The vintage prior led Portland urban winemaker Matt Berson to source the northern end of the Willamette Valley for his reserve Pinot Noir. Here, he worked with clone 667 from Vista Hills (34%) near Domaine Serene in the Dundee Hills, clone 777 from Cherry Grove (33%) near Gaston and clone 828 — the "suitcase clone" courtesy of the late Gary Andrus — off Sunny Mountain south of … [Read more...] about Love & Squalor 2013 Antsy Pants Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, $52
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Love & Squalor 2015 Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, $28
Portland vintner Matt Berson recently entered his second decade of Love & Squalor, and he named his duo-pronged passion project of Pinot Noir and Riesling as a tribute to iconic author J.D. Salinger. His flagship wine is this Pinot Noir, a melange of eight clones and six vineyards, primarily Sunny Mountain, Temperance Hill, Cherry Grove and Medici that represents about a … [Read more...] about Love & Squalor 2015 Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, $28
Love & Squalor 2014 Riesling, Willamette Valley, $20
Not only is there a renewed movement in Oregon with Chardonnay, but Matt Berson also is at the forefront of the renaissance surrounding Riesling in the Willamette Valley. His combination of Roncali Vineyard in West Eugene with Sunnyside in Salem and Cuddihy in Yamhill-Carlton is presented with crystalline acidity (2.92 pH) and scant sugar (0.7%). It offers aromas of ginger with … [Read more...] about Love & Squalor 2014 Riesling, Willamette Valley, $20
Love & Squalor 2012 Antsy Pants Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, $48
Matt Berson’s popular Antsy Pants tier affords him most exploration, and he capitalized on the classice and abundant 2012 vintage to expand his efforts — and production of his reserve Pinot Noir bottling. His previous release focused on clone 667 fruit from Saikkonen Vineyard in Ribbon Ridge and Pommard off Winter’s Hill in the Dundee Hills. He’s back with both, including two … [Read more...] about Love & Squalor 2012 Antsy Pants Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, $48
Love & Squalor 2012 Antsy Pants Riesling, Willamette Valley, $28
The Portland Wine Company’s reserve-style dry Riesling continues to focus on four-decade-old Brooks Vineyard in the cooler Eola-Amity Hills, but this vintage debuts an inclusion from Sunnyside Vineyard, an even older site planted in 1971. Matt Berson's expression from the 2012 vintage continues with the residual sugar at (0.6%), and here there's a great presentation of acidity. … [Read more...] about Love & Squalor 2012 Antsy Pants Riesling, Willamette Valley, $28