pinot Gris at Anne Amie Vineyards
About The Winery
Available States
AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MD, MA, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NM, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, SC, TX, VT, WA, WV, WI, WY
Estimated Delivery
Monday, Mar 6 - Tuesday, Mar 7
2021 Anne Amie Twelve Oaks Estate Rosé of Pinot Gris
6 bottles for $79.99 $13.33/bottle + $1.33/bottle shipping
Case of 12 for $139.99 $11.67/bottle + $1/bottle shipping
Note, at 1% residual sugar this is likely perceptibly off dry! (Unless it’s super high acidity.). Hope the rats address this in their reviews so nobody is surprised when they get this.
@klezman looking at the three previous vintages, the RS is listed at ~0.1%; I’m thinking this may be an error. TA and pH both look nice.
@klezman Just looked at this vintage on the site as well
All different!
@winedavid49
Things aren’t matching up with the producer web site and the specs published here for what is listed as the same wine.
Could you or @wccwinegirl check to see what’s up?
@klezman @rjquillin lone CT note states rich but sweet. Such a mystery!
@klezman One of us thought it was dry, one of us thought it was off-dry. The bottle says 13.9% alcohol. It wasn’t sweet, but it’s slightly “sweeter” than the Keya rose. It’s nowhere near as dry as the Pedroncelli Rose.
@klezman @losthighwayz @rjquillin Well here is the tech sheet from the producer. It matches the specs posted in the offer.
HARVEST – September 25, 2021
PRODUCTION – 380 Cases
RELEASE DATE – March 2022
VARIETAL COMPOSITION – 100% Pinot gris
VINEYARDS – Twelve Oaks Estate
SOIL TYPES – Laurelwood
AVA – Chehalem Mountains
ALCOHOL – 13.9%
TOTAL ACIDITY – 6.7 g/L
PH - 3.29
RESIDUAL SUGAR – 1%
@kaolis So I’ve not had my coffee yet;
we both go to the producer site and come up with different tech sheets for what appears to be the same bottling? Excepting yours comes from an amazon hosted link
https://anneamiewine.s3.amazonaws.com/
and mine from
https://shop.anneamie.com/
dunno
@rjquillin @Winedavid49 The specs we show are correct. The tech info from their shop page have not been updated. Hope that helps.
@klezman @rjquillin the winery said the RS is a little more than last year.
@WCCWineGirl @Winedavid49
Absolutely, thanks!
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: tax and shipping are not included in savings calculations).
2021 Anne Amie Twelve Oaks Estate Rosé of Pinot Gris - $20 = 12.50%
It’s a Valentine’s Day miracle—Casemates has saved me from buying overpriced flowers this year! We were delighted to see the UPS delivery notification and the email from Alice about this wine last week. Circumstances prevented us from opening the bottle the same day, so into the fridge it went until the weekend.
Saturday evening, we intended to do a brief pop-and-pour tasting before dinner, but that turned into…drinking all the wine. In short, it was delicious right off the bat. Color was a beautifully deep pink, possibly with a hint of orange. Nose was primarily stone fruits; we wrote down honeysuckle and stone fruits such as white nectarines. On taste, we noted ripe strawberries. Alcohol was imperceptible.
Two features were especially notable. First, the wine felt pleasantly round in the mouth, probably the result of barrel fermentation. I know that “smooth” is not a word you’re supposed to use, but it’s hard not to imagine those luxury car ads involving speeding silently through a mountain tunnel. That said, I wouldn’t characterize this wine as either sweet or lacking acidity. I don’t know about the RS numbers but the wine did strike one of us as off-dry, though not sweet.
Second, this bottle had hands-down the cleanest finish I’ve ever tasted on a wine. While the fruit flavors remained, there was no residual stickiness in the mouth that I often find with rosés and white wines. Because of that, the wine functions well as a palate-cleanser between foods, though unsurprisingly its delicate flavors won’t stand up to big meats or strong spices.
The kids’ sniff tests were unfortunately not too informative. The older one said the wine smelled like cheese, but that’s because he was eating cheese. The younger one said “oranges,” which is a fairly reasonable descriptor, and then proceeded to discuss “citrus acidity” with great authority at which point it became apparent that he was just repeating words he’d heard us say.
We managed to save one glass for the next day. It was somewhat diminished in flavor but still tasty.
TL;DR: This wine is a fantastic afternoon sipper right out of the bottle, and we’re going to be sure to have it on hand for the summer to share with friends on our deck or at the park. Even though we’re downsizing our storage space, we’ll make room for a case of this one.
About those flowers: I did, in fact, procure some roses to go with the rosé. They’re just 3D printed—this year’s were the red ones; blue was last year and origami was many years ago:
Hope everyone had a great Valentine’s day, and thanks to @Alice and @WineDavid for the wonderful opportunity to rat!!
@cduan quick question - do you drink your coffee black or with some kind of creamer? How about others tasting it? ‘Sweet’ is relative…
@tercerowines we drink espresso, black! And we drank the whole bottle ourselves it was so delicious
My bottle arrived about a week ago and I kept it in the wine fridge until the weekend when I could share it with some friends. I poured the first glass and we all described it as an almost orange rosé. It was light and sweet on the nose with no alcohol. The first few sips were fruity, not dry, not bitter, but sharp and not overly sweet. One taster described it as having a lot of character.
As the wine started to warm many felt the taste of apple dominated, including the tartness. Good or bad, there was a hint that this was related to a hard cider like Angry Orchard. After appetizers we poured a second glass and while there was still a lot of apple here, some berry started to appear. This is one of those wines that I think would be excellent on a hot summer day (versus a cold Connecticut February).
@markgm quick question - do you drink your coffee black or with some kind of creamer? How about others tasting it? ‘Sweet’ is relative…
@markgm How did you get this, as Connecticut isn’t on the shipping list (again - biased against white wines).
@tercerowines We all drink our coffee black!
@ctviggen I guess the rules don’t apply if the bottle is free! I think this is the second time I’ve ratted a bottle not available to order in CT.
@ctviggen @markgm CT is a very tough state. the application is very expensive and wineries can’t justify it in many cases (i disagree and think wineries let finance dept make these decisions… but i digress).
@markgm @Winedavid49 I can get a lot of red wine through Case Mates…just not white. Almost every red, I can get; very few white wines can I get. I have enough red. Would buy this white if I could.
I’ll have to take your word on the application expense and process. And that CT’s process/expense isn’t good.
/giphy woozy-acoustic-month
It is a Rose, which always get consumed. And we liked previous Anne Amie offerings. In for a case!
Anne Amie is an autobuy!
My work friends and I love Anne Amie wines especially their Pinot Noir! I visited their winery when my son flew me up to Portland while he was working a project for FedEx! I’ve since purchased their whites that were offered on this site! Never a bottle that I didn’t like! Normally this would be an AUTOBUY, but my problem is now my age and a basement with way too many boxes of wine! I have absolutely NO MORE ROOM AND BOXES BEING STORED SIX CASES HIGH, JUST OVER MY HEAD! At least I have another day to think about it!
@Boatman72 Exemplary use of the exclamation point!
@Boatman72 stacking cases over four high is not recommended!
/giphy facetious-horrible-operation
Sounds unique and tasty!
This sounds quire nice, and we’ve like the previous Anne Amie offerings - it may be February, but will probably be March by then time it gets here and anything to hurry along spring …
/giphy optimal-momentary-merlin
/giphy living-uncovered-pony
In for a case. I loved their other offers.
We loved our other Anne Amie wines so I had to order a case, but if anyone in the Cincinnati area wants half, I’ll split it
@winedavid49
Cases sold out. Any chance a few more could be made available?
6 it is, then.
/giphy redundant-wrathful-squid
/giphy nebulous-bejeweled-buffalo
