Today we present one of the famed houses in Oregon and a leading bubbles producer in the North America. More than 20 yeas ago I took notice that Argyle was steadily gaining a sterling reputation for sparkling wines under their guidance of Oregon legendary winemaker Rollin Soles. For anyone who has visited the Willamette Valley, Argyle is always an awesome stop as they offer a really cool flight of bubbles and also produce not only one of the consistently great ‘Brut’ sparkling wines that you will find, but also their famed ‘Extended Tirage’ which has been one of the top sparkling wines made in North America. They have a modern tasting room that is an amazing spot to taste wine at. Nate Klostermans has now been at the helm here for many years and is doing a terrific job with so many sparkling wine SKUs and his fabulous entry level bottling.
A few years back Argyle launched ‘The Art of Sparkling’ which is an amazing project that support the talents of student artists. A collaboration with the Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA), every year three PNCA student artists are selected to receive the Argyle scholarship. The students then immerse themselves in the Argyle story by visiting the vineyards, winery and Tasting House. This experience serves as inspiration for their artwork. The three pieces of art are then turned into labels for the Art of Sparkling 3-bottle set. This is just an amazing program that helps support the arts and includes three bottles of their glorious new 2021 Argyle ‘Brut’ Sparkling Wine (OB, 92) which overdelivers for the price. Learn more at argylewinery.com and here is my review of the new 2021 Argyle ‘Brut’ Sparkling Wine.
2021 Argyle ‘Brut’ Sparkling Wine- The 2021 ‘Brut’ by Argyle is beautifully-textured stuff that deftly captures the heat of the vintage. The weight you pick up really shines when this is served on the warmer side. Challah bread and cantaloupe tones combine with salty minerals and shades of ginger on the palate. A gorgeous new wine, this is such a killer value at around 30 dollars USD.. Drink 2024-2032 92