Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
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Rosé |
2017 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Pinot Noir Édition RoséDundee Hills more |
5/27/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 86 pointsWillamette Valley Weekend Visit; 5/26/2018-5/27/2018: Tasting at the winery. Bright and fresh with good acidity and berry notes start-to-finish. |
White |
2015 Drouhin Oregon Roserock ChardonnayEola - Amity Hills more |
5/27/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 89 pointsWillamette Valley Weekend Visit; 5/26/2018-5/27/2018: Tasting at the winery. Intensely floral with ripe apple and good+ depth and balance, good length. Very good value wine. |
Red |
NV Lillian Winery Cabernet Sauvignon No. 2Howell Mountain more |
5/27/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: NRWillamette Valley Weekend Visit; 5/26/2018-5/27/2018: 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. |
Red |
2012 Lillian Winery Syrah Blue LabelSanta Barbara County more |
5/27/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 pointsWillamette Valley Weekend Visit; 5/26/2018-5/27/2018: 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. |
Red |
2014 Antica Terra Pinot Noir AntikytheraEola - Amity Hills more |
5/27/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 pointsWillamette Valley Weekend Visit; 5/26/2018-5/27/2018: 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. |
Red |
2015 Antica Terra Pinot Noir BotanicaWillamette Valley more |
5/27/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 pointsWillamette Valley Weekend Visit; 5/26/2018-5/27/2018: 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. |
Red |
2015 Antica Terra Pinot Noir CerasWillamette Valley more |
5/27/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 pointsWillamette Valley Weekend Visit; 5/26/2018-5/27/2018: Tasting at the winery. All red fruit start-to-finish with some earth and very good textures. Still wound slightly tight, better 2020-. |
White |
2015 Lillian Winery RoussanneSanta Barbara County more |
5/27/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 89 pointsWillamette Valley Weekend Visit; 5/26/2018-5/27/2018: 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. |
Red |
2014 Jordan Vineyard & Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valleymore |
5/25/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 89 pointsBy-the-glass at the United Club. Lean style for Cali Cab-based wine, this has an intriguing Bordeaux-styled elegance with rich black plum and cherry, along with hints of cassis. Better than the 2013. |
Red |
2014 Soter Pinot Noir ReserveWillamette Valley more |
5/26/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 pointsWillamette Valley Weekend Visit; 5/26/2018-5/27/2018: 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. |
Red |
2015 Soter Pinot Noir Origin Series Eola - Amity Hillsmore |
5/26/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 pointsWillamette Valley Weekend Visit; 5/26/2018-5/27/2018: 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. |
Red |
2015 Soter Pinot Noir Origin Series Ribbon Ridgemore |
5/26/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 89 pointsWillamette Valley Weekend Visit; 5/26/2018-5/27/2018: 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. |
Rosé - Sparkling |
2006 Soter Brut Rosé Mineral Springs RanchYamhill-Carlton Champagne Blend more |
5/26/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 pointsWillamette Valley Weekend Visit; 5/26/2018-5/27/2018: 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. |
White |
2014 North Valley Vineyards Chardonnay ReserveEola - Amity Hills more |
5/26/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 87 pointsWillamette Valley Weekend Visit; 5/26/2018-5/27/2018: 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. |
Red |
2012 Soter Pinot Noir Origin Series McMinnvillemore |
5/26/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 88 pointsWillamette Valley Weekend Visit; 5/26/2018-5/27/2018: 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. |
Rosé |
2017 North Valley Vineyards Pinot Noir RoséWillamette Valley more |
5/26/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: NRWillamette Valley Weekend Visit; 5/26/2018-5/27/2018: Tasting at the winery. Fun, light, easy, perhaps slightly thin. |
Red |
2012 St. Innocent Pinot Noir FUJIN Momtazi VineyardMcMinnville more |
5/26/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 pointsWillamette Valley Weekend Visit; 5/26/2018-5/27/2018: Rich, ripe red and black cherry with some sweet spice and a hint of new oak that will benefit from more cellar time. Very good weight to start, with good length that falls off slightly at the finish. This will improve with age, better 2022-. |
Red |
2007 St. Innocent Pinot Noir Justice VineyardEola - Amity Hills more |
5/26/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 pointsWillamette Valley Weekend Visit; 5/26/2018-5/27/2018: Tasting at the winery. Earth, spice and red fruit in wonderful balance. Very good right now. |
Red |
2013 St. Innocent Pinot Noir Temperance Hill VineyardEola - Amity Hills more |
5/26/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: NRWillamette Valley Weekend Visit; 5/26/2018-5/27/2018: Tasting at the winery. Wonderful aromas show spice, pure red fruit and earth hints. Similar flavors, but less forthcoming and more backward. Rich finish hints at good potential. Needs time. |
Red |
2015 St. Innocent Pinot Noir Temperance Hill VineyardEola - Amity Hills more |
5/26/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 pointsWillamette Valley Weekend Visit; 5/26/2018-5/27/2018: Tasting at the winery. Meaty black fruit with good concentration. Bit of SO2 to start, quickly dissipated. Expanding finish. Best on finish. |
Red |
2014 St. Innocent Pinot Noir Justice VineyardEola - Amity Hills more |
5/26/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: NRWillamette Valley Weekend Visit; 5/26/2018-5/27/2018: Tasting at winery. Reductive start with |
Red |
2014 St. Innocent Pinot Noir Zenith VineyardEola - Amity Hills more |
5/26/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 pointsWillamette Valley Weekend Visit; 5/26/2018-5/27/2018: Lots of cherry aromas and flavors with a very meaty character. Very good length and weight, slightly firm middle and finish. Needs time. |
Red |
2015 Cristom Pinot Noir Symbion VineyardEola - Amity Hills more |
5/26/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 89 pointsWillamette Valley Weekend Visit; 5/26/2018-5/27/2018: Tasting at the winery. Soft and elegant red cherry with moderate weight and length, good+ balance. Good young. |
Red |
2015 Cristom Pinot Noir Louise VineyardEola - Amity Hills more |
5/26/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 pointsWillamette Valley Weekend Visit; 5/26/2018-5/27/2018: Tasting at the winery. Red and black cherry with clearly charming spice. Ever-so-slightly firm and backward, but lots of everything good here. Needs time. |
Red |
2015 Cristom Pinot Noir Eileen VineyardEola - Amity Hills more |
5/26/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 91 pointsWillamette Valley Weekend Visit; 5/26/2018-5/27/2018: Tasting at winery. Elegant, forward and nicely spiced. All red, forward and quite accessible. |