Community Tasting Notes 20

• andrewstevenson.com wrote: 92 points

  July 3, 2013 - Heavy bottle!
  An even, dark raspberry red with no residual signs of youth. Lovely nose, very much in the American mould of pinot, with sweetish red berry and cherry fruit, together with some sweet oak. Not a lot in the way sous bois, though there's maybe a certain leafiness amid the oak aromas.
  Really pretty gorgeous palate. Sweetish red fruit, hint of cherry, and then some raspberry-like acidity. Any tannins there may have been are now fully integrated, though there's still a nice structure and backbone. Finishes very well: nice and clean, with pretty enormous length.
  Probably not one for die-hard Burgundy nuts, but I really rather like this.
  
  The Wine Society's recommendations were that this should be drunk by 2008 at the latest. That is clearly errant nonsense: this bottle has an easy 5-10 years life in it.

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• bacchus of knockholt Likes this wine: 89 points

  December 25, 2012 - Dark raspberry red to faint rim. Nose of green leaf initially and then opening up to red berry fruit. Taste of raspberry fruit with fine, integrated tannins. Delicious, moreish and light.

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• Goldbash wrote: 92 points

  November 9, 2012 - Lucky to purchase this wine from a cellar collection. A classic pinot nose. Light effervescence on first pour. Great right out of the bottle, best after 10 minutes or so. Slight smokiness, light fruit, with gooseberry and the Venetian leather market on the palate. May be hard to find.

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• Paul D wrote: 83 points

  July 13, 2008 - Medium/deep ruby, pale ruby rim. Dark cherry nose, lot of toasty oak, some stalky and sous-bois hints. Better on the palate, medium/full, some nice red and black cherry fruit, decent purity, quite tannic but tannins well integrated, attractive fresh acidity, some toasty oak on the good length finish. Has the structue to age - my fear would be that the palate would follow the nose as the fruit fades away - as such one to drink over the next 12 months or so. Good+.

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• Terkel wrote: 90 points

  December 15, 2007 - Year end blindtasting: Deep black red color. Boiled fruit, rhubarb, on the nose. Intense fruit sweetness and notes from oak. Warm and concentrated. Really a monster pinot, but drinking very pleasantly now.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2003
• Type Red
• Producer Lemelson Vineyards
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation Thea's Selection
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region Oregon
• SubRegion Willamette Valley
• Appellation Willamette Valley
• UPC Code 895315000056

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• In Cellars 34 (27%)
• Consumed 91 (73%)

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