Willamette Valley Weekend Visit

Tasted Saturday, May 26, 2018 - Sunday, May 27, 2018 by Burgundy Al with 442 views

Flight 1 - Cristom (6 Notes)

Flight 2 - St. Innocent (6 Notes)

Flight 3 - Soter (7 Notes)

  • 2017 North Valley Vineyards Pinot Noir Rosé

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley

    (5/26/2018)

    Tasting at the winery. Fun, light, easy, perhaps slightly thin.

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  • 2012 Soter Pinot Noir Origin Series McMinnville 88 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, McMinnville

    (5/26/2018)

    Tasting at the winery. Lots of black cherry throughout with charming nose showing a trace of sausage. Similar flavors, just less forward today, with meaty spice in the middle and a slightly backward finish. I suspect a few years in the cellar have been kind to this wine, and a few more years will help further.

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  • 2014 North Valley Vineyards Chardonnay Reserve 87 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills

    (5/26/2018)

    Tasting at the winery. Fleshy apple and pear with ginger, butter and honeycomb. Surprised to hear this is only 50% composed of wine that finished ML, given its richness. Best to drink young.

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  • 2006 Soter Brut Rosé Mineral Springs Ranch 90 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Yamhill-Carlton

    (5/26/2018)

    Tasting at the winery. 2016 disgorgement. Very impressive. Mostly Chardonnay, seems so Chardonnay in its precision and backbone. Very good breadth, length and mousse. Slightly earthy and bready, but not in a way that dominates the flavors. Very good now.

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  • 2015 Soter Pinot Noir Origin Series Ribbon Ridge 89 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Ribbon Ridge

    (5/26/2018)

    Tasting at the winery. Starts out slightly fat and rich with some cola notes, then finishes more reserved and beckoning with good acidity and textural elegance. Probably better in another year or three.

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  • 2015 Soter Pinot Noir Origin Series Eola - Amity Hills 90 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills

    (5/26/2018)

    Tasting at the winery. Black cherry start-to-finish with great spice and an alluring nose, slightly less overt flavors. A well done use of whole cluster. Better to cellar a little more.

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  • 2014 Soter Pinot Noir Reserve 90 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley

    (5/26/2018)

    Tasting at the winery. Red fruit throughout. This starts out fun and forward, but sneaky structure emerges, making this engaging and interesting g by the finish. Very good potential. Better/ more complete than the 2015 tasted a week+ ago.

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Flight 4 - Antica Terra / Lillian (6 Notes)

  • 2015 Lillian Winery Roussanne 89 Points

    USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Barbara County

    (5/27/2018)

    Tasting at the winery. Intensely floral start with very ripe fruit, slightly candied, slightly candies. Very good concentration, but warm at finish. Drink young. Stolpman fruit.

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  • 2015 Antica Terra Pinot Noir Ceras 91 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley

    (5/27/2018)

    Tasting at the winery. All red fruit start-to-finish with some earth and very good textures. Still wound slightly tight, better 2020-.

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  • 2015 Antica Terra Pinot Noir Botanica 90 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley

    (5/27/2018)

    Tasting at the winery. Cross section of red and black cherry comes across more ripe and concentrated vs Ceras, less delicate or textured. Very good length, slightly firm finish for now.

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  • 2014 Antica Terra Pinot Noir Antikythera 92 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills

    (5/27/2018)

    Tasting at the winery. Lots of cherry with even more baking spice. Intriguing and unfolding, this seems to tell you it’s forward and simply fun, but layers in the background hint at more complex enjoyment as this ages.

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  • 2012 Lillian Winery Syrah 90 Points

    USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Barbara County

    (5/27/2018)

    Tasting at the winery. Boysenberry and blackberry jam with sweet spice and liqueur and lots of tannins, albeit in the elegant side. Needs time. Upside as the sweetness lessens.

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  • NV Lillian Winery Cabernet Sauvignon No. 2

    USA, California, Napa Valley, Howell Mountain

    (5/27/2018)

    Tasting at the winery. 13/14 blend. Black and meaty fruit with some olive tapenade. Long, brooding start, then brighter and uplifting finish. Very mountain fruit with the lifting acidity. 91-92+ point potential.

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Flight 5 - Drouhin (5 Notes)

Flight 6 - Soter (take 2) (5 Notes)

Flight 7 - Big Table Farm (9 Notes)

Flight 8 - Flâneur (6 Notes)

  • 2016 Flaneur Chardonnay Cuvée Constantin 89 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley

    (5/27/2018)

    Tasting at the winery. Cross-section of apple aromas and flavors with good depth, very good balance.

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  • 2016 Flaneur Chardonnay La Belle Promenade 90 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Chehalem Mountains

    (5/27/2018)

    Tasting at the winery. Lean and so elegant in a manner rarely seen in US Chardonnay, in fact below 13% alcohol. Lot so apple and pear throughout with engaging acidity, finishing with some ripe lemon and candied lemon peel. Could pass for a good Puligny.

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  • 2014 Flaneur Pinot Noir 87 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley

    (5/27/2018)

    Tasted at the winery. Bright red fruit with slightly sweet spice that adds hints of nuance to a ripe wine. Certainly good for entry-level in the ripe vintage.

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  • 2015 Flaneur Pinot Noir X-Novo Vineyard

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills

    (5/27/2018)

    Tasting at the winery. Ripe and fleshy with good concentration and big dollop of sweetness, but enough structure to maintain some reserve and restraint. Still quite big.

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  • 2015 Flaneur Pinot Noir Flanerie Vineyard

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Ribbon Ridge

    (5/27/2018)

    Tasting at the winery. More interesting and nuanced flavors vs X-Novo just tasted, but without the same concentration. Good potential for a young vineyard.

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  • 2016 Flaneur Pinot Noir Revelry

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Chehalem Mountains

    (5/27/2018)

    Tasting at the winery. Good weight and concentration with fleshy forward fruit to start, then structure coming through middle to end. Lots of good components here - better than the two 2015s just tasted - but not yet fully integrated. Interesting and good+ potential.

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Flight 9 - Beaux Freres (4 Notes)

Flight 10 - Soléna (5 Notes)

My only disappointing visit of the trip

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