Community Tasting Notes 15

• prestonholt Likes this wine: 87 points

  July 17, 2020 - Received from an estate sale. Popped and poured with low expectations and was pleasantly surprised by it. Earthy and some fruit is still there

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• Fred P wrote: 82 points

  March 7, 2014 - Just didn't taste special in any way, tannic, rough finish, no sweetness. We tossed out the last ⅓ bottle.

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• Fred P Likes this wine: 90 points

  December 29, 2013 - A very decent west coast pinot. A little disorganized in the middle but good fruit on the front and a smooth lingering finish. Drink now.

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• Alex H wrote: 85 points

  August 18, 2010 - Retasted on the second day. The funky notes have all but disappeared now leaving behind a pretty big fruity nose and palate of crushed brambly cherries, dark reddish strawberries. Seems to have gained sweetness too but retains its lively acidity. Does start to remind me a bit of an NSG now with some floral / meaty character but lots of structure and oak. Much more forward looking and not as confused like a teenager at puberty when tasted yesterday. This at least has decided it wants to still be a new world pinot type and is respectably decent .

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• Paul S wrote: 91 points

  August 17, 2010 - Odd Bottle Night (Ming Kee, Macpherson Road): Actually a pretty nice wine - but is it really a Pinot? When tasted blind, guesses were all all over the place - I thought it was an old garnahca from Priorat, we had guesses for old Aussie Shiraz, someone thought Rhone - nobody thought it was a Pinot. Nose was actually really pleasant. Lots of dusty earth notes, obvious oak, some plums and a strong underlayer of sweet cherries and a little spice. Palate was quite sweet, with the cherry accent taking on a kirsch note, along with cherry cola tones and some sweet haw flakes. Plenty of extract, so the tannins were quite firmly obvious, with a bit of heat at the edges, but it was all super-lively, with very high acidity running through the palate. Finish showed more of that extraction, with wood spice and talcum powder notes mingling with rather clear, clean cherry flavours. It was the rich thickness and extracted firmness on the palate that really moved it out of Pinot zone for me. It was certainly balanced, but lacked the lithe clarity one would normally associate with a Burgundy or even a top new world Pinot. I was thinking of marking it down for that, but decided not to. Varietal fidelity aside, it was actually an enjoyable wine to drink. Quite food friendly too, this paired really, really well with smoked duck breast.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2001
• Type Red
• Producer Beaux Frères
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation Belles Soeurs
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region Oregon
• SubRegion Willamette Valley
• Appellation Willamette Valley

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• In Cellars 64 (29%)
• Consumed 154 (71%)

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