August Cellars

If your wine cellar is between 55-60 degrees and you have kept your wine in the dark and want to know if you should be drinking it… This is our recommendation. If a wine is “Past Due” it needs to be consumed. “Enjoy Now,” means that it tastes just fine and you can continue to drink it at a leisurely pace but we think it is at its peak. “Drink or Hold” is the grey zone where in my basement I will be drinking a bottle and deciding if it is ready for my taste or if it should be held. “Hold” is exactly that, I think it needs more time in the bottle before it is at its peak. Often times decanting will open up a “Drink or Hold” or a “Hold” bottle so that it is tasty.

Vintage & Wine                                    Past Due      Enjoy Now       Drink or Hold               Hold

2002

Chardonnay                                                                        X

Maréchal Foch                                                                                              X                                     .

Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley                                            X

Pinot Noir, Hawk’s View Vineyard                                    X                               .                                     

Pinot Noir, Elysian Fields                                                   X                               

White Riesling                                              X                                                                         ..           

 

Vintage & Wine                                    Past Due      Enjoy Now       Drink or Hold               Hold

2003

Chardonnay                                                                         X              

Maréchal Foch                                                                                               X                                   . 

Pinot Gris                                                        X

Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley                                              X                                                             .

Pinot Noir, Hawk’s View Vineyard                                                               X     

Pinot Noir, Aubre Vert Vineyard                                                                   X                                    .

Portus Augustus                                                                                            X    

Riesling                                                                                                          X                                    .

 

 Vintage & Wine                                    Past Due      Enjoy Now       Drink or Hold               Hold

2004

Chardonnay                                                                          X

Maréchal Foch                                                                                               X                                    .

Pinot Gris                                                                              X

Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley                                              X                                                             .

Pinot Noir, Aubre Vert Vineyard                                          X                              

Pinot Noir, Red Hills Vineyard                                             X                                                             .

                                                                       

 Vintage & Wine                                    Past Due      Enjoy Now       Drink or Hold               Hold

2005

Gewurztraminer                                                                   X

Maréchal Foch,                                               Not yet released                                                  X         

Merlot                                                             In Barrel                                                               X       

Pinot Gris                                                                             X                                                                .

Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley,                       Not yet released                                                  X       

Pinot Noir, Hawk’s View Vineyard,              Not yet released                                                   X        

Pinot Noir, Aubre Vert Vineyard,                  Not yet released                                                   X        

Portus Augustus                                                                                             X                                  .  

 

 Vintage & Wine                                    Past Due      Enjoy Now       Drink or Hold               Hold

2006

Chardonnay                                                                                                   X   

Gewurztraminer                                                                   X                                                               .

Maréchal Foch                                                Not yet released                                                    X      

Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley,                       Not yet released                                                    X      

Pinot Noir, Hawk’s View Vineyard                Not yet released                                                    X      

Pinot Noir, Aubre Vert Vineyard                    Not yet released                                                    X       

Portus Augustus                                                                                            X     

Riesling                                                                                X                                                                .

Rosé                                                                                     X              

 

Vintage & Wine                                    Past Due      Enjoy Now       Drink or Hold                 Hold

2007

Cabernet Sav                                                   In Barrel                                                              X       

Chardonnay                                                      In Barrel                                                              X        

Gewürztraminer                                              Not yet released                                                  X       

Maréchal Foch                                                  In Barrel                                                              X        

Pinot Noir                                                         In Barrel                                                              X        

Pinot Gris                                                                             X                                                                 

Portus Augustus                                               In Barrel                                                              X       

Riesling                                                            Not yet released                                                  X        

Rosé                                                                                     X