Simple but very nice, especially for a wine this young. Most of what I look for in an Oregon pinot: Cherries, graham cracker, cream mouthfeel all present. Not a lot else going on. Very nice at this price point, good pop and pour wine.
Contrast with the Walter Scott; Cherries, graham cracker, cream mouthfeel here, but also a distinctive set of flavors that unfortunately I wasn't able to quite pick out at the tasting. First wine I've had from this vineyard. Enjoyed the wine, at this price point though I'd rather have a case of something in the $30 range than 8 bottles of this.
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Chehalem Mountains
More here than the other wines in the tasting, but I'm not quite sure if it's what I wanted: Pepper, spices, etc. More 'hot' than the other wines in the tasting. Not quite my thing in pinot... nice, but prefer other wines at this price point.
2011 Arterberry Maresh Pinot Noir Dundee Hills Flawed
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills
Very pale, almost rose. Sour cranberries. Undrinkable as-is. Possibly has just been bottled recently 'shocked'.
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2011 Walter Scott Pinot Noir La Combe Verte 89 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
Simple but very nice, especially for a wine this young. Most of what I look for in an Oregon pinot: Cherries, graham cracker, cream mouthfeel all present. Not a lot else going on. Very nice at this price point, good pop and pour wine.
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2010 Crowley Pinot Noir Entre Nous 91 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
Soft shoulders made this one stand out for me in the tasting. Bigtime cherries and cream. Auditioning a bottle, may get a case.
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2010 Aberrant Cellars Pinot Noir Confero 90 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
The other 'winner' in the tasting. Not as soft as the Crowley. More loam. More Burgundian.
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2010 Soter Pinot Noir Mineral Springs Ranch 90 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Yamhill-Carlton
Contrast with the Walter Scott; Cherries, graham cracker, cream mouthfeel here, but also a distinctive set of flavors that unfortunately I wasn't able to quite pick out at the tasting. First wine I've had from this vineyard. Enjoyed the wine, at this price point though I'd rather have a case of something in the $30 range than 8 bottles of this.
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2010 Colene Clemens Pinot Noir Estate Reserve 89 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Chehalem Mountains
More here than the other wines in the tasting, but I'm not quite sure if it's what I wanted: Pepper, spices, etc. More 'hot' than the other wines in the tasting. Not quite my thing in pinot... nice, but prefer other wines at this price point.
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