Robe sur le bourgogne évolué vers l’orange. Malgré l’âge, le vin est encore jeune et sur le fruit. Pinot avec du corps, bien équilibré, arôme de fumé, typique de ceux Oregon. Même si Evening Land a une bonne réputation, je trouve leurs vins très chers pour ce que ça l’apporte. Probablement mon dernier essai avec cette maison.
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This is so very close to tipping from good to great but it lacks enough acidic tension. It’s very sweet cranberry but lithe and not jammy at all. It’s a pretty pale red and has a gentle tannic finish. The sweetness dominates the wine a bit too much.
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Robe rouge, disque cuivre. Nez discret. Menthol, vieux bois (Ri), mélasse, prune cuite (Yo). En bouche, cerise, menthol, épices, graphite (Ri et Y), tanins, moyen grain. Un peu d'amertume en finale(Yo). Moyenne du groupe: 3,3/5.
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Drinking very well right now. The wine had a slight tawny red color with its age, with a nice cherry aroma on the nose. Very smooth texture, medium bodied. The mineral undertones (with a touch of earthiness), are more pronounced now than the last bottle I had two years ago. I wish I had more.
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Apparence rouge de falun assez dense (pour un PN) Nez boite à tabac, de cerise et de camphre. Ca pinote pas tant... En bouche, pain grillé, cerise et fraise. Tanins souples et intégrés. Dans une belle fenêtre de consommation.
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Drinking really well - I'd say it's at peak - assuming you like the style. Cola, spice box, cherry, rhubarb and raspberry. There are few US west coast Pinots that do it for me (too often they're too confected and there's too much cola and/or rhubarb) but this wasn't bad. The cola and rhubarb were there, but they weren't OTT.
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Popped and poured. This is a light-cherry-red wine with zero sediment in the bottle. On the nose, I get cherry, spice box, some slight chalk, and rosehips. In the mouth, the wine is lightweight and full of bright red fruit, all leaving a finish that pull through a crisp line of raspberry and other red fruits. Overall, this is a solid Oregon Pinot, albeit one that is slightly monotonous. Drink up. 89 points.
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Popped and poured. This is a light-cherry-red wine that holds its translucent aspects throughout the bottle. On the nose, I get cherry, cinnamon, sea breeze, and strawberry; the nose is very nice. The mouth underperforms relative to the nose, with a tart cherry flavor but not much else, all leaving a crisp and crunchy finish. Overall, this is a solid Oregon PN, but not an extraordinary wine. This would pair well with a chicken dinner, regardless the culture (British boiler, French coq au vin, Mediterranean chicken on skewers or cooked straight over rice or lettuce, whole hen done any number of ways, teriyaki chicken, Chinese kung pao chicken, and so on until I feel like Forest Gump with his shrimp). For the price, this is a solid Pinot indeed, so good QPR. 90 points.
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Consistent with previous notes. Still vervy with a distracting acidic over-bite. Was better on Day 2 with a rhubarb/blueberry streak emerging that I love in Pinots. Technical score: 86. Enjoyment score: 90. Terrible QPR.
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Wow! I thought this bottle had gone missing, but it was just buried in the cellar. This has gained so much weight, that it could almost pass for a Syrah. Really earthy, with great minerality, acidity, and dark fruit.
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Not really a good QPR but still nevertheless enjoyed it with mild cajun catfish. Decanted and drank over the following 2.5 hours. Pale, cloudy violet color. Nose brings cherry blossoms, tart raspberries, baked rhubarb, and cinnamon sticks. The palate is medium-light, jagged, unresolved, and overall unbalanced, with good red fruit, more rhubarb, cherry cola, and cinnamon Jolly Rancher, leading into a windy, twirling finish of dusty tannins and uneven acidity. Somehow still seems volatile or in a weird phase, so hard to tell if this is going to get better or not.
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I believe past its prime. Fruit is muted to tart mild cherry. Earth notes still present and pleasant but outweighed now acidic flavored. Finish still evolves though and did soften with a bit of time open.
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Ouf, pas dans ma palette. Le nez est vraiment particulier. Champignons, bret, fumé. En bouche c'est pas mieux. Très court en finale. Vaut vraiment pas le prix. Mauvaise bouteille?
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Bottle off -- not a total pour-out, but close. For the most part the most notable aromatic component: halibut. No kidding....Better on the palate -- but how could it not be?
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Un premier nez bretté et légèrement fermé. Il s'ouvre après quelques heures épaulés. Fruits rouges légèrement sûrettes au départ avec bien sûr de l'acidité. Les fruits rouges continuent à faire son chemin et l'acidité débarque. Un peu court en bouche mais très bon. Un strong buy ? à 52$ , je suis pas certain à 100%.
Same smoky root beer nose as the last bottle. My wife tells me the root beer thing is sassafras but I'm thinking A&W. Good cherry and raspberry flavored fruit with a tart finish. Great balance.
Dark ruby in color. Nose of cherry, raspberry and earth. Flavors of dark cherry, raspberry, pepper and forest floor. Good balance, with a crisp acidity and a long finish. Very nice,
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Heavenly nose of sweet fruits and flowers, and an earthiness, yielding a recognizably Oregon Pinot nose. The palate doesn't quite keep up, but is delicious nonetheless with a medium amount of tannin showing at this point. Lovely stuff. 91-92
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This has fleshed out and developed complexity over the past year. Best after a couple hours open. Cranberry, pomegranate, citrus rind, violet, and some soil notes on the nose. Bright cherry palate with citrusy acidity and floral spices. Medium-length, candied red fruit finish with delicate structure. Well-balanced and feminine, showing some Burgundian elements, but also displaying a New World side.
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Tasted immediately after decanting. Unusual nose of root beer and smoke. Tart red cherry and current flavor and still that hint of root beer. Lean, lively, fresh and juicy but not much nuance at this point.
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Incredible purity of red cherry, crushed boysenberries, rose petals, slate and pepper give this minerally driven Pinot Noir a balanced and mouth watering finish.
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This was absolutely phenomenal, bursting with tart red fruit; raspberry, cranberry, pomegranate prevail with just a touch of spice on the finish. Good structure, gorgeous clarity, and nice acidity. This is fresh without being young, and drank well from the first pour.
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A beautiful wine in its youth with many years of improvement ahead of it. Red rocks and red fruit crushed/muddled together. Gently flows through the mouth without a rough edge. Really good Pinot. I love what the 2010 is doing right now in Oregon.
Could gain a couple points in a few years.
$79.99 OH retail www.austinbeeman.com
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This needs to sit. Almost zero going on at the nose, pretty tight on the palette without any real depth. Note to self to wait 6 months as I still have 3 bottles left, and it came very highly recommended.
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A bit underwhelming. Tart and a bit acidic, without the complexity and finesse that makes some Willamettes so interesting. Didn't really change with time.
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This is a bright and clean OR PN. Good acid and structure so the wine works well with food and yet has several layers of flavor that make it nice to drink on its own. The nose is a perfumed nose with little funk or earth.
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Note from large tasting event: Really stemmy, almost peppery nose. The palate shows young cherry, stem and red tea flavors. Bright, punchy acidity with nicely balanced tannin. Another wine I seeing being really special with a bit more time in bottle.
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Taste: Medium/full bodied with tart medium/high acidity and good tannins. The structure is showing the youth of the wine along with silky and refined tones of red fruits, smoke, red cherries, and floral tones.
Overall: This is a beautiful wine. It's very youthful right now, but this feel like it can really go somewhere. It has a real silky quality right now with very good depth on both the nose and palate.
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Love it! Supple and clean, this Pinot reminds me of a different time. A translucent, warm cherry colour. Focused on all meridians. The nose shimmers with root beer, pomegranate, white pepper, wet sand and blueberry. A very food-friendly Oregon delight that is sponge-like with terroir. The afore-mentioned root beer is present on the seizing finish. Drink now - 2018.
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Tight and young, this well-rated Pinot took about an hour to open up and didn't live up to its Wine Spectator rating in my opinion. It's very fruit forward, but lacked the complexity and depth of a great Oregon Pinot and may take a few years in the bottle before it hits its stride. I would wait before drinking it today and hope it grows nicely over the next few years to earn its praise.
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4/6/2022 - 52winelover wrote: 86 Points
Kept it too long. Lost the punch.
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12/4/2020 - Acohen Likes this wine: 91 Points
Lighter style with lots of cranberry and tart cherry with nice balance
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10/10/2020 - flussier Likes this wine: 91 Points
Robe sur le bourgogne évolué vers l’orange. Malgré l’âge, le vin est encore jeune et sur le fruit. Pinot avec du corps, bien équilibré, arôme de fumé, typique de ceux Oregon. Même si Evening Land a une bonne réputation, je trouve leurs vins très chers pour ce que ça l’apporte. Probablement mon dernier essai avec cette maison.
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10/5/2020 - misco Likes this wine: 89 Points
Great nose
good balance
I do not detect any sweetness at all.
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4/17/2020 - winelover1808 Likes this wine: 90 Points
This is so very close to tipping from good to great but it lacks enough acidic tension. It’s very sweet cranberry but lithe and not jammy at all. It’s a pretty pale red and has a gentle tannic finish. The sweetness dominates the wine a bit too much.
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3/8/2020 - YoRi Likes this wine: 90 Points
Robe rouge, disque cuivre.
Nez discret. Menthol, vieux bois (Ri), mélasse, prune cuite (Yo).
En bouche, cerise, menthol, épices, graphite (Ri et Y), tanins, moyen grain.
Un peu d'amertume en finale(Yo).
Moyenne du groupe: 3,3/5.
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2/1/2020 - Jalexander Likes this wine: 93 Points
Drinking very well right now. The wine had a slight tawny red color with its age, with a nice cherry aroma on the nose. Very smooth texture, medium bodied. The mineral undertones (with a touch of earthiness), are more pronounced now than the last bottle I had two years ago. I wish I had more.
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1/18/2019 - YoRi Likes this wine: 91 Points
Apparence rouge de falun assez dense (pour un PN)
Nez boite à tabac, de cerise et de camphre. Ca pinote pas tant...
En bouche, pain grillé, cerise et fraise. Tanins souples et intégrés.
Dans une belle fenêtre de consommation.
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11/10/2018 - sunnylea57 wrote: flawed
Drinking really well - I'd say it's at peak - assuming you like the style. Cola, spice box, cherry, rhubarb and raspberry. There are few US west coast Pinots that do it for me (too often they're too confected and there's too much cola and/or rhubarb) but this wasn't bad. The cola and rhubarb were there, but they weren't OTT.
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11/7/2018 - curtr Likes this wine:
Entering the middle of the drinking window. A medium bodied wine. Let breath in the glass.
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7/1/2018 - whitmanlholt wrote: 89 Points
Popped and poured. This is a light-cherry-red wine with zero sediment in the bottle. On the nose, I get cherry, spice box, some slight chalk, and rosehips. In the mouth, the wine is lightweight and full of bright red fruit, all leaving a finish that pull through a crisp line of raspberry and other red fruits. Overall, this is a solid Oregon Pinot, albeit one that is slightly monotonous. Drink up. 89 points.
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6/3/2017 - whitmanlholt Likes this wine: 90 Points
Popped and poured. This is a light-cherry-red wine that holds its translucent aspects throughout the bottle. On the nose, I get cherry, cinnamon, sea breeze, and strawberry; the nose is very nice. The mouth underperforms relative to the nose, with a tart cherry flavor but not much else, all leaving a crisp and crunchy finish. Overall, this is a solid Oregon PN, but not an extraordinary wine. This would pair well with a chicken dinner, regardless the culture (British boiler, French coq au vin, Mediterranean chicken on skewers or cooked straight over rice or lettuce, whole hen done any number of ways, teriyaki chicken, Chinese kung pao chicken, and so on until I feel like Forest Gump with his shrimp). For the price, this is a solid Pinot indeed, so good QPR. 90 points.
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3/17/2017 - jlhkiss Likes this wine: 88 Points
Consistent with previous notes. Still vervy with a distracting acidic over-bite. Was better on Day 2 with a rhubarb/blueberry streak emerging that I love in Pinots. Technical score: 86. Enjoyment score: 90. Terrible QPR.
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4/23/2016 - jhieb Likes this wine: 92 Points
Wow! I thought this bottle had gone missing, but it was just buried in the cellar. This has gained so much weight, that it could almost pass for a Syrah. Really earthy, with great minerality, acidity, and dark fruit.
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9/29/2015 - jlhkiss Likes this wine: 88 Points
Not really a good QPR but still nevertheless enjoyed it with mild cajun catfish. Decanted and drank over the following 2.5 hours. Pale, cloudy violet color. Nose brings cherry blossoms, tart raspberries, baked rhubarb, and cinnamon sticks. The palate is medium-light, jagged, unresolved, and overall unbalanced, with good red fruit, more rhubarb, cherry cola, and cinnamon Jolly Rancher, leading into a windy, twirling finish of dusty tannins and uneven acidity. Somehow still seems volatile or in a weird phase, so hard to tell if this is going to get better or not.
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6/26/2015 - Mountster27 wrote: 88 Points
I believe past its prime.
Fruit is muted to tart mild cherry.
Earth notes still present and pleasant but outweighed now acidic flavored.
Finish still evolves though and did soften with a bit of time open.
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6/19/2015 - cmcclane wrote: 91 Points
Cherry cola on the nose. Nice light cherry with some earth and plenty of acidity.
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5/18/2015 - FrancoisC Does not like this wine: 85 Points
Ouf, pas dans ma palette. Le nez est vraiment particulier. Champignons, bret, fumé. En bouche c'est pas mieux. Très court en finale. Vaut vraiment pas le prix. Mauvaise bouteille?
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3/17/2015 - Sycamore wrote: flawed
Bottle off -- not a total pour-out, but close. For the most part the most notable aromatic component: halibut. No kidding....Better on the palate -- but how could it not be?
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12/19/2014 - phil the agony wrote: 90 Points
Un premier nez bretté et légèrement fermé.
Il s'ouvre après quelques heures épaulés.
Fruits rouges légèrement sûrettes au départ avec bien sûr de l'acidité.
Les fruits rouges continuent à faire son chemin et l'acidité débarque.
Un peu court en bouche mais très bon.
Un strong buy ? à 52$ , je suis pas certain à 100%.
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11/30/2014 - ibglowin Likes this wine: 91 Points
Still going strong, pairs wonderfully with Thanksgiving turkey!
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10/17/2014 - daniel.jay wrote: 87 Points
Worst showing yet - no fruit. Dominated by tartness with flavors of mushrooms/forest/earth
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7/8/2014 - tantotinto wrote: 90 Points
Same smoky root beer nose as the last bottle. My wife tells me the root beer thing is sassafras but I'm thinking A&W. Good cherry and raspberry flavored fruit with a tart finish. Great balance.
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6/3/2014 - tantotinto wrote: 90 Points
Consistent with previous note. Good but no magic.
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5/21/2014 - nkredich wrote: 87 Points
Boring, average
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5/1/2014 - CRHunter wrote: 95 Points
Excellent wine. One of best pinots I have had in a long time. Fantastic.
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4/12/2014 - jhieb wrote: 90 Points
Much more brash than the last bottle, with a cutting dryness and a taste of brackish black-tea. Definite terroir.
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3/13/2014 - richardkim wrote: 88 Points
Cherry and funkiness on the nose. Carries through on the palate, with a light body, a tart acidity, fine tannins and a long finish.
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3/3/2014 - SkeBum Likes this wine: 91 Points
Balanced Oregon Pinot, light on the palate, with earth and cherries on the nose. Very nice stuff.
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3/2/2014 - mcsac67 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Dark ruby in color. Nose of cherry, raspberry and earth. Flavors of dark cherry, raspberry, pepper and forest floor. Good balance, with a crisp acidity and a long finish. Very nice,
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2/21/2014 - amateurwino wrote: 91 Points
Heavenly nose of sweet fruits and flowers, and an earthiness, yielding a recognizably Oregon Pinot nose. The palate doesn't quite keep up, but is delicious nonetheless with a medium amount of tannin showing at this point. Lovely stuff. 91-92
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2/13/2014 - cartime Likes this wine: 91 Points
This has fleshed out and developed complexity over the past year. Best after a couple hours open. Cranberry, pomegranate, citrus rind, violet, and some soil notes on the nose. Bright cherry palate with citrusy acidity and floral spices. Medium-length, candied red fruit finish with delicate structure. Well-balanced and feminine, showing some Burgundian elements, but also displaying a New World side.
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2/11/2014 - tantotinto wrote: 90 Points
Tasted immediately after decanting. Unusual nose of root beer and smoke. Tart red cherry and current flavor and still that hint of root beer. Lean, lively, fresh and juicy but not much nuance at this point.
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12/21/2013 - daniel.jay wrote: 90 Points
Easy drinking, not as good as the last bottle. After an hour of air this showed a strong grapefruit note.
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12/5/2013 - shaferguy91 wrote: 89 Points
Not Decanted.
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10/7/2013 - MXL wrote: 91 Points
Very Burgundian in aroma and flavor
Forest floor
Band-Aid
Medium bodied
Red cherries
White pepper
Flat cola
Short finish
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8/10/2013 - SeattlePaul Likes this wine: 91 Points
Tasted at Dayton tasting room. This one was good, but I don't remember much about it, I was still thinking about the gamay before it.
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7/30/2013 - rocknroller wrote: 92 Points
Willamette Valley Oregon Trip 4 & 1/2 Days; 7/29/2013-8/4/2013 (Willamette Valley, Oregon): Medium red color. Great nose, earthy, rich, perfumed, cherry, berry. The palate is deep and textured, layers, dark red cherry, berry, spice, long finish. Great to see that Seven Springs is in good hands.
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7/23/2013 - shaferguy91 wrote: 89 Points
No decant. Not as good as previous bottles.
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6/28/2013 - curtr wrote:
Too young. Good potential. Try in 2016.
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6/26/2013 - jjtim Likes this wine: 97 Points
Incredible purity of red cherry, crushed boysenberries, rose petals, slate and pepper give this minerally driven Pinot Noir a balanced and mouth watering finish.
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6/16/2013 - TheMounty Likes this wine: 95 Points
This was absolutely phenomenal, bursting with tart red fruit; raspberry, cranberry, pomegranate prevail with just a touch of spice on the finish. Good structure, gorgeous clarity, and nice acidity. This is fresh without being young, and drank well from the first pour.
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6/9/2013 - austinbeeman- austinbeeman.com Likes this wine: 91 Points
A beautiful wine in its youth with many years of improvement ahead of it. Red rocks and red fruit crushed/muddled together. Gently flows through the mouth without a rough edge. Really good Pinot. I love what the 2010 is doing right now in Oregon.
Could gain a couple points in a few years.
$79.99 OH retail
www.austinbeeman.com
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4/25/2013 - nkredich wrote: 87 Points
This needs to sit. Almost zero going on at the nose, pretty tight on the palette without any real depth. Note to self to wait 6 months as I still have 3 bottles left, and it came very highly recommended.
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4/17/2013 - awise45 wrote: 87 Points
A bit underwhelming. Tart and a bit acidic, without the complexity and finesse that makes some Willamettes so interesting. Didn't really change with time.
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4/1/2013 - shaferguy91 wrote: 91 Points
No decant.
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4/1/2013 - cwiebe Likes this wine: 91 Points
This is a bright and clean OR PN. Good acid and structure so the wine works well with food and yet has several layers of flavor that make it nice to drink on its own. The nose is a perfumed nose with little funk or earth.
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3/24/2013 - gripNsip Likes this wine: 90 Points
Note from large tasting event: Really stemmy, almost peppery nose. The palate shows young cherry, stem and red tea flavors. Bright, punchy acidity with nicely balanced tannin. Another wine I seeing being really special with a bit more time in bottle.
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3/11/2013 - shaferguy91 wrote: 91 Points
Decanted 2 hours.
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3/7/2013 - KeithAkers wrote: 92 Points
Willamette Valley Wines presents: Pinot in the City (City Winery, Chicago, IL): Nose: Gorgeous and perfumed nose filled with balanced tones of red fruits, blue fruits, some bits of smoke, iodine, red cherries, and bits of floral tones. Very complex, but it does seem to be holding back a slight bit right now.
Taste: Medium/full bodied with tart medium/high acidity and good tannins. The structure is showing the youth of the wine along with silky and refined tones of red fruits, smoke, red cherries, and floral tones.
Overall: This is a beautiful wine. It's very youthful right now, but this feel like it can really go somewhere. It has a real silky quality right now with very good depth on both the nose and palate.
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3/7/2013 - cliffkol wrote: 92 Points
"Pinot in the City" tasting (Chicago, Ill): Great concentrated flavors. Well balanced tannins and integrated for this young a wine. Should only get better with time.
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2/28/2013 - cartime wrote: 90 Points
Good, but not great. Feminine and floral, with sweet red fruits and sweet spices. Nice acidity. Lacking in complexity, though.
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2/20/2013 - shaferguy91 wrote: 92 Points
decanted 2 hours.
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2/12/2013 - Matt Scott Likes this wine: 93 Points
In Maui....
Love it! Supple and clean, this Pinot reminds me of a different time. A translucent, warm cherry colour. Focused on all meridians. The nose shimmers with root beer, pomegranate, white pepper, wet sand and blueberry. A very food-friendly Oregon delight that is sponge-like with terroir. The afore-mentioned root beer is present on the seizing finish. Drink now - 2018.
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1/27/2013 - jhieb wrote: 89 Points
Nice, but a little lighter than what I prefer. Delicate floral nose.
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1/19/2013 - The13thGryphon Likes this wine: 88 Points
Beautiful nose. Lighter in style/mouth feel than my favorite Pinots. Raspberry, black cherry, a touch of cranberry, and mineral notes.
Wine Spectator ranked this wine No. 79 for 2012, and gave it 93 points. It was good, but not that high on our rankings.
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1/14/2013 - w1nep1rate wrote: 86 Points
Tight and young, this well-rated Pinot took about an hour to open up and didn't live up to its Wine Spectator rating in my opinion. It's very fruit forward, but lacked the complexity and depth of a great Oregon Pinot and may take a few years in the bottle before it hits its stride. I would wait before drinking it today and hope it grows nicely over the next few years to earn its praise.
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