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2010 King Estate 'Signature Collection' Pinot Gris, Oregon, USA

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Price Range of 750ml bottle, ex-tax in USD
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Search Rank 3254 What is search rank?
Over all vintages, this was the 3254th most popular wine on Wine-Searcher last year. Search rank last month: 2745th

Score: 88.
The Wine-Searcher score of 88/100 is calculated from the following wine critic scores:
Critic Score
89/100 (39 notes from 33 users )  
87/100  
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Awards
Award Organization Award Year Result
The Dallas Wine Competition 2012 Silver
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Price History for 2010 King Estate 'Signature Collection' Pinot Gris
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Grape Variety: Pinot Gris

Pinot Gris is a white-wine grape originally from the vineyards of Burgundy, but now found in wine regions all over the world. When produced in the pale, light style popularized in late 20th-Century Italy, the variety and its wines are typically referred to by the Italian name Pinot Grigio.

One of the more famous members of the extended Pinot family of grape varieties, Pinot Gris is a pink-skinned mutation of Pinot Noir. The two varieties are indistinguishable in the vineyard right up until veraison, when Pinot Gris berries take on their distinctive array of colors; anything from orange-pink to pa ... more


Region Hierarchy
  • Oregon wine region

    Oregon – in the Pacific Northwest of the USA – has a thriving wine industry, despite the state's relatively short wine history (the premium grape varieties for which the state is known today were planted here only in the 1960s). Most early plantings were Pinot Noir, as wine pioneers knew the region's cool climate and long growing season had the potential to produce fine examples of this fussy grape variety. In 1980, an Oregon Pinot Noir was entered in a blind tasting – the 'Wine Olympics' rematch – alongside some of the best burgundies France had to offer. Although it did not win, the Oregon wine took second place, causing quite a stir ... more

  • USA wine region

    The United States is the world's fourth-biggest wine-producing nation (behind France, Italy and Spain) and produces roughly 18.5 million hectoliters each year – about 15 percent more than the next largest producer, ... more

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