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Thursday, February 8, 2024 - G5; 4+8*+4+8+8*+4*+4*=91 14.5% alc. Side by side with 2015 Purple Hands Le Nouveau Monde. Vintage and blend comparison by "sons of Oregon Pioneer winery fathers." Both are Willamette AVA blends. Darker, richer, more berry. Both were very good and ready to drink as compared to some of the other 2015s opened recently. These were more indicative of the warm vintage with more ripeness and early drinkability. This was a "typical" well-made Oregon wine with a medium finish, nice depth, but quite different from the Le Nouveau Monde wine from Purple Hands. Overall nice balance. Maybe another 2-4 years of cellar time with no appreciable improvement expected. Day 2 this was showing as much more ordinary with maybe even some diminishment, so drink "fresh" on Day 1.

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