Lemelson Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 2021

Lemelson has earned its reputation amongst the very best producers in Oregon’s ever crowding wine scene. The Thea’s Selection Pinot Noir is a big part of the winery’s success story. It’s been in the Top 100 Wines of the Year multiple times, is consistently in the mid-90’s in terms of expert scores, and it’s a particular fan favorite at Nicholas Wines.

In super generous yielding vintages such as 2018 and 2019, we were able to secure enough of an allocation of the Thea’s Selection to offer up to our email list. People loved it. In my humble opinion, it’s probably the best $30 Pinot Noir in America.

The winery’s tough decision to only make a Willamette Valley Pinot in 2021 and not a Thea’s Selection means that the quality in this WV Pinot Noir is absolutely off the charts. Just like Thea’s it is made from a blend of all seven 100% organic certified estate vineyards, spread across arguably the two best wine AVAS in the state, Dundee Hills and Yamhill-Carlton.