September 13, 2019 - What a pleasure to hold one of these gems for 13 years. The color is amber. Rich earth and plummy fragrances. The initial flavor is licorice. The texture is surprisingly creamy. The finish has some orange flavor. This gem was worth the wait.
November 26, 2015 - Aged great and paired week with thanksgiving dinner. Less fruit forward and less acid. Balanced with a nice bit of the Dundee Soil.
March 30, 2014 - 14.5% abv. Forms legs on the side of tre glass. Mahagony color, thinning at the rim. Some purple grapeskin notes on the first evening. I thought this might be over-the-hill judging from the taste the first evening, but it opened up and showed me more on the second evening. There is a savory element along with some dark cherry and plum fruit notes. Drinks smoothly with a subtlety that pairs well with meats.
December 25, 2013 - Yum! Raspberry fruit awesome balanced finish
February 26, 2013 - What a NW PN! Clear cherry colour.
Earthy, smokie, chimney nose. Impressive.
Little hottie in the palate yet pleasant and elegant. Long, quite long. A bit one-dimensional anyway.
At this point and at 22€, personally recommended.
¡Menuda PN del Nuevo Mundo! Color Cereza claro.
Nariz terrosa, ahumada, a chimenea. Impresionante.
Un poco calentita en boca aunque agradable y elegante. Larga, muy larga. De todas formas un poco unidimensional.
En este momento y a 22 cucos, la recomiendo personalmente.
May 15, 2012 - When I first opened it I thought the bottle might be flawed. acidic and somewhat tart finish. I stuck a cork back in it and drank another Oregon Pinot that night. I went back to it two days later and it had softened and improved. Pallette had begun to integrate, but still not the great bottle I wanted or expected.
January 10, 2012 - Big fruit and some barnyard on the nose, sweet red fruit attack on the palette. Definitely reflects the warm year.
September 11, 2011 - took a while for this to open up (4 hrs) but once it did--wow! nose of cherry, spice, earth and barnyard followed by nice balance wine in mouth not complex but good
June 26, 2011 - Unrated at this point. Drinking young, although it might not appear that way when first opened. I expected nice acid/earth/mushroom, but when first opened it's an intense raspberry bomb. Some of the cherry oil thing going on now too, but with the thinner profile of Pinot. This takes easily 60 minutes to open up, when finally some of the balance and earth creeps back in. This is a food wine, and trending more toward Rotie than Oregon Pinot. Almost like it has some Syrah in it.
March 15, 2011 - Light ruby red with viscosity aligned with its 14.5% alcohol. Vibrant and focused. Aromas of earth, strawberry, and match stick continue on to the palate. Long finish. A really beautiful Oregon Pinot Noir that delivers an appreciated step up from others retailing under $30 which I've frequently found to be lacking.