Today we share one of the great newer wineries in Oregon. Audeant was founded by Andrew Reichers who was the first employee at Sanguis under epic winemaker Matthias Pippig. Over time Reichers applied his trade spending time learning winemaking in New Zealand, at Burn Cottage, and in Burgundy in the Haute Cote working for Claire Naudin at Domaine Naudin Ferrand. More recently Andrew has served for five years as the assistant winemaker at Antica Terra and Lillian with Maggie Harrison prior to joining and founding Audeant Wines with Proprietor, Teal Walker, in 2016. Reichers has a world-class wine resume and is even making some incredible bubbles for his Missoula Flood project with Pippig.
Reichers did a great job navigating the somewhat tricky 2019 vintage — one that saw very difficult harvest conditions. The wines from 2021 were incredible across the board. I adored the
2021 Audeant ‘Willamette Valley’ Pinot Noir (OB, 92) which is killer for the price. Even better is the scintillating 2021 Audeant ‘Nysa Vineyard’ Pinot Noir (OB, 94) showing really nice flavor density from this warm vintage. Learn more about this exciting winery at https://www.audeant.com Here are the beautiful new wine releases by Audeant.
2021 Audeant ‘Seven Springs Vineyard’ Chardonnay- This amazing vineyard which was established back in 1982 has been producing some of Oregon’s finest Chardonnay from the Eola-Amity Hills AVA. The nose is wonderfully earthy with toasted hazelnuts and white truffle shavings alongside Meyer lemon rind and shades of cardamom. The palate is beautifully textured and refined with great concentration and underlying finesse. Finishing very long with vanilla cream and copious minerals, enjoy this beautiful wine now and over the next ten plus years. Drink 2023-2035- 94
2021 Audeant ‘Willamette Valley’ Pinot Noir- The outstanding 2021 Audeant ‘Willamette Valley’ Pinot Noir is very serious at the entry level.The nose unveils stony and savory notes with flint, damp earth and bright pomegranate seed flavors. Soft and elegant on the mouth, this shows great flavor range from menthol and wild blackberry flavors to tilled soils and suggestions of baking spices, with plenty of underlying minerality. This is spectacularly good for the price. Drink 2023-2035- 93
2021 Audeant ‘Foothills’ Pinot Noir- The 2021 ‘Foothills’ Pinot Noir is a barrel selection wine made from the Luminous Hills and Cherry Grove Vineyards. Deeply perfumed on the nose, this takes on some fantastic aromatic range. Teaberry and allspice combine with tart cranberry and red rose petal notes on the nose. The palate is beautifully textured with a seamless mouthfeel. Jam-packed with texture, bright acidity and pure red and dark fruit flavors, this is a delicious, refined Pinot Noir that is already drinking beautifully. Stony and salty accents line this fantastic bottling that will live on for another fifteen plus years. Drink 2023-2038- 95
2021 Audeant ‘Nysa Vineyard’ Pinot Noir- The outstanding ‘Nysa Vineyard’ by Audeant comes from this volcanic soil-laden site planted at 650 feet. This is wonderfully stony on the nose, yelling beautiful kumquat and pure red fruits alongside cardamom accents. The palate shows broad shoulders and good richness from the warmth of the vintage. A great melange of red and dark fruits greet you alongside beef blood, orange peel and copious minerals. Finihsing long with bright red fruits, enjoy this beauty now and over the next twelve plus years.
Drink 2023-2035- 94
2019 Audeant ‘Luminous Hills Vineyard’ Pinot Noir- The brilliant 2021 Audeant ‘Luminous Hills Vineyard’ Pinot Noir is a stunning new bottling by winemaker Andrew Reichers. This is certainly a bigger edition of this wine, as this shines very true to vintage. On the nose this offers potpourri and cranberry notes alongside shades of marionberry and plenty of baking spices. The palate is wonderfully salty, showing off this beautiful terroir. Tart red fruits collide with tilled salty soils and plenty of underlying tension on the palate. Soft and inviting this is already beautifully evolved stuff. Drink 2023-2033- 94