Backstreet Wine Salon, Phoenix Tasted Wednesday, January 9, 2008 by kstoddard with 708 views
Cherry, raspberry and cola. A touch hot on the mid palate and finish.
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Strawberry, earth, cola and violets. Rich mid palate fruit and a long smooth finish.
Corked
Tart cherry and earth. Pure and bright fruit. Well balanced with good acidity. Finishes very smooth with no hard edges.
Lots of sulfur. Heavily charred french oak. Cherry. Undrinkable.
Cherry, raspberry and cola. Not much mid palate depth. Lighter in style. Smooth finish. There is nothing wrong with this wine but at the same time it's not very interesting to drink.
Cherry and earth. Nicely integrated french oak. Bright acidity. Rich finish with some complexity.
Flowers, raspberries and earth. Very well balanced. Good mid palate complexity with a long elegant finish. My personal WOTN.
From magnum. Cherry, raspberry and spice. Spritzy minerality. Loads of brett. Over extracted. Finishes flat.
From magnum. Cherry and cola. Barnyard. Charred french oak. Rich and extracted. Alcoholic on the finish.
Cherry, raspberry, cola, earth and violets. Rich and monolithic.
From magnum. Cherry, raspberry, cola, earth and spice. Rich and extracted. Powerful finish. No varietal character whatsoever.
From magnum. Loads of cola with some cherry and earth. Spritzy. Over extracted alcoholic mess.
Vanilla oak, cherry and earth. Uninteresting finish.
Decanted for three hours prior to serving. Cherry cough syrup. Very alcoholic.
Slightly corked. Muted fruit. Alcoholic
Blueberries, blackberries and earth. Rich but primary finish. Good acidity and freshness.
Blueberry jello, raspberry, bell pepper. Good acidity but tannic and bitter on the finish. Needs some time.
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2006 Fox Farm Vineyards Pinot Noir 86 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
Cherry, raspberry and cola. A touch hot on the mid palate and finish.
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2002 Medici Vineyards Pinot Noir Estate Reserve Block I, II 89 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
Strawberry, earth, cola and violets. Rich mid palate fruit and a long smooth finish.
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2002 Medici Vineyards Pinot Noir Estate East Block Flawed
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
Corked
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2000 Brick House Pinot Noir Cuvée du Tonnelier 90 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
Tart cherry and earth. Pure and bright fruit. Well balanced with good acidity. Finishes very smooth with no hard edges.
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2005 Lachini Pinot Noir Cuvée Giselle
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
Lots of sulfur. Heavily charred french oak. Cherry. Undrinkable.
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2002 Domaine Serene Pinot Noir Grace Vineyard 88 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills
Cherry, raspberry and cola. Not much mid palate depth. Lighter in style. Smooth finish. There is nothing wrong with this wine but at the same time it's not very interesting to drink.
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2005 Penner-Ash Pinot Noir Seven Springs Vineyard 90 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
Cherry and earth. Nicely integrated french oak. Bright acidity. Rich finish with some complexity.
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2002 Carter Vineyard Pinot Noir Hillblock Pommard 92 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills
Flowers, raspberries and earth. Very well balanced. Good mid palate complexity with a long elegant finish. My personal WOTN.
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1999 Beaux Frères Pinot Noir Beaux Frères Vineyard
USA, Oregon, Yamhill County
From magnum. Cherry, raspberry and spice. Spritzy minerality. Loads of brett. Over extracted. Finishes flat.
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2000 Beaux Frères Pinot Noir Beaux Frères Vineyard
USA, Oregon, Yamhill County
From magnum. Cherry and cola. Barnyard. Charred french oak. Rich and extracted. Alcoholic on the finish.
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2001 Beaux Frères Pinot Noir Beaux Frères Vineyard
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Ribbon Ridge
Cherry, raspberry, cola, earth and violets. Rich and monolithic.
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2002 Beaux Frères Pinot Noir Beaux Frères Vineyard
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Ribbon Ridge
From magnum. Cherry, raspberry, cola, earth and spice. Rich and extracted. Powerful finish. No varietal character whatsoever.
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2004 Beaux Frères Pinot Noir Beaux Frères Vineyard
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Ribbon Ridge
From magnum. Loads of cola with some cherry and earth. Spritzy. Over extracted alcoholic mess.
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2003 Long Shadows Wineries Cabernet Sauvignon Feather 87 Points
USA, Washington, Columbia Valley
Vanilla oak, cherry and earth. Uninteresting finish.
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2001 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon
USA, Washington
Decanted for three hours prior to serving. Cherry cough syrup. Very alcoholic.
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2000 Januik Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley Flawed
USA, Washington, Columbia Valley
Slightly corked. Muted fruit. Alcoholic
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2003 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate 89 Points
USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Red Mountain
Blueberries, blackberries and earth. Rich but primary finish. Good acidity and freshness.
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2005 Betz Family Syrah La Côte Rousse 88 Points
USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Red Mountain
Blueberry jello, raspberry, bell pepper. Good acidity but tannic and bitter on the finish. Needs some time.
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2002 Osoyoos Larose Le Grand Vin 86 Points
Canada, British Columbia, Okanagan Valley, Okanagan Valley VQA
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