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Shea Vineyard named one of five Pinot Noir vineyards in the U.S. meriting the designation "Grand Cru".
—Wine Enthusiast
Pinots made from Shea Vineyard tend to be deeply concentrated and supple, with bold structure...
—Wine Spectator
"The wines of Shea Wine Cellars are invariably elegant expressions of what makes Oregon pinot noir so great: focused fruit, velvety texture, strong structure, and that almost indefinable ability to reflect the nuances of where the fruit was grown."
—Cole Danehower, Northwest Palate
A consistent floral aroma and a dark red fruit, character with spice seems unusually clear and unique to this vineyard. Shea Wine Cellars Pinot Noirs have become a cult classic collectible.
—Rusty Gafney, Pinot File & Grape Radio
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Tastings By Appointment:
We are now open for tastings by appointment on Thursdays and Fridays. $15 per person tasting fee.
WINE SPECTATOR: The Wine Spectator just profiled us.
Read more (PDF) or read it on the Wine Spectator (registration required)
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE: The New Cult Wines
"The New Cults: Upstart wines shoot for Screaming Eagle Status". They named three "new cults" from outside California: Shea Wine Cellars and from Washington State Quilceda Creek and Cayuse.
SHEA VINEYARDS VIDEO
Watch the Grape Radio podcast with Dick Shea as they explore the smells and tastes of Oregon’s Shea Vineyards - one bottle at a time.
PINOTFILE FEATURE
PinotFile just profiled the vineyard, our new winery building and other things "Shea".
Read about it here (1MB PDF).
FOOD AND WINE SOCIETY OF OREGON
The Food and Wine Society of Oregon conducted a blind tasting of 16 Oregon Pinots from the 1998 vintage. The top rated wine was The Shea Wine Cellars, Block 21. Three of the top 4 wines were from Shea Vineyard. Read about it here.
MAILING LIST/2007 VINTAGE WINES
Our 2007 vintage wines are now available. Go to "The Wines" page for more details. E-mail us if you would like to make a purchase.
Contact us if you would like to be added to our mailing list: dickshea@sheawinecellars.com
Our letter only goes out via USPS so please leave your postal address.
RECENT REVIEWS
The Wine Spectator rated the 2006 Pomard Clone 93, Homer 92, East Hill 91 and Wadenswil Clone 90. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate rated our 2006 vintage wines: Homer 94, Pommard Clone 93, Wadenswil Clone 92+, East Hill 92 and Estate 90. Pinot Report rated the 2006 Pinots: East Hill 97, Pommard Clone 95, Homer 94, Estate 93 and Wadenswil Clonne 92. (97 is the highest ratind ever given by Pinot Report to an Oregon Pinot. Read the notable ratings on the vineyard page. The Spectator named our 04 Estate Pinot noir #15 on their year end list of "100 Most Exciting Wines of 2006". Wine Advocate rated the 2005's: Homer 93, Pommard Clone 92; Wadenswil Clone 92; East Hill 90 and Estate 90.
Oregon Wine Press on the 2005 Homer: Almost Infinitely layered, the '05 Homer is full of subtle shifts. Smooth and fruity themes float atop hints of coffee, cloves and black cherries......may end up being a bargain.... .
2/18/2009
The vineyard is full of activity as we go through winter pruning. Next up a few acres of new planting.
We have had lots of questions about the unusual weather. We have had no winter damage and adequate precipitation.
Everything looks promising at this point.
1/10/2009
We are almost done with malolactic fermentation. Looks like a very exciting vintage. Lots of color, concentration and beautiful flavors. Can't wait for bottling in August.
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Mailing address: 4304 SW Strathfell Lane, Portland, OR 97221 | Vineyard and Winery location: 12321 NE Hwy 240, Newberg, OR 97132
©2009 Shea Wine Cellars LLC & Shea Vineyards, Inc. All rights reserved. | TEL (503) 241.6527 |
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