For years I have been enamored by the wines of Open Claim — a winery that has become some of Oregon’s finest Chardonnay and Pinot Noir that I taste each year. Somehow this house continues to fly under the radar. Founded back in 2014 by Marnie and Brett Wall, Open Claim creates a bigger style of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir that are complete wines with a beginning, middle and end.
There is little doubt that Tony Rynders is one of the most accomplished winemakers in the entire Pacific Northwest. Formerly with Hogue and Domaine Serene, Tony crafts some incredible wines for his own label, Tendril. He has been the winemaker at Open Claim and is doing an incredible job with this site.
2019 was not the easiest vintage in terms of harvest conditions particularly for Pinot Noir. I was enamored by the Open Claim wines from this vintage. They have crafted a very special wine for $125.00 retail that comes form a single block. The 2019 Open Claim ’19’s 25 Vintners Reserve’ Pinot Noir (OB, 96) is one of the finest Oregon Pinot Noirs that I have tasted in the past year. The range of flavors already evoked is just thrilling! The wine has great stuffing and finesse, as this will easily age for another fifteen plus years. Learn more about these beautiful wines at http://www.openclaimvineyards.com/ Here are the brilliant 2019 releases by Open Claim.
2019 Open Claim ’19's 25 Vintners Reserve’ Pinot Noir- The 2019 ’19’s 25’ is a single barrel wine made by Tony Rynders that comes from Block 6 in the Open Claim Vineyard. It smells incredibly perfumed once in the glass. Violet rose petals and potpourri notes combine with shades of dark chocolate covered red raspberry. This shows incredible texture and concentration with beautiful underlying verve. Cardamom and red cherry candy combine with shades of pomegranate seed, kumquat zest and wild mushroom on the palate. Complex and really delicious, this heady wine is absolutely singing right now in its full-bodied youth. Drink 2023-2038- 96