2008
A late spring and Indian summer bracketed a low-yield growing year, thus allowing wines of length, complexity and ripeness.

2007
Jack be nimble…The best year in ten to favor producer over vintage, flavor over color, and elegance over bravado.

2006
The second-warmest vintage on record delivered opulence if you could tame the dragon.

2005
A classically cooler Oregon season, with lower yields driving structure and finesse.

2004
Rain at flowering and some hot summer days led to a small but ripe vintage and readily accessible wines.

2003
Fourteen growing days over 100 degrees delivered Oregon's most over-the-top vintage to date and required a deft balancing act between ripeness and acidity.

2002
A textbook growing year delivered perhaps Oregon's best vintage to date.

2001
A cooler growing season delivered elegant wines with good acidity.

2000
A long moderate growing season gave complex and highly ageable wines on good acidity.

1999
J.K. Carriere's first and one of Oregon's most highly regarded vintages built on the back of a long Indian summer.

To drink or not to drink?
2009 Cellaring Guide