A spectacular winery, Big Table Farm is nothing short of a pillar of consistency in the Willamette Valley. Big Table Farm was founded by Clare Carver and Brian Marcy — two of the great people in Oregon wine. Marcy has a longstanding history in the wine industry, formerly serving as winemaker for Neyers prior to moving north and settling in the Willamette Valley.These are wines that age brilliantly and are known for great texture and beautiful pure red and dark fruits, with loads of nuance. They will soon make wines from their estate vineyard.
They make a world-class Rose each year. This year might be the finest edition of this wine that I have tasted yet. The 2023 Big Table Farm ‘Laughing Pig’ Rose (OB, 94) is a total stunner in terms of richness, flavor range, flavor density and underlying tension. Learn more about Big Table Farm at http://www.bigtablefarm.com/ Here are the fantastic new release wines by Big Table Farm.
2023 Big Table Farm ‘Laughing Pig’ Rose- This beautiful new 2023 ‘Laughing Pig’ Rose was stored in neural barrels for several months after bottling. Texturally beautiful, this offers red rose water, pretty cran-cherry, pomegranate seed and Satsuma orange zest on the palate. Fresh and lithe, with a polished texture, this is an incredible wine that is showing brilliantly in its bright youth. Drink 2024-2030- 94
2022 Big Table Farm ‘Elusive Queen’ Chardonnay- The top Chardonnay made by Big Table Farm, the ‘Elusive Queen’ is made from less than 5% of their Chardonnay production, as this is a barrel select wine. White peach and honeysuckle notes mark the nose alongside Japanese pear and salty minerals. The palate is seamless and beautifully textured, capturing light toasty oak accents that mingle well with the generous citrus and orchard fruit flavors. A gorgeous bottling to consume now, this has both the weight and pose to cellar well for another fifteen years to come. Drink 2024-2038- 95
2022 Big Table Farm ‘Earth’ Pinot Noir- The 2022 ‘Earth’ is a barrel selection wine made from this slightly cooler vintage where harvest continued into November in the Willamette Valley. This is dense, heady and concentrated, with damp earth and peat moss accents that collide with loganberry, black cherry compote, black truffle shavings and suggestions of kumquat rind. A complex and delicious Oregon Pinot, this gorgeous new bottling has a long life ahead of it and is one of the finest from the Willamette Valley that I have tasted in the past year. Drink 2024-2040- 96