Rose & Arrow Dinner

RPM Steak - Chicago IL
Tasted Wednesday, March 30, 2022 by Burgundy Al with 198 views

Flight 1 - The Main Event (9 Notes)

  • 2016 Rose & Arrow Pinot Noir Highland Close 92 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Chehalem Mountains

    Opened 6+ hours before tasting. Much like when tasted at the winery in Nov '21. Lots of black fruit, lots of power, this has plenty of coiled energy so needs more cellar time to fully unfold. There is also a slightly bitter finish that needs another year or two to soften.

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

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills

    Alongside Red Dust. Almost identical to when tasted in Nov 2021. Bright red fruit with spice everywhere ending with intense power. Clear upside from here. Asian Spice (the person) pointed out that this was even better with food than on its own.

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

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills

    Basically identical to when tasted at the winery in Nov 2021. 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.

    A second bottle was half finished, so I re-inserted the cork and refrigerated it for almost two full days, at which point it lost some of its brightness and luster, but was almost the same as the night opened.

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  • 2018 Rose & Arrow Pinot Noir Hopewell Hills 91 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills

    More black than red fruit, all ripe, dense and meaty with plenty of power. Surprisingly accessible and balanced given the density and ripeness. Very similar to when tasted in November.

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  • 2018 Rose & Arrow Pinot Noir Gathered Stones Hopewell Hills 91 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills

    A slight step up vs Hopewell in the next glass, the two were quite similar but Gathering Stones has slightly more lift.

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  • 2018 Rose & Arrow Pinot Noir Stone Creek 94 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills

    Certainly the most concentration of tonight's wines. Complex array of red and black fruit with bright textures, some firm tannins in the middle, ending with a long finish. Similar to when tasted in November, but tonight's bottle was opened 8 hours before tasting, helping make it so much more accessible. A wine I would be thrilled to re-visit in another few years, 94-95 point potential.

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  • 2018 Rose & Arrow Pinot Noir TOUCHSTONE

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills

    This also had been opened in the morning, but I was told 24 hours would have helped more. A charming wine indeed, so elegant and finessed with plenty of black and red fruit and subtle spice. The textures are the star here, with very silky tannins, but those tannins are fairly big. To some extent, I think a little new oak might have given this even more, finding the wine to be like a beautiful woman without any makeup... absolutely beautiful but not as perfect as possible... if that is your goal. But that's just one man's opinion. I hope to try this again. 93-95 point potential.

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  • 2016 Rose & Arrow Pinot Noir Hopewell Hills Flawed

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills

    A faint hint of VA?

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  • 2016 Rose & Arrow Pinot Noir Hopewell Hills 92 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills

    Second bottle was much better. Much like when enjoyed last year, this was rich while balanced, with red and black cherry, Asian five spice and faint sweet notes. Good density throughout, even if slightly lighter in the middle. Upside from here.

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Flight 2 - Everything Else (9 Notes)

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