Carlton, OR
Tasted Friday, November 28, 2008 by RPerro with 1,871 views
Our annual tasting excursion to Oregon wine country via limo service. In attendance: Robert, Dietra, Trish, Lisa, Phil, Jason, Andreas and Trude'.
http://www.lenneestate.com
http://www.kenwrightcellars.com
Nice sweetness that I wasn't expecting. Pineapple, honeydew melon, with a touch of raisin.
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A delicious chardonnay! Nice acidity, but could use another 6 months in bottle to integrate better. Good granny smith apple and citrus flavors.
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Barrel sample. Green, green, green! Admittedly, this has only been in barrel for about a month. Bitter green pepper flavors prevail. Some fruit in there, but just barely. Harsh tannins as well. Can't see the potential in this wine yet. No rating.
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Barrel sample. Another very green, harsh example of just harvested fruit. Lots of olive characteristics in this wine. Tannins are less pronounced than the Canary Hill sample, but fruit is just as hidden. No rating.
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Barrel sample. Now THIS wine has potential! Even though it has only been in barrel for a month or so, fruit is already showing nicely, and tannins are prominently appearing on the finish. My favorite of the three barrel samples we tasted by a long shot. Case purchase requirements kept me from buying futures of this wine...No rating.
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http://www.northwest-wine.com/tyrus-evan.html (no winery website available)
One of the best examples of Southern Oregon Chardonnay I've tasted to date. A bit over-oaked for my tastes, but really nice pear and canteloupe fruit.
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Nice blend of Red Mountain fruit. Earthiness, surrounded by outstanding raspberry fruit. Bright acidity keeps the fruit and tannins in check.
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Strawberries, with nice earthiness and minerality. Way different than the Ciel Du Cheval Claret, as this one is 25% each Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Malbec.
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Yum! Plummy, with serious chocolate and coffee flavors. Very happy I have a bottle of this in the cellar!
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Big cherry notes, deep earth flavors and a nice sweet finish. Just released a couple months ago, this wine is rockin!
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http://www.scottpaul.com
Highly acidic, but with nice pear and citrus fruit coming through. Very intense flavors, seemingly searing my palate with citric acid.
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Cherry fruit, but with an underlying barnyard/poop flavor. Not enjoyable.
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Cherry fruit again, but not the barnyard of the previous wine. Flavorful, and showing its youth for sure. Give this one another year to really shine.
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One of the only Pinots today that I've been able to taste the oak. It's nice in this wine, giving it structure and strength. Raspberry fruit, with a black cherry component. Leather flavors are also present, making this one of the more interesting Pinots of the day.
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Wow. This wine is young and green, but with a LOT of promise. Showing some cherry fruit, but overshadowed by the green olive and tannins. This hasn't been released yet, and for good reason. Another year will serve this wine well. I expect it will rock the house eventually...
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http://www.raptoridge.com
Black cherry, saddle leather, and a mineral component. Tasty!
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Much more flavor than the regular Willamette Valley cuvee. Black cherry, tobacco and earth flavors swimming around in the mouth.
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Much bigger than the other two offerings. More fruit--raspberries, leather and dirt, mixed with a nice floral component. The additional year definitely served this wine well, as the two 2007 wines seemed too young to be very enjoyable.
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http://www.carltoncellars.com
Weak showing. Not much fruit, and a somewhat bitter green finish. I'm not impressed, even with such a young example.
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Much better than the 2007 Roads End Pinot. More cherry fruit showing through, with some plum and bittersweet chocolate on the finish. Still quite young however. Give it another 6-12 months before thinking about drinking this one.
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http://www.canasfeastwinery.com
Probably the second best rose wine I've ever had. Great fruit and acidty integration. This would be an excellent summer sipper!
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Nice sangio blend, with strawberry fruit and a touch of earth.
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Just released. Good fruit - raspberry, plum and some earthiness as well. Needs a bit more time to integrate the tannins and acidity with the fruit. Still a bit tight.
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Very tannic...surprising. Blackberry fruit with an asphalt component. I like the 2004 much better.
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Black pepper and blueberries are what this wine is all about. Lovely, and my favorite of the tasting.
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Such a lovely Pinot! Big cherry fruit, with earth, leather, pepper and black olive flavors. Tasty!
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Great blend, with excellent integration. Oak is present, but not overpowering. This wine just 'works'. Everything is in place and it all comes together nicely. Blueberry and blackberry fruits, with nice earth and a floral component as well. Long finish with fine tannins.
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http://www.ginocuneocellars.com
Not sure on the varietal(s) used in this wine, but this is a Amarone-style wine with big flavors of black fruit and sweet figs. Needs more time, but showing some nice potential!
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Very sweet and smooth. Made from pinot noir grapes (!), the wine is made in a "Recioto" or Amarone style, with the grapes being dried for 3-4 months.
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2006 Zanzibar Cellars Chardonnay Playa Sol 92 Points
USA, Washington, Columbia Valley
Nice chardonnay, with beautiful fruit, nice earthiness and acidity. DuBrul vineyard was the source for this wine.
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2007 Owen Roe Riesling DuBrul Vineyard 87 Points
USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Yakima Valley
Consistent with prior tasting notes. Floral, sweet, with nice citrus fruit.
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2007 Lenné Estate Pinot Noir Le Nez 86 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
Seemed quite young and disjointed. Not very integrated yet...I liked the 2006 much better! Fruit was muted, earth was prominent. Tannins light, but present. Give this one another 6 months to a year in the bottle for it to shine.
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2007 Owen Roe Pinot Noir "The Kilmore" 88 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Yamhill-Carlton
This one seems very young to me. Fruit from Lenne Estate vineyard, as well as another about 10 miles from Lenne (can't remember the name). nice earth, acidity and light tannins. Fruit is hiding at the moment. Give it 6-12 months to show.
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2007 Lenné Estate Pinot Noir 87 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Yamhill-Carlton
Much like the Le Nez before this. Muted fruit, but nice earthiness. Give it 6-12 months to integrate.
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2006 Lenné Estate Pinot Noir 89 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Yamhill-Carlton
Much tastier than the 2007. Fruit has come around and is shining nicely. Earthiness is still there as well, and integration is complete. Tasty wine!
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2006 Lenné Estate Pinot Noir Karen's Pommard 92 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Yamhill-Carlton
Now THIS is how I like my Pinot Noir! Wow...fruit exploding on the palate, with dark raspberries and earth, with some strawberry and leather as well. Excellent wine! Price is a bit out of my range, but if I had the scratch, would be buying much of this.
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2007 Owen Roe Syrah "Lady Rosa" 90 Points
USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Yakima Valley
First time I've tasted this Syrah, and frankly, I wasn't impressed. The Ex Umbris, at half the cost, is better in my opinion. While thick and dark, the fruit really didn't shine like I expected it to. Blackberries and earth, chewy and thick. Mild tannins, and a long fruity finish. Nice, but not $45 nice.
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2006 Owen Roe Red Wine Yakima Valley 92 Points
USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Yakima Valley
As always, this blend is one of my favorites. Just released a couple months ago, this wine is still showing its youth. Needs another 6-9 months before I'd consider opening a bottle, preferrably a year or two. If you have the 2005, drink it now and cellar this one for another year. Excellent integration of raspberry fruit, earth, acidity and tannins. Built to last 10 years, but enjoyable in the short term as well. If you drink it now, prepare to decant for a couple hours at least.
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2006 Owen Roe Cabernet Sauvignon DuBrul Vineyard 95 Points
USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Yakima Valley
Wow...delicious! This definitely needs a year to come around. Tight, tannic, and somewhat backward at the moment. Spent much time swirling this in my glass to get it to loosen up, and was rewarded with big blackberry fruit, saddle leather, tobacco, and a floral component. Very happy that I already have two bottles in my cellar, thanks to the Market of Choice on Terwilliger!
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2004 Madrone Mountain Late Bottled Port 80 Points
USA, Oregon, Southern Oregon, Applegate Valley
Very interesting port-style wine. The first time I've seen a Bordeaux blend as a dessert wine before: 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot. Much too sweet for my palate, but that's what this wine is all about. Chunks of sediment in everyone's glass too. Not a wine for me.
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