Today we share one of the greats of 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.
This is amongst the finest Rose wines made in North America. I adore the complex, round and delicious 2024 Big Table Farm ‘Laughing Pig’ Rose (OB, 94) is a total stunner with gobs of 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.
2024 Big Table Farm ‘Laughing Pig’ Rose- Another sensational edition of this wine, the highly nuanced 2024 Laughing Pig’ Rose was stored in all neural oak barrels before bottling. A beautiful watermelon color, this offers white rose water and orange peel notes on the nose with salty soils and shades of cranberry. The palate is beautifully astringent and intense, with serious texture and minerality, showing some fabulous earthy tones with peat moss and damp hay. The length impresses, as this lasts for a near-minute on the mouth. This is once again an incredibly showing in its mineral-laden youth. Drink 2025-2031- 94
2023 Big Table Farm ‘The Wild Bee’ Chardonnay- Sourced from a range of sites throughout the Willamette Valley, the 2023 ‘The Wild Bee’ offers toasted hazelnuts alongside rich melon and orchard fruits. The palate is smooth and silky with a refined mouthfeel and great sense of weight and length. Gorgeous now, watch this evolve over the next eight to ten years. Drink 2025-2033- 93
2022 Big Table Farm ‘Elusive Queen’ Chardonnay- The outstanding 2023 ‘The Elusive Queen’ Chardonnay is a barrel selection wine made from less than 5% of their Chardonnay production. This is rich and opulent stuff that comes off exceedingly seamless throughout the drinking experience. Japanese pear and marzipan notes mingle well with cardamom laced pastry crust alongside ripe banana and papaya on the palate. Velvety and voluptuous, this is very dense and layered stuff that will cellar well for at least another ten years to come. Drink 2025-2037- 96
2023 Big Table Farm ‘Willamette Valley’ Pinot Noir- Amazing at the entry level, the 2023 Big Table Farm ‘Willamette Valley’ Pinot Noir delivers bright cranberry, guava and Yakima cherry fruit flavors alongside salty soils on the palate. Medium-bodied and exceedingly smooth, with good tension, enjoy now and over the next eight plus years to come. Drink 2025-2033- 93
2023 Big Table Farm ‘Pelos-Sandberg Vineyard’ Pinot Noir- The amazing 2023 Big Table Farm ‘Pelos-Sandberg Vineyard’ Pinot Noir was sourced from this small location located in the Eola-Amity Hills AVA. This captures brilliant flavor density with rich red fruits that parade with loamy soils, Satsuma orange zest, and suggestions of red rose water on the palate. Salty and very savory, with herbal and black truffle accents, enjoy now and over the next fifteen plus years to come. Drink 2025-2040- 95
2022 Big Table Farm ‘The Funk Estate Vineyard’ Syrah- A gorgeous wine from the Rocks District, the 2022 ‘The Funk Estate’ Syrah is a world-class wine from this slightly cooler vintage. On the nose this takes on wet rock aromas alongside pine needles, forest floor, Umami and suggestions of wild blackberry compote. The palate is plush and soft with a terrific tension and a gorgeous melange of red and dark fruits with Hoisin sauce and seaweed notes. Highly novel and complex, this is a stunning rendition of this wine. Drink 2025-2033- 96
2023 Big Table Farm ‘Earth’ Pinot Noir- The 2023 ‘Earth’ is a spectacular barrel selection bottling that has incredible flavor density, flavor range and underlying verve. A kaleidoscope of aromatics greets you as salty and sandy soils mingle well with black truffle shavings, peat moss and shades of Mandarin orange peel. The palate is plush and rich with amazing texture and richness. The finish just won’t quit as this is velvety and seductive stuff that is built to age. Drink 2025-2040- 96