This wine is really in its stride now. glad that Marcus and Megan offer these at late releases sometimes, because it encourages me to hold on to my Goodfellow wines knowing even the simplest wines can be like this with time!
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A bit disappointing after trying the amazing temperance Chard.
Light color with some bricks notes that show the 10 year age, unfortunately the nose and flavor were dominated by sharp, underripe cherry. I still drank the bottle - so not too bad - but the high acid wasn’t to my taste and there wasn’t a ton of complexity here. Would probably benefit from more air and I’ll try decanting the next bottle.
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Medium ruby, garnet with a red plum nose that wafts across the room when give a little air. Bright red berry, nice acid with some drying tannins, some calcite mineral, leather and forest, balsam and pine notes. Drinking great now with some open time and will only get better. 88 for starters on opening. Two nights later, I left the bottle upstairs after dinner, only a half glass left. Medium light ruby, some ripe strawberry, pie cherry nose, tart red berry with a little ripe prune note. Nice acid, restrained fruit, stone fruit tanniins giving a balanced AFWE old world style. It still needs some time to smooth a few rough edges and will only get better. Great potential with more age.
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Popped and let sit in the glass for about 30 minutes. Don't drink much Oregon pinot (or pinot at all for that matter), but was extremely impressed with this bottle. Very light red in color which had me intrigued for some reason. Beautiful nose of cranberry, rose, and bits of rubbed earth. Light in weight on the palate but not in impact as your mouth was filled with wonderful huckleberry, cola, red cherry, and herbs. If this is the entry level wine from Goodfellow, I can't imagine how fantastic the single vineyards bottlings must be. At $23, this is a real buy for me and that's from someone who isn't a dude that drinks much pinot because of the poor QPR most of the time. 91pts.
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I feel like this needs a bit more time to settle down. Compared to the Matello WV, which is supposedly more press wine with less elevage, this seems slightly more disjointed at this time. I will drink those up first and see where this goes. Definitely in the Goodfellow house style of high acid, transparent, food wine.
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2013 Oregon Pinot Tasting (Sun Wah BBQ, Chicago, IL): A very translucent ruby. Nose of sweet cherry, bubble gum, light herb and light spice. Light bodied with bright acids and clean cherry flavors. Simple and no frills. Tasted side-by-side with the Durant, which was a much more deep/complex expression of Pinot.
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(Mostly) 2013 Oregon Pinots (Chicago, IL): This was completely outdone by the far more complex Durant next to it. It's clear however that these wines are related in that they have much of the same crunchy red fruit, touch of volatile acidity, and tannic feel. For the price, this is a great price, but I would easily choose to spend the extra for the Durant, which is a much more convincing example of pinot noir. I feel like this is the sort of red wine that you ought to chill down a little bit and quaff with some salmon in the summer.
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Tart red fruit and nice spice on the nose. Some mushroom and forest floor comes in late. Dry on contact. Tart fruits linger. Lighter bodies but t tannins carry the finish.
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85 is not a knock on this wine. Pure cranberry, hints of holiday spice and bell pepper. front and mid palate are thin/delicate and tannin's finish on the front with some mouth watering acids on the sides and back of the pallet. Drank over two hours. This wine is a great representative of an entry level pinot for the vintage.
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12/27/2023 - mattstolz11 Likes this wine: 90 Points
This wine is really in its stride now. glad that Marcus and Megan offer these at late releases sometimes, because it encourages me to hold on to my Goodfellow wines knowing even the simplest wines can be like this with time!
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10/22/2023 - Volleyball wrote: 88 Points
A bit disappointing after trying the amazing temperance Chard.
Light color with some bricks notes that show the 10 year age, unfortunately the nose and flavor were dominated by sharp, underripe cherry. I still drank the bottle - so not too bad - but the high acid wasn’t to my taste and there wasn’t a ton of complexity here. Would probably benefit from more air and I’ll try decanting the next bottle.
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1/15/2017 - dsgris Likes this wine: 90 Points
Medium ruby, garnet with a red plum nose that wafts across the room when give a little air. Bright red berry, nice acid with some drying tannins, some calcite mineral, leather and forest, balsam and pine notes. Drinking great now with some open time and will only get better. 88 for starters on opening. Two nights later, I left the bottle upstairs after dinner, only a half glass left. Medium light ruby, some ripe strawberry, pie cherry nose, tart red berry with a little ripe prune note. Nice acid, restrained fruit, stone fruit tanniins giving a balanced AFWE old world style. It still needs some time to smooth a few rough edges and will only get better. Great potential with more age.
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10/6/2016 - Jimywags wrote: 91 Points
Popped and let sit in the glass for about 30 minutes. Don't drink much Oregon pinot (or pinot at all for that matter), but was extremely impressed with this bottle. Very light red in color which had me intrigued for some reason. Beautiful nose of cranberry, rose, and bits of rubbed earth. Light in weight on the palate but not in impact as your mouth was filled with wonderful huckleberry, cola, red cherry, and herbs. If this is the entry level wine from Goodfellow, I can't imagine how fantastic the single vineyards bottlings must be. At $23, this is a real buy for me and that's from someone who isn't a dude that drinks much pinot because of the poor QPR most of the time. 91pts.
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7/21/2016 - Ron Felthoven wrote:
I feel like this needs a bit more time to settle down. Compared to the Matello WV, which is supposedly more press wine with less elevage, this seems slightly more disjointed at this time. I will drink those up first and see where this goes. Definitely in the Goodfellow house style of high acid, transparent, food wine.
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5/3/2016 - Nanda wrote: 87 Points
2013 Oregon Pinot Tasting (Sun Wah BBQ, Chicago, IL): A very translucent ruby. Nose of sweet cherry, bubble gum, light herb and light spice. Light bodied with bright acids and clean cherry flavors. Simple and no frills. Tasted side-by-side with the Durant, which was a much more deep/complex expression of Pinot.
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5/3/2016 - acyso wrote: 85 Points
(Mostly) 2013 Oregon Pinots (Chicago, IL): This was completely outdone by the far more complex Durant next to it. It's clear however that these wines are related in that they have much of the same crunchy red fruit, touch of volatile acidity, and tannic feel. For the price, this is a great price, but I would easily choose to spend the extra for the Durant, which is a much more convincing example of pinot noir. I feel like this is the sort of red wine that you ought to chill down a little bit and quaff with some salmon in the summer.
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4/23/2016 - jshearer wrote: 88 Points
Tart red fruit and nice spice on the nose. Some mushroom and forest floor comes in late. Dry on contact. Tart fruits linger. Lighter bodies but t tannins carry the finish.
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11/16/2015 - Oregonnative Likes this wine: 85 Points
85 is not a knock on this wine. Pure cranberry, hints of holiday spice and bell pepper. front and mid palate are thin/delicate and tannin's finish on the front with some mouth watering acids on the sides and back of the pallet. Drank over two hours. This wine is a great representative of an entry level pinot for the vintage.
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8/24/2015 - TDubois Likes this wine: 91 Points
Garnet color with an almost leathery nose. Plum and cherries a short finish
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