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Terry & Sue Brandborg settled in Elkton, Oregon, just 36 miles from the Pacific Ocean after a long search for a perfect cool climate growing region for their fledgling wine business. After starting off with 5 acres, it quickly grew to over 50 acres of vines that stretch from the banks of the Umpqua River up to 1,100 feet above sea level. The Elkton Oregon AVA is significant because the cool temperatures that it receives from the ocean maritime climate prevents early season frosts. Their vineyards maintain a perfectly cool, long growing season with the temperatures rarely going over 80 degree's in the summer months, all of which makes for perfect Pinot Noir growing. This week’s email deal, the 2016 Brandborg Benchlands Pinot Noir will give you a shot at seeing just how true that is.

The 2016 Brandborg Bench Lands Pinot Noir displays a very vibrant garnet color with an iridescent rim in the glass. You’ll find elegant aromas with notes of red currant, raspberry, black cherry, blueberry, violet and light spice. The Bench Lands signature seamless texture to the palate with ripe red berry and blue berry fruits and hints of toasty spice and dry finish are why we keep coming back to this wine. It is a perfect weight for a red wine at this time of year and would benefit being served with a slight chill/at cellar temperature to focus the fruit and provide some relief to the warm temps outside. The wine is a sure bet by the glass or with grilled pork tenderloin, wild caught Copper River salmon or a good Gruyere cheese w/ a cherry compote.

Dinsdale wrote: But that's not consistent with "rarely going over 80."