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THE WINE SPECTATOR, FEBRUARY 2013

THE WINE SPECTATOR, FEBRUARY 2013

2010 Bethel Heights Vineyard Chardonnay Estate Grown – 90Fresh and lively, showing citrusy tamarind accents around a racy core of green pear fruit. Should benefit from a year or two in the cellar. Drink now through 2015.

2010 Bethel Heights Vineyard Pinot Noir Casteel Reserve – 94($60) Smooth, […]

THE WINE SPECTATOR, FEBRUARY 20132017-07-11T04:30:21-07:00

WINE & SPIRITS MAGAZINE, APRIL 2013

WINE & SPIRITS MAGAZINE, APRIL 2013

Bethel Heights 2010 Eola-Amity Hills Casteel Reserve Pinot Noir – 94The wine marries place and vintage with effortless grace. Its generous dark cherry and plum scents flow into a seamless, to-the-rim fullness of flavor, grounded by a dark basalt minerality, which seems to give the wine energy […]

WINE & SPIRITS MAGAZINE, APRIL 20132017-07-11T04:31:07-07:00

WINE ENTHUSIAST, OCTOBER 2013

WINE ENTHUSIAST, OCTOBER 2013

2012 Bethel Heights Estate Grown Pinot Blanc – 92

“This estate-grown offering was a standout among several dozen tasted for this article. It’s loaded with bright fruit flavors of grapefruit and pear, and even in the ripe 2012 vintage, it maintains the trademark minerality and a detailed, focused finish.”

WINE ENTHUSIAST, OCTOBER 20132017-07-12T03:27:42-07:00

PORTLAND MONTHLY, OCTOBER 2013

PORTLAND MONTHLY, OCTOBER 2013

2011 Bethel Heights Vineyard Casteel Pinot Noir – #1 Sure-Bet Splurge

Oregon’s 50 Best Wines

“Every year for a decade, the Casteel family has chosen a few barrels that best express the vintage to create their sought-after Casteel Reserve. The 2011 selection shows stunning balance with intense concentration, low alcohol, and vibrant […]

PORTLAND MONTHLY, OCTOBER 20132017-07-12T03:37:11-07:00

THE WINE ENTHUSIAST, SEPTEMBER 2013

THE WINE ENTHUSIAST, SEPTEMBER 2013

2012 Bethel Heights Pinot Blanc Estate Grown – 92

Oregon’s Other Pinots “This estate-grown offering was a standout among several dozen tasted for this article. It’s loaded with bright fruit flavors of grapefruit and pear, and even in the ripe 2012 vintage, it maintains the trademark minerality and a detailed, focused finish.”

THE WINE ENTHUSIAST, SEPTEMBER 20132017-07-12T03:37:35-07:00

THE WINE ADVOCATE, OCTOBER 2013

THE WINE ADVOCATE, OCTOBER 2013

2011 Bethel Heights Vineyard Pinot Noir Estate – 90

The Bethel Heights 2011 Pinot Noir Estate displays tart-edged dark plum and cherry with a glowingly cyanic enhancement from their pits. Infusions of fresh ginger, black tea, iris root and citrus oils are as vintage-typical as the wine’s brightness of […]

THE WINE ADVOCATE, OCTOBER 20132017-07-12T03:38:58-07:00

WINE SPECTATOR, NOVEMBER 2013

WINE SPECTATOR, NOVEMBER 2013

2011 Bethel Heights Vineyard Pinot Noir Justice Vineyard – 90

A lovely, open-textured style, offering black cherry and mineral flavors against soft tannins, lingering enticingly. Drink now through 2017. 143 cases made. –HS

WINE SPECTATOR, NOVEMBER 20132017-07-12T04:12:00-07:00

THE NEW YORK TIMES, DECEMBER 19, 2013

THE NEW YORK TIMES, DECEMBER 19, 2013


Why Oregon Will Fondly Remember 2011” – Eric Asimov

The wine panel recently tasted 20 bottles of 2011 pinot noir from Oregon…People like me who love pinot noirs of finesse and restraint will adore the 2011 vintage. The best wines are clear, focused and vivacious.

2011 Bethel Heights […]

THE NEW YORK TIMES, DECEMBER 19, 20132017-07-12T03:39:39-07:00

STEPHEN TANZER’S INTERNATIONAL WINE CELLAR, JULY/AUGUST 2014

STEPHEN TANZER’S INTERNATIONAL WINE CELLAR, JULY/AUGUST 2014

2012 Bethel Heights Vineyard Aeolian Pinot Noir Eola-Amity Hills – 92

Brilliant ruby. High-pitched, mineral-laced red and dark berry scents are complemented by notes of cola, anise and vanilla bean. Silky and open-knit on entry, offering sweet black raspberry and rose pastille flavors that tighten up with […]

STEPHEN TANZER’S INTERNATIONAL WINE CELLAR, JULY/AUGUST 20142017-07-12T03:40:31-07:00
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