Wines of Oregon at 18 Reasons (18 Reasons, SF): Clear, day bright. Light plus concentration, pale gold with reflections of green in the glass. Bubbles, no sediment. Aromas are somewhat funky, with a hint of lambic character and some TDN/Petrol (I’m a bit hesitant with the TDN - it didn’t remind me of clear plastic pool toy like the Hugel, and it was closer in direction to the waxy/beeswax and ultimately saffron-botrytis end of the spectrum. But ultimately it was far from saffron - inorganic and gasoline-like). Definitely some funky stuff going on here. Not Brett, but maybe bacterial flaw or other weird yeast? In the mouth, dry, light bodied, with small-ish bubbles, nice texture, and ripping malic acid on the finish. The overall impression is too lean, too austere, too tart, too malic. No phenolic bitterness.
I don’t know what to make of this. It could have used more fruit and more tartaric rather than malic acidity. But a lot of things about this are nice. It’s cool to smell Riesling and taste bubbles.
Score: around 8.
Methode Champenoise, dosage includes inoculation with yeast from the vineyard. $50
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5/12/2015 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 80 Points
Wines of Oregon at 18 Reasons (18 Reasons, SF): Clear, day bright. Light plus concentration, pale gold with reflections of green in the glass. Bubbles, no sediment.
Aromas are somewhat funky, with a hint of lambic character and some TDN/Petrol (I’m a bit hesitant with the TDN - it didn’t remind me of clear plastic pool toy like the Hugel, and it was closer in direction to the waxy/beeswax and ultimately saffron-botrytis end of the spectrum. But ultimately it was far from saffron - inorganic and gasoline-like). Definitely some funky stuff going on here. Not Brett, but maybe bacterial flaw or other weird yeast?
In the mouth, dry, light bodied, with small-ish bubbles, nice texture, and ripping malic acid on the finish. The overall impression is too lean, too austere, too tart, too malic. No phenolic bitterness.
I don’t know what to make of this. It could have used more fruit and more tartaric rather than malic acidity. But a lot of things about this are nice. It’s cool to smell Riesling and taste bubbles.
Score: around 8.
Methode Champenoise, dosage includes inoculation with yeast from the vineyard.
$50
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