Ponzi Vineyards Laurelwood Pinot Noir 2022
Laurelwood District
June 17, 2026 - As Wine Spectator once wrote, “All Oregon Pinot Noirs are measured against the Ponzi yardstick.” For over 50 years, the Ponzi family has farmed 140 acres of certified sustainable vineyards on Laurelwood soils. This wine is the result of a decade's long effort by sisters Maria and Luisa and neighboring growers to establish the Laurelwood District, Oregon’s first soil-based AVA. The area’s volcanic basalts, layered with windblown loess, shape the vines' evolution. Bright red fruit gives way to dark berry and brambly spice as the vines mature.
James Suckling - March 14, 2024 "Bright and vibrant nose with strawberries, blood oranges, crushed spices, pine resin and dried herbs. Hints of bergamot. Very fine and tense phenolic structure, almost giving some chalky chewiness to…
Wine Spectator - October 31, 2024 "Shows elegance and a polished structure, with refined flavors of raspberry and cherry accented by rose petal, dusky spice and orange peel notes that sail toward fine-grained tannins."
Wine Advocate - December 19, 2024 "The 2022 Pinot Noir Laurelwood District bursts from the glass with inviting scents of blueberry, red cherry, dried herbs, tobacco and orange peel. The medium-bodied palate offers generous, perfumed flavors…
Ponzi Vineyards Laurelwood Pinot Noir 2021
Laurelwood District
June 17, 2026 - As Wine Spectator once wrote, “All Oregon Pinot Noirs are measured against the Ponzi yardstick.” For over 50 years, the Ponzi family has farmed 140 acres of certified sustainable vineyards on Laurelwood soils. This wine is the result of a decade's long effort by sisters Maria and Luisa and neighboring growers to establish the Laurelwood District, Oregon’s first soil-based AVA. The area’s volcanic basalts, layered with windblown loess, shape the vines' evolution. Bright red fruit gives way to dark berry and brambly spice as the vines mature.
Wine Advocate - May 18, 2023
James Suckling - March 29, 2023
Jeb Dunnuck - September 19, 2023
Ponzi Vineyards Laurelwood Pinot Noir Reserve 2021
Willamette Valley
June 16, 2026 - Ponzi’s Pinot Noir Reserve is made exclusively from estate fruit, including some of Oregon’s oldest vines. For over 50 years, the Ponzi family has farmed 140 acres of certified sustainable vineyards on Laurelwood soils. Over time, the vines have evolved, with red fruit in their youth giving way to dark berry and brambly spice. The Reserve’s layered complexity make it one of the finest examples of site-expressive Pinot Noir in North America. As Wine Spectator once wrote, “All Oregon Pinot Noirs are measured against the Ponzi yardstick.”
James Suckling - March 06, 2024 "Attractive notes of crushed dark berries, blueberries and wild berries with an array of spices, mint, chocolate and dried orange peel. A little earthy. Very refined, with freshness and poise.…
Wine Enthusiast - May 01, 2026 "Blackcap raspberries and dark chocolate team up in perfumed fashion with floral notes of lilacs and rose petals. Peppy acidity and integrated tannins then provide a suitable frame for this…
Wine Advocate - December 19, 2024 "The 2021 Pinot Noir Reserve Estate Grown is bursting with cranberry, rhubarb, charcuterie and woodsy undertones. The medium-bodied palate is silky and seamless. Its layered flavors are matched by generous…
Wine Spectator - October 31, 2024 "A handsomely structured version, with deep flavors of raspberry and guava that take on cinnamon, savory spice and forest floor accents as this gathers tension toward medium-grained tannins."
Ponzi Vineyards Laurelwood Pinot Noir Reserve 2018
Willamette Valley
June 16, 2026 - Ponzi’s Pinot Noir Reserve is made exclusively from estate fruit, including some of Oregon’s oldest vines. For over 50 years, the Ponzi family has farmed 140 acres of certified sustainable vineyards on Laurelwood soils. Over time, the vines have evolved, with red fruit in their youth giving way to dark berry and brambly spice. The Reserve’s layered complexity make it one of the finest examples of site-expressive Pinot Noir in North America. As Wine Spectator once wrote, “All Oregon Pinot Noirs are measured against the Ponzi yardstick.”
Wine Advocate - May 18, 2023
James Suckling - April 20, 2022
Wine Enthusiast - April 01, 2022
Ponzi Vineyards Laurelwood Pinot Noir Reserve 2017
Willamette Valley
June 16, 2026 - Ponzi’s Pinot Noir Reserve is made exclusively from estate fruit, including some of Oregon’s oldest vines. For over 50 years, the Ponzi family has farmed 140 acres of certified sustainable vineyards on Laurelwood soils. Over time, the vines have evolved, with red fruit in their youth giving way to dark berry and brambly spice. The Reserve’s layered complexity make it one of the finest examples of site-expressive Pinot Noir in North America. As Wine Spectator once wrote, “All Oregon Pinot Noirs are measured against the Ponzi yardstick.”
James Suckling - June 30, 2021
Wine Enthusiast - June 30, 2021