SE Wine Collective
Tasted Sunday, June 22, 2014 by David Paris (dbp) with 422 views
A group of friends gathered at the SE Wine Collective for wonderful conversation, food, and 1999 Oregon Pinot Noir! I was very excited about this event as 1999 is one of my favorite Oregon vintages and they should be drinking quite well today. Everything was poured blind, revealed after every flight. The food was primary fish focused, and all quite amazing.
Paired with Smoked Dried Grilled Mackeral. Awesome! The Chehalem was amazing.
Copper River Sockeye Fermented in Sake Lees! Beautiful.
The best pairing... Braised Pork Belly with Sous Vide Egg. The Sineann really shined through tonight.
Both of these wines were horrible... and supposedly they were recent acquisitions from the winery, and at least the South Block Reserve was recently examined and refilled/corked.
Overall the food beat the wines. A couple of the wines were nice, but most of them were stewed, nasty beasts. Not sure what went on here... and I'm shocked how the Eyrie wines showed. A fun time for sure, but the 1999s didn't quite live up to my expectations, with a few exceptions.
1999 The Eyrie Vineyards Chardonnay 91 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills
Very nutty and creamy aromas. Beautifully soft and floral. Smooth and beautiful palate; quite pretty, on an awesome texture with nearly tropical fruits. Awesome acid on the finish, with great length. Surprisingly yummy and smooth. Impressive.
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