Wine Reviews
2003 Domaine Pinot Gris
From: Connoisseurs' Guide, Summer, 2005
Score: 92
KING ESTATE Domaine 2003 OREGON
A deeper and far more interesting wine than this varietal usually begets, King's "Domaine" bottling is optimally ripe, loaded with citrus-tinged, peach-like fruit and sports an exceptionally fine sense of balance and palatal length. It gets our vote as the best of its bunch and is the rare Pinot Gris that warrants a serious search in the market.
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From: Kansas City Star, June 15th, 2005
- Doug Frost/Special to The Star
King Estate
Domaine Pinot Gris ($24)
The notion that a $20-plus American Pinot Gris may not be worth the price is, well, narrow-minded at best. This wine is many, many times better than almost any Pinot Gris / Grigio you have ever tasted.
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From: Restaurant Wine, 2005-2006
 
Fragrant and fine in style; a Pinot Gris which is full bodied, crisp, and intensely flavored (pear, lemon, baked bread), with a long, harmonious finish. Unwooded. Certified organic. [2005-2006]
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From: Wine Spectator, March 2005
88 King Estate Pinot Gris Oregon Domaine 2003 $25
Bright straw hue. A perfumed bouquet of white peach, fig, clove and a whiff of cinnamon. Honeydew melon and pineapple flavors with a note of ginger. Juicy, ripe finish. $25
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From: The Wine News, March 2005
91 King Estate 2003 Domaine Pinot Gris
Oregon
Bright and lively, with refreshing green apple, pear and almond flavors, lingering nicely.
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From: Wine Enthusiast, February 2005
King Estate 2003 Domaine Pinot Gris
Score: 91
King Estate's high-end Domaine wines, organically grown and certified, are off to a great start with this exceptional Pinot Gris. Stone fruits and citrus peel flavors dominate layered and textural. The fruit is fleshy but not fat, with pear, papaya and mixed tropical highlights, and a crisp, clean finish.
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From: The Quarterly Review of Wines, Summer 2004
"King's Domaine Pinot Gris is gently perfumed, with pale gold color, offering a soft silkiness, with fig notes, lemon and nectarine. Texture is an added attribute – a lot of substance here and in the finish. In a word, "charming" – it’s the hallmark of all great Gris."
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From: The Oregonian, October 17, 2004
KRAMER ON WINE
…But this pinot gris, a brand-new wine from King Estate south of Eugene , is something different. Simply put, it’s a benchmark. This is one of the finest pinot gris wines I’ve tasted from Oregon . And it sees no oak, by the way…
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Wine Talk with Robert Whitley
King Estate Domaine Pinot Gris – It’s silky in the mouth, remarkably complex, long and lingering on the finish and 100 percent organic. Yowza! My hat’s off to the folks at King Estate who’ve been producing solid pinot gris for years. The Domaine, however, is a huge step up in class. Rating: 93
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