Full Review

Duck Pond

Duck Pond
2021 Pinot Noir, Oregon

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Pinot Noir

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13.5%
88 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$19

Duck Pond
2021 Pinot Noir, Oregon

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Pinot Noir

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13.5%
Light garnet color. Aromas and flavors of lavender, chocolate covered acai, raspberry and pomegranate, and cigar box with a round, crisp, dryish medium body and a tingling, interesting, medium-length finish conveying notes of red bramble berry, milk chocolate, cinnamon and root beer, and blood orange rind with medium, well-integrated tannins and a suggestion of oak flavor. A very approachable and food friendly wine that leads with fruit to appeal to most consumers.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: New World
Aroma Aroma: lavender, chocolate covered acai, raspberry and pomegranate, and cigar box
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of red bramble berry, milk chocolate, cinnamon and root beer, and blood orange rind
Sweetness Sweetness: Dryish
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years with food and on its own
Recipes Pairing: Baked Ham, Meat Loaf, Lasagna
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A very approachable and food friendly wine that leads with fruit to appeal to most consumers.

The Producer or Importer

Integrated Beverage Group

The Producer or  Importer
351 California Street
Denver, CO 80221
USA
1 925-395-6843

Their Portfolio

BR Duck Pond 2020 Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley 13.5% (USA) $19.00. - Bronze Medal
87 Duck Pond 2020 Pinot Gris, Oregon 13% (USA) $16.00.
93 Duck Pond 2021 Rosé, Oregon 12.4% (USA) $14.00.
88 Duck Pond 2021 Chardonnay, Willamette Valley 13.2% (USA) $14.00.
92 Duck Pond 2021 Pinot Gris, Oregon 13.2% (USA) $15.00.
88 Duck Pond 2021 Pinot Noir, Oregon 13.5% (USA) $19.00.
BR Duck Pond 2021 Pinot Gris, Oregon 13.2% (USA) $15.00. - Bronze Medal
87 Duck Pond 2021 Chardonnay, Oregon 13.2% (USA) $14.00.
93 Duck Pond 2022 Rosé, Willamette Valley 12.8% (USA) $14.00.
94 Duck Pond 2022 Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley 12% (USA) $16.00.
88 Duck Pond 2021 Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley 13.5% (USA) $19.00.
88 Duck Pond 2022 Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley 13.3% (USA) $15.00.
87 Duck Pond 2022 Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley 12% (USA) $15.00.
90 Duck Pond 2022 Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley 13.3% (USA) $15.00.
88 Duck Pond 2022 Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley 12% (USA) $15.00.
88 Duck Pond 2022 Reserve, Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley 13.3% (USA) $24.00.
91 Duck Pond 2023 Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley 12.5% (USA) $15.00.
BR Lifevine 2020 Pinot Noir, Oregon 13% (USA) $21.00. - Bronze Medal
BR Lifevine 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, California 13.9% (USA) $21.00. - Bronze Medal
BR Lifevine 2021 Chardonnay, California 14.4% (USA) $21.00. - Bronze Medal
BR Lifevine 2021 Chardonnay, California 14.5% (USA) $21.00. - Bronze Medal
88 Lifevine 2021 Sparkling Blanc De Blancs, California 13% (USA) $21.00.
85 Lifevine 2021 Chardonnay, California 14.5% (USA) $21.00.
85 Lifevine 2022 Rosé, California 12.9% (USA) $21.00.
BR Lifevine 2021 Zero Sugar, Chardonnay, California 14.5% (USA) $21.00. - Bronze Medal
86 Lifevine 2022 Zero Sugar, Sauvignon Blanc, California 13.1% (USA) $17.00.
BR Lifevine 2021 Chardonnay, California 14.5% (USA) $17.00. - Bronze Medal
86 Lifevine 2023 Zero Sugar, Cabernet Sauvignon, California 13.7% (USA) $21.00.
87 Lifevine 2023 Zero Sugar, Sauvignon Blanc, California 13% (USA) $21.00.
86 Rascal 2022 Pinot Noir, Oregon 13% (USA) $14.00.
85 Rascal 2022 Pinot Gris, Oregon 13% (USA) $14.00.
86 Rascal 2022 Pinot Noir, Oregon 13% (USA) $14.00.
87 Rascal 2022 Pinot Gris, Columbia Valley 13% (USA) $14.00.
90 Replica 2019 Label Envy, Pinot Noir, North Coast 13.9% (USA) $20.00.
89 Replica 2020 Misbehaved, Pinot Noir, California 13.9% (USA) $16.00.
86 Replica 2020 Pickpocket Red Blend, California 14.9% (USA) $24.00.
87 Replica 2020 Chardonnay, California 13.9% (USA) $17.00.
86 Replica 2021 Pinot Noir, California 14.1% (USA) $17.00.
89 Replica 2020 Coles Valley Vineyard, Chardonnay, Oregon 14.3% (USA) $17.00.
BR The Great Oregon Wine Company 2019 Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley 12.5% (USA) $35.00. - Bronze Medal
90 The Great Oregon Wine Company 2020 La Chouette Single Vineyard, Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley 14.2% (USA) $26.00.
87 The Great Oregon Wine Company 2021 Rascal, Pinot Noir, Oregon 13.5% (USA) $17.00.
BR The Great Oregon Wine Company 2021 Rascal, Chardonnay, Oregon 12.5% (USA) $15.00. - Bronze Medal

Pinot Noir

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Serve in a Burgundy Wine Glass
Pinot Noir is one of the world’s most fascinating red varieties. While many red grapes produces wines of power and youthful intensity, a wine made from Pinot Noir is often more refined with higher acidity and lower levels of tannins. The spiritual home for Pinot Noir is Burgundy, where it is produced in many styles, from very light to examples that can age for two to three decades.

Pinot Noirs tend to have aromas and flavors red cherry fruit, while some offer notes of wild strawberry, plum or even floral notes such as carnation and red roses. As tannins in Pinot Noir are not as pronounced as in a grape such as Cabernet Sauvignon or Nebbiolo, most Pinot Noirs can be enjoyed upon release, which is usually two to three years after the vintage.

Burgundy works extremely well for Pinot Noir, as it is a cool climate; a warm or hot climate would not bring out the perfumes of the variety. Thus growers in several countries have planted Pinot Noir in their coolest regions, looking to emulate Burgundy. These include the Willamette Valley in Oregon; Russian River Valley, Santa Lucia Highlands and Sta. Rita Hills in California (among others); Central Otago in New Zealand; Casablanca and San Antonio Valleys in Chile and the Rheinhessen, Pfalz and Baden in Germany (where the grape is known as Spatburgunder). The concept of terroir – a wine is the producet of its specific environment – is most often associated with Pinot Noir.

Pinot Noirs tend to pair well with poultry (duck a l’orange is a classic match), game birds and even certain types of seafoods (as tannins are low), such as salmon, tuna and halibut.