Community Tasting Notes 4

• UpfromtheCellar wrote: 86 points

  February 15, 2021 - I would like to score this higher (but its tough). The nose is raspberries and a little barnyard (which more or less blew off after an hour or so). Pale red (I've had rose's with more color), thin fruit (there's a raspberry in there somewhere if I could only find it), sourish (think cranberry) finish. Overall, there's a certain "harmony" to this wine which makes it drinkable (not withstanding all the previous parentheticals), but at $35 (ok so I'm a sucker) from my favorite Portland (Oregon) wine store, I can't really recommend it to anyone (sorry). Enough (said).

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• grafstrb wrote: 87 points

  January 31, 2019 - -- decanted 15 minutes before initial taste --
  -- tasted non-blind over a few hours on Day 1; re-visited on Days 2 and 7 --
  -- score is from Day 1 --
  
  NOSE: cherry, with a hint of citrus; pleasant spices (likely oak-derived); floral hint; I could easily mistake this for a Pinot Noir if served blind.
  
  BODY: violet-garnet color of light depth; clear; light to medium-light bodied.
  
  TASTE: 13.2% alc. not noticeable; quite light; high acidity; red-fruited, with moderate bitterness on the finish; light concentration of fruit; very light oak; there is very little in the way of stuffing here: many Bourgognes have more depth; the couple Schuster wines I've had are better (and cheaper); no tannin; Ashley likes this more than I --- she'd be happy to pay up to $35, whereas I am unhappy having paid $30. This did put on some weight and depth over the following days, representing a slight improvement over Day 1, but I'm still not impressed. Drink Now or Hold.
  
  50, 5, 12, 14, 6 = 87

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• Beerzebub Likes this wine:

  January 15, 2019 - P&p. Good stuff, and very similar to the 2013 from what I recall. Pungent and delicious. Salted barely ripe blueberries, flower petals (iris/rose?), black pepper, and citrus peel, with good acidity. Tannins are quite moderate, and it doesn't seem to need any more; plenty of substance, and the acidity holds everything together. Weightless, seemingly Burgundian texture. Slightly bitter citrus peel finish, almost like Campari. Nice!

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• jmcmchi wrote:

  August 17, 2018 - Light bright red in glass
  
  light aromas, bright acidity, slight bitterness on finish
  
  Interesting

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2014
• Type Red
• Producer Johan Vineyards
• Varietal Blaufränkisch
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region Oregon
• SubRegion Willamette Valley
• Appellation Van Duzer Corridor

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• Consumed 15 (60%)

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