A young, fresh, and femanine version of Pinot Noir. Some might even say, a touch diluted or watered down. Surprised at the floral expression on the nose. Finish is lean with a pleasant minerality.
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On the nose, bright red cherry and raspberry. A strong peppery note. Wet earth, some baking spice, wet stone. Red & purple florals. On the palate, tart cherry. Oak is more dominate. Stone and earth, peppery. Rich yet higher acid, good balance. Not the most complex, which makes sense given it's a blend from various vineyards, but definitely fits into the sense of "place" from Willamette valley.
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Medium purplish ruby color. Aromas of black cherry, plum, blueberry, graphite, wet stone, mushroom, and lemon. Light to medium body, silky texture, medium acid and finish, restrained in style, and flavors of cherry, lemon, and graphite minerality. Light, bright, and easy.
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Many Willamette PNs have a strong spur cherry taste that lingers. Not this one. It was soft and allowed the fruit flavors to express themselves. The blueberry, strawberry and mineral flavors weren’t overwhelming and it wasn’t jammy. Very well balanced. The tannin structure makes me think it won’t be a long-aging wine.
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5/10/2023 - Burgundy Al wrote: 88 Points
Fleshy and ripe red and black cherry, wasily well balanced. Very good now.
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3/3/2023 - MC2 Wines wrote:
Charleston Food & Wine Festival 2023; 3/2/2023-3/5/2023 (Charleston, SC (various locations)): Fairly basic and easy Pinot. A bit one dimensional. Not a ton going on, but it’s well made and well structured and enjoyable.
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10/16/2022 - Rond Likes this wine: 93 Points
Delicate with notes of raspberry and potting soil. Moderate+ acidity.
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4/5/2022 - Francophile1 Likes this wine: 89 Points
A young, fresh, and femanine version of Pinot Noir. Some might even say, a touch diluted or watered down. Surprised at the floral expression on the nose. Finish is lean with a pleasant minerality.
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4/5/2022 - jwilliams6 Likes this wine: 90 Points
On the nose, bright red cherry and raspberry. A strong peppery note. Wet earth, some baking spice, wet stone. Red & purple florals. On the palate, tart cherry. Oak is more dominate. Stone and earth, peppery. Rich yet higher acid, good balance. Not the most complex, which makes sense given it's a blend from various vineyards, but definitely fits into the sense of "place" from Willamette valley.
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2/16/2022 - studleytrey wrote: 90 Points
Medium purplish ruby color. Aromas of black cherry, plum, blueberry, graphite, wet stone, mushroom, and lemon. Light to medium body, silky texture, medium acid and finish, restrained in style, and flavors of cherry, lemon, and graphite minerality. Light, bright, and easy.
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11/25/2021 - NPBWineGuy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Many Willamette PNs have a strong spur cherry taste that lingers. Not this one. It was soft and allowed the fruit flavors to express themselves. The blueberry, strawberry and mineral flavors weren’t overwhelming and it wasn’t jammy. Very well balanced. The tannin structure makes me think it won’t be a long-aging wine.
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11/4/2021 - CascadianRain wrote: 88 Points
Pine duff, earth & metal. Suspect this will age beautifully.
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