Burgundian with noticeable stems on the palate. Earlier bottles hiscame across as quite astringent, now it's a nice part of the package. Still a nice acidity, but not quite enough fruit for my tastes. A good everyday Pinot, but relatively expensive for that.
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PTA Wine Tasting; 6/14/2008-6/15/2008 (Our House - Minnesota): I continue to be amazed at how this has developed since I first tasted it a year or two ago. It has developed into a very good and representative Oregon pinot, and quite a treat for a "second" bottling. In terms of the Oregon pinots served, this was behind the Scott Paul, but as good as any of the others.
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Similar to June '07 note, but more rich and integrated. Nice cherry, cola notes on the palate. Still just a hint of sharpness/astringency on the finish, but this is gone after the bottle has been open for a couple of hours. I mistakenly left a glass on the counter for an hour or two and revisited. The fruit takes a big dive, replaced by a sweet cedar that is not altogether unpleasant. Nevertheless, this is probably drinking at its peak over the next 12 or so months. All in all, a more well-behaved cousin to some of the '04 and '05 low-end burgs I've been opening recently. Quite educational the evolution of this one over the last couple of years.
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Nice showing by this wine tonight. Nose showed just a hint of earthiness, some cranberry, and sour cherry. Nice concentration on this wine, but not overly done. Palate showed primarily sour cherry and a touch of earthiness. Nice acidity and a medium finish. Overall a nice wine, but very nice at this price point.
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House Cleaning; 6/21/2007-6/24/2007 (Home Sweet Home): Initially rated 85 pts. However, this opens up a bit with some time in the glass, and an odd metallic aftertaste that is initially present blows off. Seems to have gained a bit of weight since last tasting, with significantly more substance. A good wine for the weekend housecleaning experiment, and a good one to serve in casual settings. Enjoyable on a lot of levels, this one improved throughout the day. I may have misjudged this one early on.
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This is Jim's 2nd wine, and it's showing very primary fruit right now...Give it a few years, and realize that this is not supposto be great...Jim has several single vineyard cuvees (Shea, Anderson, Antoinette - from Temperence Hill), his regular cuvee, then this...I still think that for those Interested in this style of wine (old world as much as it can be in OR), this is the producer from OR to look at...
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Dark color. Nice nose with pretty concentrated fruit. I'm doubting that this has the acidity or tannins to age too well. The fruit concentration is definitely there. Overall, an enjoyable wine.
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WLDG Dinner @ Pho Paris (Cincinnati, Ohio): Yeasty, slight oxidized nose with pretty Asian spice underneath. Canela elements, light berry fruit and tea notes. Short finish, but clean and balanced. Grew very quickly to more body and a pleasing velvetiness.
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7/29/2009 - vanpe003 wrote: 88 Points
Burgundian with noticeable stems on the palate. Earlier bottles hiscame across as quite astringent, now it's a nice part of the package. Still a nice acidity, but not quite enough fruit for my tastes. A good everyday Pinot, but relatively expensive for that.
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6/15/2008 - vanpe003 wrote: 90 Points
PTA Wine Tasting; 6/14/2008-6/15/2008 (Our House - Minnesota): I continue to be amazed at how this has developed since I first tasted it a year or two ago. It has developed into a very good and representative Oregon pinot, and quite a treat for a "second" bottling. In terms of the Oregon pinots served, this was behind the Scott Paul, but as good as any of the others.
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4/28/2008 - vanpe003 wrote: 90 Points
Similar to June '07 note, but more rich and integrated. Nice cherry, cola notes on the palate. Still just a hint of sharpness/astringency on the finish, but this is gone after the bottle has been open for a couple of hours. I mistakenly left a glass on the counter for an hour or two and revisited. The fruit takes a big dive, replaced by a sweet cedar that is not altogether unpleasant. Nevertheless, this is probably drinking at its peak over the next 12 or so months. All in all, a more well-behaved cousin to some of the '04 and '05 low-end burgs I've been opening recently. Quite educational the evolution of this one over the last couple of years.
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6/29/2007 - drcbarroso wrote: 88 Points
Nice showing by this wine tonight. Nose showed just a hint of earthiness, some cranberry, and sour cherry. Nice concentration on this wine, but not overly done. Palate showed primarily sour cherry and a touch of earthiness. Nice acidity and a medium finish. Overall a nice wine, but very nice at this price point.
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6/23/2007 - vanpe003 wrote: 88 Points
House Cleaning; 6/21/2007-6/24/2007 (Home Sweet Home): Initially rated 85 pts. However, this opens up a bit with some time in the glass, and an odd metallic aftertaste that is initially present blows off. Seems to have gained a bit of weight since last tasting, with significantly more substance. A good wine for the weekend housecleaning experiment, and a good one to serve in casual settings. Enjoyable on a lot of levels, this one improved throughout the day. I may have misjudged this one early on.
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10/23/2006 - mdavis wrote:
This is Jim's 2nd wine, and it's showing very primary fruit right now...Give it a few years, and realize that this is not supposto be great...Jim has several single vineyard cuvees (Shea, Anderson, Antoinette - from Temperence Hill), his regular cuvee, then this...I still think that for those Interested in this style of wine (old world as much as it can be in OR), this is the producer from OR to look at...
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10/22/2006 - vanpe003 wrote: 86 Points
Fairly light, , not complex, not alot to it. Will have to try it when it has a little time to open up.
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8/27/2006 - brucegrayseattle@gmail.com wrote:
Decanted, devoured, delicious. Old world style with good Oregon fruit. Lovely.
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7/4/2006 - drcbarroso wrote: 87 Points
Dark color. Nice nose with pretty concentrated fruit. I'm doubting that this has the acidity or tannins to age too well. The fruit concentration is definitely there. Overall, an enjoyable wine.
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6/12/2006 - AndrewSGHall wrote:
WLDG Dinner @ Pho Paris (Cincinnati, Ohio): Yeasty, slight oxidized nose with pretty Asian spice underneath. Canela elements, light berry fruit and tea notes. Short finish, but clean and balanced. Grew very quickly to more body and a pleasing velvetiness.
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5/18/2006 - McCall Cellar wrote: 87 Points
Decant and let breath for an hour. Keep it somewhat cool. Very mellow. Bottle time will help.
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