Very mellow and smooth with a long finish. Deep dark fruits with prune dominating and a little bit of leather in there. Opened up some and the prune gave way to grape jelly. A bit dusty. Decanted for 1/2 hour and drank over the next few hours. Big mouthfeel. Held up surprisingly well for a 17 year old Oregon Pinot.
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drank over two nights, with and without food. Very dark purple/maroon color. Runny legs. On the first night the nose was very full, rich and robust: dark bramble fruits and oak. On the second night it lost some verve, the fruit disappeared leaving only lots of oak. Big palate full of ripe, smokey, dark fruit (also lots of oak). Rather soft edges (lacks counterbalancing acidity). Nice tannins. Very full on the midpalate, but a little one-dimensional. Again, lots of wood. The finish is smooth and mellow, but a little muddled - it lacks razzamatazz and punch. A big wine with lots of concentration. Equally enjoyable with food or stand alone. However, I think this bottle went a little too long in the cellar as it seems a little feeble and tired, it never found it's voice, rather it was content to muddle along.
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Really enjoyed this one. Color is great, no sediment. Nose has some dirt, palate has red fruits, balanced acidity and light tannins. Improved about two hours after decanting. I've had some sub-par Pinot noirs recently, this one was above the norm
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I've tasted this wine quite a few times at the winery when I worked harvest there in 04 and from my own bottles. Completely different now than from when I tasted. Its lost a lot of its fresh fruit and taken on more of a licorce aroma and palate. Also some volatile acidity has come out, probably more noticeable from the loss of fruit.. More dried cherry and tobacco now and a bit of heat on the finish.. I think I enjoyed it more when it was younger, but this is still tasting nice.
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3/2/2019 - BrendanMcS wrote: 88 Points
Very mellow and smooth with a long finish. Deep dark fruits with prune dominating and a little bit of leather in there. Opened up some and the prune gave way to grape jelly. A bit dusty. Decanted for 1/2 hour and drank over the next few hours. Big mouthfeel. Held up surprisingly well for a 17 year old Oregon Pinot.
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1/28/2013 - oldgrowth45 wrote:
drank over two nights, with and without food. Very dark purple/maroon color. Runny legs. On the first night the nose was very full, rich and robust: dark bramble fruits and oak. On the second night it lost some verve, the fruit disappeared leaving only lots of oak. Big palate full of ripe, smokey, dark fruit (also lots of oak). Rather soft edges (lacks counterbalancing acidity). Nice tannins. Very full on the midpalate, but a little one-dimensional. Again, lots of wood. The finish is smooth and mellow, but a little muddled - it lacks razzamatazz and punch. A big wine with lots of concentration. Equally enjoyable with food or stand alone. However, I think this bottle went a little too long in the cellar as it seems a little feeble and tired, it never found it's voice, rather it was content to muddle along.
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2/6/2010 - jimkay21 wrote: 91 Points
Really enjoyed this one. Color is great, no sediment. Nose has some dirt, palate has red fruits, balanced acidity and light tannins. Improved about two hours after decanting. I've had some sub-par Pinot noirs recently, this one was above the norm
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1/4/2009 - rfras wrote: 89 Points
Decanted for an hour. Somewhat muted nose of red fruits. Soft Cherry and spice flavors. Medium body with a smooth finish.
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7/31/2007 - JSwick wrote: 87 Points
After an hour, the volatilty blows off and reveals some sweeter strawberry and floral notes... The palate shows less heat and is more cohesive.
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7/31/2007 - JSwick wrote: 84 Points
I've tasted this wine quite a few times at the winery when I worked harvest there in 04 and from my own bottles. Completely different now than from when I tasted. Its lost a lot of its fresh fruit and taken on more of a licorce aroma and palate. Also some volatile acidity has come out, probably more noticeable from the loss of fruit.. More dried cherry and tobacco now and a bit of heat on the finish.. I think I enjoyed it more when it was younger, but this is still tasting nice.
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10/22/2006 - pjhr wrote: 90 Points
Muted aromas but nice delicate red cherry and currant flavors with soft ripe tannins on the finish. Drinking well now.
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10/7/2005 - peternelson wrote: 88 Points
Heritage: Very good pinot, full of spicey berry notes, typical Oregon.
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5/1/2005 - pjhr wrote: 89 Points
Nice Pinot, but a bit simple. May need more time to open up.
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