Wow, this blend of 60% gamay noir and 40% pinot noir is a wonderfully intriguing wine for $26. And it is one of my favorites thus far amongst 2008 Oregon wines tasted.

In the glass, the Evening Land Celebration 2008 "Les Gamines" Eola-Amity Hills (13.4%) was a clear, garnet red, delivering perfumed notes of red fruit with a dusty earthiness. There were layers of scents to this wine from the strawberry and cherry fruit to an intriguing, earthy minerality.

The bright acidity and predominant tannins in the mouth suggest this uncertified organic/biodynamic wine will age well, yet it still offered a delicious accompaniment to our meal. I am going to grab a few more bottles of the '08 Les Garmines to enjoy in the years ahead.

One final note on the producer, Evening Land Vineyards. I really wish they would expand their web site and offer more details on their wine labels. If it weren't for a post on Entaste, then I would have little frame of reference on the specifics on this and other Celebration brand wines.