February 21, 2022 - Retail $45. Big Ass Bottle. It is hard to believe that it has already been more than four years since Patty Green suddenly died; it seems just a little while ago that I was raising a glass of her wine in her honor. The last bottle of this wine, opened well over a year ago, was fantastic, and this bottle might be in an even better place. Fairly light in the glass with a classic Willamette Bing cherry characteristic, considerable spice, and some dark earth. Yowza. The palate is still quite fruity with loads of cherry, but also some of that earth. The tartness is on point and there is just a kiss of spice on the finish. Very nice.
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February 13, 2021 - Popped and poured. Medium garnet, a bit cloudy. Nose is showing off baked cherries and plum; iron and red rocks. Palate has lots of vibrant acid. Red-fruited, but also meaty, some pepper. This is very good. Plenty of life ahead.
October 31, 2020 - Retail $45. I bought several bottles of this wine a *while* ago and I have no idea why I have waited so long to pop this first bottle. Not too long before buying this wine, I discovered that I had attended college with the winemaker, Jim Anderson. When I met up with him in 2010(?) we discovered that our paths never really crossed at school despite there only being ~400 people in our graduating class. It is also rather melancholic to drink this wine as Patty Green passed away a few years ago and she was universally loved and admired. Oh. The wine? Simply delightful. Slightly opaque in the glass with rich (and only slightly stewed) cherry fruit, earth, and clove. The palate is wonderfully balanced between fruit, acidity, and depth and the finish lasts for well over a minute. Bravo Jim and R.I.P. Patty. thedrunkencyclist.com
February 12, 2019 - Decanted about 2 hours. Medium color with a clear rim and a touch of bricking. With a little coaxing the nose shows sweet spiced red fruit with high toned herbal notes. Gently sweet on entry, medium bodies and elegant, the flavors include fresh red cherries, berry pie and a touch of iron. Nicely balanced, fresh, excellent structure, this is a real classic example of PGC and the Ribbon Ridge AVA. Very fine. Drink now through 2024.
February 2, 2018 - PopnPour, tasted over 1 hr
-ruby core dark red minimal clearing at edge
-low key though relatively rich rhubarb-y pinot funk faint plum spice
-med acidity, med/med+ weight quite a bit of depth with a thick almost syrupy texture slightly medicinal faint dark fruit with licorice tar elements, med tannins
-reasonably complex and deep but not hot or over-extracted, may still have some upside development
November 11, 2017 - This wine is just young and unyielding right now. The aromas are pleasant and attractive - light red berries with herbal and earth tones. The palate however is clamped down shut -- lighter, elegantly styled fruit to start but then a bite/bitterness from the wines structural elements that just need more time to integrate. Hold.
January 21, 2017 - Very nice wine. Drank last night and no notes, but this was a classic Oregon PN with cranberry, dark berry/cherry, earth and spice flavors, a slightly lean texture, nice balance and good grip. Not a hint of the bitterness reported by some other tasters. Great food wine and still with plenty of verve.
May 14, 2016 - Very surprised at all the negative notes here. We opened this for a dinner party last night and it was stunning. Drinking beautifully right now.
November 10, 2015 - Great upfront nose and spice but a sour/bitter aftertaste on the back end. Just an unpleasant continous after taste. Disappointing and hopeful that I just had a off bottle. Have one left so I guess we shall see.
June 7, 2015 - Strong and typical Oregon/RR on the nose and at first taste. On opening, the wine was a touch hot, but mellowed after several minutes. Cherries and stone fruits laden with volcanic soil minerality at first. Unfortunately, after 10-15 seconds, a powerful bitterness overwhelms the palate - thought I was sucking on a handful of pennies. I am saving the bottle for one more day to see if it improves - but I am withholding my optimism.