Today we share the outstanding wines of Open Claim. Open Claim has now for years been making some of the state’s premier Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Started 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. They use a limited amount of new oak, despite their fleshy character.
Tony Rynders is easily one of the Pacific Northwest’s finest winemakers 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.
2021 was a seamless vintage throughout Oregon with warm temperatures and limited heat spikes. I adored the new 2021 wines. The 2021 Open Claim ‘Fauna’s Wood’ Pinot Noir (OB, 96) which is a total stunner that will live on for wo more decades — and is beautiful now in its full-throttle mode. Learn more about these beautiful wines at http://www.openclaimvineyards.com/ Here are the brilliant 2021 and older releases by Open Claim.
2017 Open Claim ‘Estate’ Chardonnay- A world-class wine made by winemaker Tony Rynders, the 2017 Open Claim Chardonnay is loaded with texture and weight with good underlying tension. Brioche and Japanese pear flavors combine wth salted macadamia nut and lychee. Exotic, big and burly, don’t serve this beauty too cold! Highly enjoyable now, enjoy over the next eight years. Drink 2024-2032- 95
2017 Open Claim ‘Estate’ Pinot Noir- The 2017 Open Claim Pinot Noir offers black truffle and Mashino cherry on the nose alongside black raspberry notes. The palate is silky and refined with soft tannins that frame a generous core bf red and black fruits. Delicious and polished texturally, enjoy this beautiful wine now and over the next ten plus years to come. Drink 2024-2034- 95
2022 Open Claim White Pinot Noir- A total knockout wine and truly one of the best of its kind that you will find, the burly and bold 2022 Open Claim White Pinot Noir was made without skin contact. Very golden in the glass, this offers deep cashew nut and strawberry notes on the palate alongside honeydew melon, and suggestions of salty soils. Full-bodied and dense, with a refined texture, enjoy this beautiful wine over the next fifteen plus years to come. Drink 2024-2040- 95
2021 Open Claim ‘Estate’ Pinot Noir- A dense wine made in a warm vintage, the 2021 Open Claim Pinot Noir opens with a beautiful bouquet of red rose petals, tar and tobacco leaf alongside black raspberry notes. The palate is heady and refined with serious weight, length and texture. Blackberry and black cheery notes mingle well with shades of freshly tilled loamy soils and cardamom dusted orange peel on the palate. Delicious now, watch this evolve over the next twenty years to come. Drink 2024-2042- 95
2021 Open Claim ‘Fauna’s Wood’ Pinot Noir- This beautiful 2021 Pinot Noir is a heady, black-fruit driven wine that is already nicely evolve at the three year mark. On the nose this shows beautiful black florals woven together with shades of anise, wild blackberry and bing cherry. The palate is plush and soft, as this glides throughout the drinking experience. Dense dark fruits parade with peat moss and stony minerals on the palate. A joy to consume now, enjoy this beauty over the next twenty years to come. Drink 2024-2044- 96