Thanksgiving Weekend in Willamette

Willamette Valley OR
Tasted Thursday, November 25, 2021 - Saturday, November 27, 2021 by Burgundy Al with 381 views

Flight 1 - St. Innocent (5 Notes)

Flight 2 - Morgen Long (7 Notes)

I had previously tasted several Morgen Long wines, so had the opportunity to tasted from barrel with Seth Morgen Long. Very educational indeed. Since Seth was not 100% certain regarding which wines will be combined vs kept separate, I may add/ edit a notes in the future once that is decided.

  • 2020 Morgen Long Chardonnay

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley

    (11/26/2021)

    Wines assembled in tank. This cuvee is partly from early picking at Durant Vineyard and late picking from the Yamhill Vineyard. Bright apple and lemon peel with lots of energy. 12.7% with just under 2 g/L RS that is imperceptible. Good+ potential, 90+ points.

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  • 2020 Morgen Long Chardonnay Marine

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley

    (11/26/2021)

    Wine assembled in tank. Lighter the the Willamette Chardonnay, and slightly brighter. Medium weight. Also good potential.

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  • 2020 Morgen Long Chardonnay Eola-Amity Hills

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills

    (11/26/2021)

    Wine assembled in tank. Combination of Seven Springs and X Omni. As bright of the previous wines, but richer and more layered. Very impressive. Also approx 12.7% with more new oak. Very good 91-92+ point potential. A personal favorite.

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  • 2020 Morgen Long Chardonnay Seven Springs Vineyard

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills

    (11/26/2021)

    Two different wines tasted, which will most likely be bottled separately under names TBD. Seth told us the differences only after tasted.

    1. Wine assembled in tank. Fresh and bright mostly apple here, ending slightly tart. Good weight. Good potential, but I preferred the Eola-Amity blend of Seven Springs and X Omni. 50% new oak, 12.7%, acidulated.

    2. Wine assembled in tank. Fleshier, more open and lush. Fun now but seemingly more overt new oak, then ending with a less bright finish, faintly bitter. 60% new oak, 13.4%, chaptalized.

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  • 2020 Morgen Long Chardonnay X Omni

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills

    (11/26/2021)

    Wines assembled in tank. Apple, pear and lemon with floral and spice notes. 15 clones result in a complex and layered wine that I particularly enjoy. This is from Block 5, while Block 4 went into the blend. 60% new oak, 12.8%. One of my personal favorites, 92-93+ point potential.

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  • 2020 Morgen Long Chardonnay Eyrie

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills

    (11/26/2021)

    Wine already assembled in tank. Very impressive at all levels. All sorts of orchard fruit with great depth and concentration. Good brightness, very good length. From 1968 planted block of Draper clone, Volcanic soil, 100% new oak. 92-93+ point potential.

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  • 2020 Morgen Long Chardonnay Loubejac

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley

    (11/26/2021)

    Wine assembled in tank. It takes a confident winemaker to serve a wine he expects to discard. The wine was actually tasty other than the somewhat bitter finish, which Seth explains is from the smoke taint. Seth seems like such a perfectionist, which is great for us.

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Flight 3 - Lingua Franca (7 Notes)

Flight 4 - Résonance (8 Notes)

Flight 5 - Carlton Winemakers' Studio (6 Notes)

  • 2019 00 Wines Chardonnay EGW

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley

    (11/27/2021)

    Tasting at open house. Both ripe and lean apple aromas and flavors with a very long, bright and elegant finish. 13.2% with ~45% new oak. From Chehalem, Eola and a secret vineyard. Better to cellar for a year or three, with 92-93 point potential.

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  • 2016 Lytle Barnett Pinot Noir Brut Rosé

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills

    (11/27/2021)

    Tasted at open house. Strawberry and apple both shine, with 70% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir cepage. Very length, bright finish, maybe slightly tart at end, seeming more Ultra Brut.

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  • 2016 Ratio Wines Pinot Noir Jessie James Vineyard 90 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills

    (11/27/2021)

    Tasted at open house. Bright red cherry throughout, nicely spiced, nearly perfumed. Great nose, slightly less enchanting on palate for now, better to hold another year or two.

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  • 2019 00 Wines Pinot Noir VGR

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills

    (11/27/2021)

    Tasting at open house. Popped-and-poured. Red cherry and berry alluring on nose, somewhat reticent on palate. Long, silky finish hints at the exciting potential here. All grapes hand snipped so nearly completely destemmed but allowing some carbonic fermentation at the very start, followed by amphora fermentation, then elevage in 40-50% new oak (long toasting time, but low temp).

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  • 2019 Aubaine Vineyards Pinot Noir Joie Anahata Vineyard 88 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills

    (11/27/2021)

    Tasted at open house. Bright and fresh, this seemed elegant other than a bit or protruding new oak (1/3 new, 1/3 once used, 1/3 neutral) that isn't yet fully integrated, so patience required for more harmony here.

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  • 2019 Ridgecrest Gamay Noir Old Vine Estate 88 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Ribbon Ridge

    (11/27/2021)

    Tasted at open house. Red cherry, some cranberry, all very bright with good depth and concentration. Richer start, slightly tart finish. Vineyard planted in 1984. Very good now, better in another year or two.

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Flight 6 - Antica Terra (9 Notes)

  • NV Mouzon-Leroux & Fils Champagne Grand Cru L’Incandescent Rosé de Saignée 89 Points

    France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru

    (11/27/2021)

    January 2019 disgorgement, 1.5 g dosage, but shown as "Brut." 100% Pinot Noir. Bright and ripe strawberry throughout, with good weight and length, better balance, even if slightly more austere than I consider ideal.

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  • 2019 Antica Terra Chardonnay Aurata 89 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley

    (11/27/2021)

    Tasted at winery alongside Burgundy 1er Cru. Softly floral with an orchard fruit aromatic start. Begins with rich apple and pear flavor on palate, then softer from the middle through finish, ending nicely balanced.

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  • 2018 Jean Noel Gagnard Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chaumées 91 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru

    (11/27/2021)

    Tasted at Antica Terra alongside Aurata 2019. Floral start with orchard fruit aromas. Seemingly ripe start on the palate with softer structure, but fruit and structure balance out in the middle as everything picks up steam. Ends with engaging minerality and good length. Good now, probably slightly better in another year or three.

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  • 2018 Antica Terra Pinot Noir Ceras

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley

    (11/27/2021)

    Tasted at Antica Terra. Very meaty black fruit start-to-finish with a woodsiness and good density. Lots of power here, but also lots of tannins in a brooding style for now. I don't know the typical trajectory for this wine, and while I like the wine and appreciate its style, find it hard to anticipate its future, other than knowing it will certainly be very interested as it finds more harmony. 89 points today, and certainly upside from there.

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  • 2018 Antica Terra Pinot Noir Antikythera 93 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills

    (11/27/2021)

    Tasted the the winery alongside Mugnier '18 Clos de la Marechale. Spiced start with lots of exuberant black and red cherry with impressive purity and depth showing sneaky length, ending with a finessed charm. Better to cellar a few years, this is 92 points for me today, but with 93+ point potential as its sheds some baby fat.

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  • 2018 Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Clos de la Maréchale 90 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru

    (11/27/2021)

    Tasted at Antica Terra alongside Antikythera '18. Ripe and fleshy for Mugnier but with good balance, weight and length despite the ripeness that makes that difficult. Slightly better today vs when last tasted earlier this year, and I expect it will continue to improve as it integrates and soften further.

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  • 2013 Lillian Winery Syrah 90 Points

    USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Barbara County

    (11/27/2021)

    Tasted at Antica Terra. Big, bold black plum and cherry, all very powerful with roasted meat notes. Still firmly tannic and so slightly awkward. Not as approachable as the 2013 Gold Series #3 tasted last year, but still so fresh that this has a long life ahead of it.

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  • NV Lillian Winery Cabernet Sauvignon 2010/2011 93 Points

    USA, California

    (11/27/2021)

    Tasted at Antica Terra. Black plum, currant with liqueur and silky textures with subtle tannins in the very near background. Very harmonious with good weight and better length. Even better than the 2013/2014 blend I tasted in 2018. Impressive.

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  • 2008 Samuel Tinon Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos 89 Points

    Hungary, Tokaji

    (11/27/2021)

    Fresh and dried apricot with good weight, showing a charming but not dominating level of sweetness. Good overall with medium+ weight for a Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos.

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Flight 7 - Rose & Arrow (8 Notes)

i was introduced to Mark Thomas, GM of Rose & Arrow as well as Alit. Great wine and a very educational 4+ hour tasting.

  • 2019 Alit Chardonnay Parrett Mountain 88 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Chehalem Mountains

    (11/27/2021)

    Tasted at winery tasting room. Lean and bright with good weight, better length. Persistent sense of orchard fruit throughout. Winery is very excited about this site, and it will be the source of what is likely to be the first Rose & Arrow Chardonnay in 2021.

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  • 2017 Rose & Arrow Pinot Noir Worden Hill 90 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills

    (11/27/2021)

    Tasted at the winery tasting room. Red fruit throughout a hint of ripeness, but nicely bright enough and balanced. Floral and spice hints give me a hint of Volnay. Good on the younger side, 2022-2030.

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  • 2017 Rose & Arrow Pinot Noir Yamhill Close 90 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Yamhill-Carlton

    (11/27/2021)

    Tasting at the winery tasting room. Bigger than the Worden Hill, also showing more spice, plus faint meat notes, but less refined. Good density, good length.

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  • 2018 Rose & Arrow Pinot Noir Hopewell Hills 91 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills

    (11/27/2021)

    Tasting at the winery tasting room. All black fruit here... ripe, dense and meaty with plenty of power. Surprisingly accessible and balanced given the density and ripeness.

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  • 2018 Rose & Arrow Pinot Noir The Black Walnut Worden Hill 93 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills

    (11/27/2021)

    Tasting at the winery tasting room. The same style of red fruit as the Worden Hill, but slightly bigger and even brighter textures. So charmingly elegant and harmonious already, this has even further upside.

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  • 2018 Rose & Arrow Pinot Noir Red Dust Worden Hill 94 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills

    (11/27/2021)

    Tasting at the winery tasting room. So much like the Black Walnut, but even brighter textures supporting the bright red fruit, resulting in a longer finish. Kept getting bigger and better with more time in glass.

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  • 2016 Rose & Arrow Pinot Noir Highland Close 92 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Chehalem Mountains

    (11/27/2021)

    Tasting at the winery tasting room. Also impressive with more concentration vs the younger vintages tasted, showing some roasted meat. bacon, anise and clove, with boysenberry and black cherry. Lots of power, this is already balanced but reticent, so will reward more cellar time.

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  • 2018 Rose & Arrow Pinot Noir Stone Creek 94 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills

    (11/27/2021)

    Tasting at the winery tasting room. Probably the most concentration of all the wines tasted here today, but not quite as accessible as most. Complex array of red and black fruit with bright textures, some firm tannins in the middle, ending with a long finish that is still a bit backward. A wine I would be thrilled to re-visit in another few years, 93-94+ point potential.

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Flight 8 - Thanksgiving Dinner in Seattle (3 Notes)

  • 2004 Broadley Vineyards Pinot Noir Claudia's Choice 90 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley

    (11/25/2021)

    Fully mature black cherry and berry start-to-finish with subtle spice notes and very good harmony. One of the better bottles I’ve tasted of this vintage recently, but certainly no further upside.

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  • 2006 St. Innocent Pinot Noir Shea Vineyard 90 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Yamhill-Carlton

    (11/25/2021)

    All black fruit with a meaty character, good+ weight and length. Surprisingly fresh, but still slightly firm in the middle, I like everything here, even if it isn’t quite as harmonious as the Broadley 2004 CC just tasted.

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  • 2017 Résonance Pinot Noir Resonance Vineyard 91 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Yamhill-Carlton

    (11/25/2021)

    Magnum. Black, blue and red fruit comes across as fully ripe and large-scaled with impressive volume. Just a baby now, that volume with soften as the wine mature and reaches it potential, probably 2024 forward.

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Flight 9 - Weekend Dinners (4 Notes)

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