In a nice place. Paired with Salmon. Red fruit and spice on the nose. Cherry, raspberries on the palate. Smooth, nicely resolved tannins with medium+ finish.
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Appears quite young, deep garnet core with a watery rim. Could have been bottled yesterday. The color is deep: a little less translucent and more purple than I might expect from a Pinot Noir.
The nose is medium minus in intensity but quite pleasant. Driven by raspberries and vanilla. Smells very much like New World Pinot in its prominent fruit aromas. If the nose is on the shy side, the taste is anything but. Concentrated, dominated by savory fruits raspberries and cherries, with vanilla and a cherry-cola note that I usually associate with Pinots from the Russian River Valley. Any earthy notes that I might be tastings are far off in the distance.
Overall, a nice drink if you're in the mood for New World style Pinot. As much as I appreciate Burgundy, sometimes you're in the mood for a wine like this, and it definitely hits the spot.
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While I found the nose very light, the wine is drinking very well right now. Lots of red fruits - cherry, raspberry - with a little earth & forest floor going on too.
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Medium ruby. A bit unsure about this one right out of the bottle as it tasted a bit more aged that 2014 would suggest. PnP lead to a strong medicinal note at first, almost like dimetapp on the palate. Came back to it a few hours later and you could tell it was aged, but the dimetapp note had worn off. In its place was classic Shae. Red fruit with a hint of tannin, grass, mushroom, and licorice. Will try again tomorrow and report back
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A little lighter and brick color. Nose of red fruit, Strawberry raspberry and a bit earthy. Well balanced and a little more elegant than what I expected. Opened up nicely as the evening progressed. Funny how things are never what you expect. I think this is drinking wonderfully right now. Enjoyed with halibut.
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Clear, Ruby, with no rim variation and M/L viscosity. Surprising smokiness and dried herbs on the nose. Fine, present tannins with medium acidity and medium body. Fruit dominated by cherry and sweet cranberries. Shortish finish.
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This wine continues to deliver, this time perfectly.with grilled salmon and roasted chipotle spice rubbed sweet potatoes. This wine is in a great place right now. It's quite balanced in flavors, although slightly on the fruit forward side. We are looking forward to see how this evolves over the next few years.
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Second bottle of the evening. Both had been opened for a couple of hours. This was more enjoyable than the first but again lacking the power some have referred to. An enjoyable wine, well made w classic strawberry notes and a little spice.
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Smooth, clean, flavorful, with a light body. Contains standard pinot components of red cherry, brown spice and soft loamy earth. Quite a drinkable Pinot that paiired nicely with our roasted pumpkin soup.
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P: Med body; Rndish entry with NICD, ALMOST swtish frt met by an astringent pucker which pretty much resolves by the LONG, balanced, POSS very, VERY slightly bitterish finish with a tangy/SWTNESS to the few very, VERY fine tannins. For now & through '22. 14.5% ABV; My EXC-. [This vendor's $27.95 is ≈$2 < wine-searcher's next lowest entry.] 92 pts WE @ $45, & 91 Vinous (Raynolds).
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Full body, Mellow Tannia, lively well defines acostou, long finish. Cotton Candy, Vanilla and red fruits in abundance. Some minerality. Reminds me of Pommard. Great quality for the price.
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This luscious PN is youthful with Bing cherry and strawberry Jolly Rancher fruit which is balanced with vanilla and cinnamon spice and a nice pithy acidity. The finish is medium long with a pleasant mild tartness that helps cleanse the palette.
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N: Slightly closed; Ripe, but VERY tough to parse; Intensity lurking?
P: Med body; RNDISH entry with NICE, ALMOST swtish frt met by an astringent pucker which loses much of its punch by the LONG, VERY slightly tangy/bitter finish with a swtness to the dusty tannins. NEEDS/deserves into E-mid '20, then SAFELY making its 10th. LOTS of substance for the price in a RIPE style. 14.5% ABV; My EXC, though I think one could make a case for more based upon the QPR of this vendor's $27.95, which is $4 < wine-searcher's next lowest entry. 92 pts WE @ $45, & 91 Vinous (Raynolds).
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Not sure what to expect as this is a new producer for us to try but we were quite pleased. This wine had a lovely balance of fruit, earth and acid. The nose had florals and earth with red fruit. Palate was elegant and silky - just in a nice place.
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sweet Rasberry nose, palate is intense, bright red fruits, good acid, long finish. This is a youngster, it's wound up, and needs time. Fine dusty tannins on the finish.
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Tasted at Skunk Grand Portfolio tasting in NYC. Poured by Dick Shea. Few notes taken on this, but typical of Oregon pinot noir and the 2014 vintage in particular, fairly generous with good fruit and still plenty of structure and acidity.
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I disagree with a couple of the review on CT I've seen. This is a very nice "basic" vineyard-level Pinot from Shea (their top wines are more pricey and have Pinot clone or clone blend designations, since all of Shea's wines are from the larger (200 or so acres) Shea Vineyard).
My preliminary assessment is that 2014 is going to be a great vintage, and possibly better than the widely-hailed 2012s. The 2014s show great acidity, fine tannins and excellent aging potential.
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7/24/2023 - Bryan49 Likes this wine: 91 Points
In a nice place. Paired with Salmon. Red fruit and spice on the nose. Cherry, raspberries on the palate. Smooth, nicely resolved tannins with medium+ finish.
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9/23/2022 - Bob in NC Likes this wine: 92 Points
This balanced wine is drinking superb with some of youthfulness remaining. The spices really pop on the finish.
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4/17/2022 - Jshire Likes this wine: 90 Points
The perfect burgundian pinot with a roasted chicken.
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11/27/2021 - NoahCap wrote:
Appears quite young, deep garnet core with a watery rim. Could have been bottled yesterday. The color is deep: a little less translucent and more purple than I might expect from a Pinot Noir.
The nose is medium minus in intensity but quite pleasant. Driven by raspberries and vanilla. Smells very much like New World Pinot in its prominent fruit aromas. If the nose is on the shy side, the taste is anything but. Concentrated, dominated by savory fruits raspberries and cherries, with vanilla and a cherry-cola note that I usually associate with Pinots from the Russian River Valley. Any earthy notes that I might be tastings are far off in the distance.
Overall, a nice drink if you're in the mood for New World style Pinot. As much as I appreciate Burgundy, sometimes you're in the mood for a wine like this, and it definitely hits the spot.
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11/1/2021 - Thomas B Likes this wine: 90 Points
While I found the nose very light, the wine is drinking very well right now. Lots of red fruits - cherry, raspberry - with a little earth & forest floor going on too.
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10/5/2021 - Ed B wrote: 90 Points
Drank as part of tasting of 16 Shea Vineyard Pinots from 7 producers over 6 vintages. It finished 15th with an average of 90
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5/14/2021 - RonniePiemonte wrote:
Flawed, musty, mildew, cork taint. Mildew present for sure.
I drank thru 4 2013 and now 3 of 4 2014s. First time issue.
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5/13/2021 - anthozep Likes this wine: 90 Points
Medium ruby. A bit unsure about this one right out of the bottle as it tasted a bit more aged that 2014 would suggest. PnP lead to a strong medicinal note at first, almost like dimetapp on the palate. Came back to it a few hours later and you could tell it was aged, but the dimetapp note had worn off. In its place was classic Shae. Red fruit with a hint of tannin, grass, mushroom, and licorice. Will try again tomorrow and report back
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5/9/2021 - UKCatFan Likes this wine: 93 Points
A little lighter and brick color. Nose of red fruit, Strawberry raspberry and a bit earthy. Well balanced and a little more elegant than what I expected. Opened up nicely as the evening progressed. Funny how things are never what you expect. I think this is drinking wonderfully right now. Enjoyed with halibut.
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3/12/2021 - WingedOtter Likes this wine:
Clear, Ruby, with no rim variation and M/L viscosity. Surprising smokiness and dried herbs on the nose. Fine, present tannins with medium acidity and medium body. Fruit dominated by cherry and sweet cranberries. Shortish finish.
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3/3/2021 - RonniePiemonte wrote: 93 Points
Progressing beautifully. Orange peel, raspberry. Medium weight makes this wine versatile with lighter foods. Roast chicken tonight.
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10/30/2020 - Bob in NC Likes this wine: 90 Points
This wine continues to deliver, this time perfectly.with grilled salmon and roasted chipotle spice rubbed sweet potatoes. This wine is in a great place right now. It's quite balanced in flavors, although slightly on the fruit forward side. We are looking forward to see how this evolves over the next few years.
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10/17/2020 - Thomas B wrote: 89 Points
Second bottle of the evening. Both had been opened for a couple of hours.
This was more enjoyable than the first but again lacking the power some have referred to.
An enjoyable wine, well made w classic strawberry notes and a little spice.
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10/16/2020 - RonniePiemonte wrote: 92 Points
Damp nose. Lots of fruit followed by some stems and plenty of acid. Delicious and complex.
Enjoyed with roasted chicken.
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10/14/2020 - Bob in NC Likes this wine:
Smooth, clean, flavorful, with a light body. Contains standard pinot components of red cherry, brown spice and soft loamy earth. Quite a drinkable Pinot that paiired nicely with our roasted pumpkin soup.
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3/26/2020 - baltar Likes this wine: 91 Points
Big for a Pinot. Lots of red fruit, well integrated tannins. Medium body and medium finish
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9/27/2019 - Nutty08 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Full bodied and ripe but still fresh. More on the dark cherry end of the spectrum. Finishes monolithic and simple.
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7/6/2019 - srh Likes this wine:
Pinot Noirs (3-OR, 2-RRV, & 1-Sta. Rita Hills) (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): Wädenswil, Pommard, Dijon 777, Dijon 115, & Dijon 114 clones from their Shea Vyd Blocks 5, 7, 19, 20, 23, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, & North Block; 12.5% whole cluster, 47% aged in new FR oak; 5,074 cases bottled August 2015.
N: CLOSED; Earth, spice, berries? Intensity lurking?
P: Med body; Rndish entry with NICD, ALMOST swtish frt met by an astringent pucker which pretty much resolves by the LONG, balanced, POSS very, VERY slightly bitterish finish with a tangy/SWTNESS to the few very, VERY fine tannins. For now & through '22. 14.5% ABV; My EXC-. [This vendor's $27.95 is ≈$2 < wine-searcher's next lowest entry.] 92 pts WE @ $45, & 91 Vinous (Raynolds).
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6/30/2019 - AndreRibeiroChaves Likes this wine: 92 Points
Full body, Mellow Tannia, lively well defines acostou, long finish. Cotton Candy, Vanilla and red fruits in abundance. Some minerality. Reminds me of Pommard. Great quality for the price.
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6/4/2019 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Kinda dark fruited and full for Oregon Pinot but I can see why people like it. Still a big style.
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4/14/2019 - scorbett Likes this wine:
Red fruit, cola, saddle leather, burnt orange peel.
Yummy!
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3/3/2019 - Bob in NC Likes this wine: 90 Points
Delicious
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2/28/2019 - EMGHSG wrote: 90 Points
Relatively light, well balanced, needs a bit of air when opened. Typical high quality Ore Pinot. Reflects age of the vines.
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2/23/2019 - Robwild Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very nice Oregon Pinot from Willamette. Well balanced. Juicy with tropical fruits.
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1/2/2019 - Bob in NC Likes this wine: 90 Points
This luscious PN is youthful with Bing cherry and strawberry Jolly Rancher fruit which is balanced with vanilla and cinnamon spice and a nice pithy acidity. The finish is medium long with a pleasant mild tartness that helps cleanse the palette.
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12/29/2018 - srh Likes this wine:
Winebar ("Mini") [6 Reds & 8 shared bottles] from 12/28/18 (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): Wädenswil, Pommard, Dijon 777, Dijon 115, & Dijon 114 clones from their Shea Vyd Blocks 5, 7, 19, 20, 23, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, & North Block; 12.5% whole cluster, 47% aged in new FR oak; 5,074 cases bottled August 2015
N: Slightly closed; Ripe, but VERY tough to parse; Intensity lurking?
P: Med body; RNDISH entry with NICE, ALMOST swtish frt met by an astringent pucker which loses much of its punch by the LONG, VERY slightly tangy/bitter finish with a swtness to the dusty tannins. NEEDS/deserves into E-mid '20, then SAFELY making its 10th. LOTS of substance for the price in a RIPE style. 14.5% ABV; My EXC, though I think one could make a case for more based upon the QPR of this vendor's $27.95, which is $4 < wine-searcher's next lowest entry. 92 pts WE @ $45, & 91 Vinous (Raynolds).
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11/17/2018 - pdxwine Likes this wine:
Great wine - WBA
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10/31/2018 - Bob in NC Likes this wine: 90 Points
This Pinot Noir was incredible ith subdued fruit, smoked meat, earthiness, mushrooms, light cinnamon spice and a linger finish.
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10/23/2018 - mac-eye Likes this wine: 90 Points
Certainly decent pinot, but there are better ones available for much less than $40
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10/6/2018 - Kcornett Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nice dark cherry, dryness and acidity balance. Dry finish. Needed to breathe a little at first but nice after.
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8/16/2018 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
More what I expect - cinnamon, spice, big Willamette Pinot. Les thinks he may have dialed down the oak usage. That is good stuff.
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8/16/2018 - Joe Kane wrote:
Dried leaves with ripe cherry, dried clay, ripe and rich palate. Elevated acid and rich mouthfeel. Tasting much better than '13 with more opulence.
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7/30/2018 - retired_and_roving Likes this wine: 90 Points
Not sure what to expect as this is a new producer for us to try but we were quite pleased. This wine had a lovely balance of fruit, earth and acid. The nose had florals and earth with red fruit. Palate was elegant and silky - just in a nice place.
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3/14/2018 - pdev wrote: 88 Points
sweet Rasberry nose, palate is intense, bright red fruits, good acid, long finish. This is a youngster, it's wound up, and needs time. Fine dusty tannins on the finish.
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3/5/2018 - oldwines Likes this wine:
Tasted at Skunk Grand Portfolio tasting in NYC. Poured by Dick Shea. Few notes taken on this, but typical of Oregon pinot noir and the 2014 vintage in particular, fairly generous with good fruit and still plenty of structure and acidity.
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11/5/2017 - PC73 wrote:
Very sweet
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9/29/2016 - ewsds Likes this wine: 91 Points
I disagree with a couple of the review on CT I've seen. This is a very nice "basic" vineyard-level Pinot from Shea (their top wines are more pricey and have Pinot clone or clone blend designations, since all of Shea's wines are from the larger (200 or so acres) Shea Vineyard).
My preliminary assessment is that 2014 is going to be a great vintage, and possibly better than the widely-hailed 2012s. The 2014s show great acidity, fine tannins and excellent aging potential.
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7/10/2016 - thealtmans Likes this wine: 90 Points
Will just get better with age. Warm prolific vintage in Oregon.
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5/22/2016 - hfholstine wrote: 75 Points
neither of us liked - bit too light
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