One of Mark Vlossak's best Shea Pinots!! If you have it, drink one. It is superb and likely at its peak. I see no way it would get any better than this. The balance, the mouth feel, the flavors... if you closed your eyes you might imagine you were in Burgundy.
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Ripe and delightful, accelerates in both complexity and balance with air. Good midpalate presence. At this point what was once absorbative has become effective.
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Another round of Oregon Pinots (2009 and older) (Lou Rad's): This core of this group gets together to drink Oregon Pinots semi-regularly. At a 5 year retrospective of the 06 vintage, this was the groups WOTN. Tonight it was last for the group. Both times, I was an outlier. Purple/ruby in color. The nose has cherries, spice, xmas spice and a slight bit of VA. Not troublesome for me, it seemed to lift the aromatics, but ymmv. On the palate, there is some nice cherry fruit with slight dark cherries. There are also firm tannins and a fair amount of oak showing. I was hoping this was a younger wine as at age ten, it appears worrisome whether the fruit will outlast the oak and tannins. I would drink these up.
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Huge, dark, concentrated, seems more like a syrah, except that it has a floral component that isn't syrah-like. Dark fruit, boysenberry and blackberry, rich and powerful. Heady aroma, more volatile than fruity.
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This is a nice bottle of very representative OR Pinot. There's a strong herbal quality to the aromas, accompanied by dark cherry fruit. The palate is beginning to resolve some, but it's fleshy, as the vintage tends to be. I'm sure this will continue to develop in a positive direction, but it's quite drinkable now.
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Decanted at restaurant. Started drinking after a mere 15 min, but never really improved like I was hoping. Certainly a solid wine and admittedly consumed in less than ideal circumstances at a restaurant, but still, so was last nights Bethel Heights Pinot and this just never wowed like that one did. Not that this went down hill...didn't really seem like past its prime...just never evolved at all.
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Deep plum with a nuance of asian spices. Mouthfeel is medium weight yet still mouthcoating. Finish is a little tired. Repeat of plum and spices but super mellow and modest and intensity.
-- Consumed at at cellar temp: 60°-65° F. Friends don't let friends drink red wine at room temp!
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Last bottle. Had at La Bocca in White Plains with JT. Drank before a Ridge Syrah.
Consistent with prior notes - red fruit, earth and spice. Shorter decant on this one (didnt follow my own advice but the dinner wouldnt wait...Was great with the antipasta
May look for more of this, I think the wine has a ways to go. IMO -St Innocent combines the ripeness of New World Pinot with terrior.
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2008 Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir Tasting (Gary's Place, Hudson, WI): Dark red color. Had about an hour and a half decant. Drank 1 glass over 30 minutes in a vertical of 2006-08. Nose has earth, roasted meat, smoke, dark red fruits. The fruit is a bit subdued on the nose, and the nose evolves more over 15-20 minutes. The palate is full bodied, dark fruits, black cherry, meat, spicy, medium plus finish. Shows good balance.
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Decent enough wine but like most wines from the vintage, fairly boring. Big fruit that is a bit over ripe. The part I most dislike about the vintage is the big blob of a mid palate they have. This wine was the same. Monolithic. Seems to be holding up fine I don't think there is an upside here. I wish I had done a better job at avoiding all 2006 wines but I think this was a club shipment. And I did grab some 7 Springs from St I and Evesham Wood since it was the last vintage. Will probably hold them and see if I just got it totally wrong.
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The cork busted in half, but with a little extra effort I was able to avoid a total mess. The fruit in this wine remains quite sweet, though the oak is somewhat more in the front than I would prefer. There's also a trace of heat on the back end, despite the fact that I am sipping this at near cellar temperature. The wine does have good body and the structure in balance, so it's certainly worth drinking, but it won't win any prizes for best in show.
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Up tonight were the 98 Beaux Freres and the St. Innocent Shea. The BF was soft and smooth with the Shea was deep and ripe with gads of character. Both were excellent but the Shea stole the show.
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Really good stuff. Had it with the 2006 Beaux Freres and this was much better. Great fruit, some flowers and enough acid to keep it refreshing. Just beautiful. Just a little left for a 2nd night and it is still drinking beautifully.
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Very consistent wine, has been great every time I have had it. Still young but in its drinking window, it will defnietly gain complexity as it ages. Decanted about 1.5 hours - I have done pop-pour with this wine previously - the decant is worth it. Still young and needs a little time to start showing.
Lots of red fruit up front, tart, some earth and spice on the finish. One of my favorite Oregon Pinots
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Definitley a new world beverage, and easy to overlook how harmonious this has become and to just casually gulp it down. The texture is just super velvity and there's not an edge anywhere (ok, maybe a little heat now that it's warmed up). On the depth and complexity scale, it's not setting any records, but there are lots of cherry and herbal aromas that flow through to the palate where they meet a core of sweetness and acidity and just a touch of tannin. Just the bit of pruniness starting to show and I think this is probably drinking close to its peak.
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Hazy notes from 3 days ago. Put this in a decanter for about an hour, and then drank with a friend with another OR pinot. I wasn't all that impressed, as I wanted more 'pinosity' in the wine. It seems to be a somewhat typical (as a sweeping generalization) of the 2006s in OR: a little 'too much' was in there. Rather plodding, a nice nose but not much excitment on the palate, and little typicity. The best feature was a lovely velvety mouthfeel. I liked it much less than my firiend, FWIW (B+).
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2006 Oregon Pinot Noir Retrospective (Lou's): The group liked this more than I did I guess, it was the WOTN Purple/ruby in color. Light cherries on the nose and some rosemary. It took a while to open, but was never really expressive. Tart cherries on the nose. Nice texture. With air, tannins came out. Not sure where this goes from here. Its good, but I hoped for more.
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I was happy with this bottle of wine though I liked it more than the wife who detected flavors of burnt peat. Drank from a 375 ml so did not have a lot of time to let it develop with air. Paired very nicely with baked salmon.
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Went from good to wow in about 4 hours. When opened it was obvious that there was a lot of crunchy fruit packed into the glass with some really nice acid and sweet tannin supporting. Let it sit for 4 hours and man did it come together nicely. While still very young this is really good.
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Shea vineyard... big blackberry and raspberry with surprisingly (in a good way) tannic ending. This wine has some legs but is fun now. I would pair with a steak or flavorful lamb.
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Light, tart, smokey, plummy ... quaffable, but this bottle is not showing as well as past bottles. It lacks the depth of flavor and mineral/earthy backbone that we have seen previously.
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St. Innocent Mini Tasting (Edina Country Club, MN): Nose: Black fruit and blueberry with dark earth aromas. Palate: Sweet dark fruits with a medium length finish. Very good but the '03' Shea is more evolved and complex at this stage.
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Minneapolis Does St. Innocent (Edina Country Club): Color medium purple. Nose of raspberry, cherry, smoke and coffee. The palate shows dark fruits, cherry, oak, vanilla spice and earth. Medium finish and concentrated wine. Should show well for 5 plus years.
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Pop and pour. Chocolate brownie nose; plummy, mineral/chalk flavors; tannins present but wine is still quite smooth; very subtle and exciting, still young and probably better with a decant or a bit more bottle age. Susan liked it a lot.
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Earth and blackberries on the nose. Dark, saturated garnet ruby in color. Intense, fruit-driven, fleshy and concentrated. Flavors of pipe tobacco, boysenberry and wild cherry. Starts off velvety and fruity, ends a bit abruptly.
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Second bottle tasted within the month and this bottle was not showing as well as the first. Aromatically slightly tighter with similar notes for the palate.
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This is nice - balanced red fruit, not too tannic, acidity for structure, good persistence, just a hint of warm earth. There's a bit of vanilla on the finish that I hope resolves over time, but overall a very good wine that is clearly Pinot Noir & also clearly Oregon.
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Aromatically - waxy cherry, toasty oak, clove and methyl anthranilate. Huge flavor concentration with very smooth tannin and concentrated flavors of cherry. A fantastic wine.
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Earthy, cherry with blackberry and blueberry undertones. Smooth silky very long finish.The longer it opened up in the glass the more complex it became and the moderate tannins suggest it will last for years. very good stuff.
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Needs a few years. Not much to add to others' notes. Pleasant if one dimensional now, with slightly bitter, tannic finish. Deep, dark fruit with a little more acidity and mid-palate presence than other Oregon '06's I've tried, but still pretty soft.
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Darn good new world Oregon Pinot; had it with lamb loin chops and roasted brussel sprouts, and it worked perfectly. A bit short on the finish, but very good.
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Decanted 3 hours. Fairly tight nose. Cherry cola, crushed cranberries, and a rope. Good mouth feel showing nice fruit, particularly sour raspberry on the almost chewy mid-palate, which already shows some tannins. The finish hits initially with some acidity and raspberry, ending with plenty of sweet tannins that will hold this together for over a decade. This will be a bit more open in five years, but right now I think it's too tight to really get the whole picture.
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More of a food style wine than the other 06’s. Dark ruby in color and medium bodied wine. Nose of blackberry, raspberry, floral, and terrior. On the palate bright dark fruit, black raspberry, black raspberry, wet earth, and spice mixed in. Acidity noted in the finish that lasted a little above average in length. Went well with food, but didn’t really do it for me. I have no idea how Miller rates wines, this was a 94 to him, but falls much shorter in my book especially for the price. 50+5+11+14+8
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Poured blind as part of OR PN tasting - showed well, but seemed very big and brooding compared with the other wines. Monolithic black cherry notes with nice balance and a silky finish. Not sure if it will ever show the elegance of the 2002, but worth checking back in on in a few years.
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Very nice wine. I drank it a bit cold an I didn't follow the directions on the label that said decant for hours when young. Cherries strawberries on the nose more red fruit on the tongue with a hint of blackberry as it warmed up. I want more of this.
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Tasted at the winery - Nose opens up with some dark fruit and floral notes. It delivers a punch with blackberries, cherry and spice with a wonderful lingering finish. The tannins are really firm, to my surprise ,considering it is considered a ready to drink vintage. If you get some, and i really recommend it, lay them down for a couple years then you will be rewarded.
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4/15/2022 - SpoochMan Likes this wine: 91 Points
EAB dinner. Still holding up pretty well. Last bottle.
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11/25/2021 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points
Thanksgiving Weekend in Willamette; 11/25/2021-11/27/2021 (Willamette Valley OR): All black fruit with a meaty character, good+ weight and length. Surprisingly fresh, but still slightly firm in the middle, I like everything here, even if it isn’t quite as harmonious as the Broadley 2004 CC just tasted.
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12/21/2019 - norsktorsk wrote: 94 Points
Wow. great wine. side by side with a Raptor Ridge 2006 Shea. Both holding up and presenting very well. Don't want to give it up.
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4/3/2018 - davidspieker wrote: 90 Points
Dark ruby color. Dark fruit and medicinal aromas. Lush dark cherry flavors with a full and leathery but pleasant lengthy finish.
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12/1/2017 - Jack wrote: 95 Points
Great showing again. This one was hitting all the right notes. Just beautiful with or without food.
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10/10/2017 - RJ&JJ Likes this wine: 95 Points
One of Mark Vlossak's best Shea Pinots!! If you have it, drink one. It is superb and likely at its peak. I see no way it would get any better than this. The balance, the mouth feel, the flavors... if you closed your eyes you might imagine you were in Burgundy.
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9/6/2017 - RJ&JJ Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drinking VERY well right now. Crack one open if you got and enjoy!
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3/19/2017 - rocknroller wrote: 89 Points
Monthly Tasting Group: Blind Pinots Worldwide (Meritage, St. Paul): Small pour from the other table. Black cherry, black raspberry, oak, some heat, savory, oak. Showing some heat and seems to be on the downward swing.
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1/24/2017 - davidspieker wrote: 90 Points
Garnet color. Dark cherry and must aroma. Dark cherry, earth, and spice flavors with full body and lengthy finish.
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6/10/2016 - Rollerball wrote: 90 Points
Ripe and delightful, accelerates in both complexity and balance with air. Good midpalate presence. At this point what was once absorbative has become effective.
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2/17/2016 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 89 Points
Another round of Oregon Pinots (2009 and older) (Lou Rad's): This core of this group gets together to drink Oregon Pinots semi-regularly. At a 5 year retrospective of the 06 vintage, this was the groups WOTN. Tonight it was last for the group. Both times, I was an outlier. Purple/ruby in color. The nose has cherries, spice, xmas spice and a slight bit of VA. Not troublesome for me, it seemed to lift the aromatics, but ymmv. On the palate, there is some nice cherry fruit with slight dark cherries. There are also firm tannins and a fair amount of oak showing. I was hoping this was a younger wine as at age ten, it appears worrisome whether the fruit will outlast the oak and tannins. I would drink these up.
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12/2/2015 - WineAggregate Likes this wine: 92 Points
Huge, dark, concentrated, seems more like a syrah, except that it has a floral component that isn't syrah-like. Dark fruit, boysenberry and blackberry, rich and powerful. Heady aroma, more volatile than fruity.
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10/4/2015 - jlm wrote:
This is a nice bottle of very representative OR Pinot. There's a strong herbal quality to the aromas, accompanied by dark cherry fruit. The palate is beginning to resolve some, but it's fleshy, as the vintage tends to be. I'm sure this will continue to develop in a positive direction, but it's quite drinkable now.
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6/26/2015 - neruda11 wrote: 89 Points
Decanted at restaurant. Started drinking after a mere 15 min, but never really improved like I was hoping. Certainly a solid wine and admittedly consumed in less than ideal circumstances at a restaurant, but still, so was last nights Bethel Heights Pinot and this just never wowed like that one did. Not that this went down hill...didn't really seem like past its prime...just never evolved at all.
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11/23/2014 - Rollerball wrote: 90 Points
Consistent with other bottles, this nails the Oregon Pinot profile but feels fatigued and lacking that something special. 89-90
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8/7/2014 - Gestalted Likes this wine: 90 Points
Deep plum with a nuance of asian spices. Mouthfeel is medium weight yet still mouthcoating. Finish is a little tired. Repeat of plum and spices but super mellow and modest and intensity.
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Consumed at at cellar temp: 60°-65° F. Friends don't let friends drink red wine at room temp!
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1/28/2014 - davidspieker wrote: 89 Points
Garnet color. Dark cherry and must aroma. Dark cherry, earth, and spice flavors with full body and medium finish. Good grip and structure.
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11/21/2013 - walkerjfw wrote: 92 Points
Last bottle. Had at La Bocca in White Plains with JT. Drank before a Ridge Syrah.
Consistent with prior notes - red fruit, earth and spice. Shorter decant on this one (didnt follow my own advice but the dinner wouldnt wait...Was great with the antipasta
May look for more of this, I think the wine has a ways to go. IMO -St Innocent combines the ripeness of New World Pinot with terrior.
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11/16/2013 - Rollerball wrote: 91 Points
Food brings out the best in this wine; in this case Thai beef with basil.
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8/10/2013 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 92 Points
Pinot Tasting at Gary's (Hudson, Wisconson): Not as good as 07. Underbrush, spice, smoke, red meat and sour cherries. Medium finish.
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8/10/2013 - rocknroller wrote: 91 Points
2008 Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir Tasting (Gary's Place, Hudson, WI): Dark red color. Had about an hour and a half decant. Drank 1 glass over 30 minutes in a vertical of 2006-08. Nose has earth, roasted meat, smoke, dark red fruits. The fruit is a bit subdued on the nose, and the nose evolves more over 15-20 minutes. The palate is full bodied, dark fruits, black cherry, meat, spicy, medium plus finish. Shows good balance.
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2/4/2013 - jasonh wrote: 84 Points
Decent enough wine but like most wines from the vintage, fairly boring. Big fruit that is a bit over ripe. The part I most dislike about the vintage is the big blob of a mid palate they have. This wine was the same. Monolithic. Seems to be holding up fine I don't think there is an upside here. I wish I had done a better job at avoiding all 2006 wines but I think this was a club shipment. And I did grab some 7 Springs from St I and Evesham Wood since it was the last vintage. Will probably hold them and see if I just got it totally wrong.
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11/30/2012 - Rieslingfan wrote: 84 Points
The cork busted in half, but with a little extra effort I was able to avoid a total mess. The fruit in this wine remains quite sweet, though the oak is somewhat more in the front than I would prefer. There's also a trace of heat on the back end, despite the fact that I am sipping this at near cellar temperature. The wine does have good body and the structure in balance, so it's certainly worth drinking, but it won't win any prizes for best in show.
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9/7/2012 - Rollerball wrote: 87 Points
Very good but flat and papery.
Two bottles. Consistent notes.
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5/19/2012 - Jack wrote: 95 Points
Up tonight were the 98 Beaux Freres and the St. Innocent Shea. The BF was soft and smooth with the Shea was deep and ripe with gads of character. Both were excellent but the Shea stole the show.
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4/24/2012 - Jack wrote: 95 Points
Really good stuff. Had it with the 2006 Beaux Freres and this was much better. Great fruit, some flowers and enough acid to keep it refreshing. Just beautiful. Just a little left for a 2nd night and it is still drinking beautifully.
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4/22/2012 - walkerjfw wrote: 92 Points
Very consistent wine, has been great every time I have had it. Still young but in its drinking window, it will defnietly gain complexity as it ages. Decanted about 1.5 hours - I have done pop-pour with this wine previously - the decant is worth it. Still young and needs a little time to start showing.
Lots of red fruit up front, tart, some earth and spice on the finish. One of my favorite Oregon Pinots
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4/15/2012 - wg.h wrote: 91 Points
New world, Oregon Pinot. Fruit up front, mild acidity, and lingering complexity. Great wine.
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3/13/2012 - Wolfgang wrote: 90 Points
Licorice on the nose and palate with a slight oakyness to it.
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3/11/2012 - RoryMcI Likes this wine: 92 Points
This was my last bottle and it was terrific. It was more "complete" than my other three which may have been down to age and decanting.
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1/15/2012 - ddisler wrote: 84 Points
Not worth the price.
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1/14/2012 - swp3 wrote: 91 Points
Definitley a new world beverage, and easy to overlook how harmonious this has become and to just casually gulp it down. The texture is just super velvity and there's not an edge anywhere (ok, maybe a little heat now that it's warmed up). On the depth and complexity scale, it's not setting any records, but there are lots of cherry and herbal aromas that flow through to the palate where they meet a core of sweetness and acidity and just a touch of tannin. Just the bit of pruniness starting to show and I think this is probably drinking close to its peak.
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1/5/2012 - JohnSh wrote: 88 Points
Hazy notes from 3 days ago. Put this in a decanter for about an hour, and then drank with a friend with another OR pinot. I wasn't all that impressed, as I wanted more 'pinosity' in the wine. It seems to be a somewhat typical (as a sweeping generalization) of the 2006s in OR: a little 'too much' was in there. Rather plodding, a nice nose but not much excitment on the palate, and little typicity. The best feature was a lovely velvety mouthfeel. I liked it much less than my firiend, FWIW (B+).
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12/6/2011 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 89 Points
2006 Oregon Pinot Noir Retrospective (Lou's): The group liked this more than I did I guess, it was the WOTN Purple/ruby in color. Light cherries on the nose and some rosemary. It took a while to open, but was never really expressive. Tart cherries on the nose. Nice texture. With air, tannins came out. Not sure where this goes from here. Its good, but I hoped for more.
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12/1/2011 - Jack wrote: 94 Points
Same as last note.
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11/16/2011 - curtispomeroy wrote: 90 Points
I was happy with this bottle of wine though I liked it more than the wife who detected flavors of burnt peat. Drank from a 375 ml so did not have a lot of time to let it develop with air. Paired very nicely with baked salmon.
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11/15/2011 - RoryMcI wrote: 91 Points
Lovey wine. Had it over 3 days. The second day was best, more full bodied
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9/26/2011 - Jack wrote: 94 Points
Just the opposite of the last taste - this one was open and showy from the start and then tightened up just a little. Very good stuff.
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9/6/2011 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Dark and nutty, just opened.
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7/30/2011 - Jack wrote: 95 Points
Went from good to wow in about 4 hours. When opened it was obvious that there was a lot of crunchy fruit packed into the glass with some really nice acid and sweet tannin supporting. Let it sit for 4 hours and man did it come together nicely. While still very young this is really good.
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6/30/2011 - curtispomeroy wrote: 90 Points
Drank from 375 ml. More open than the previous bottle. Paired wonderfully with pork tenderloin with a Tunisian rub. Nice combo of red and blue fruits.
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4/8/2011 - jeffm_fla wrote: 89 Points
a bit of spice, pleasant fruit. quick dinner so I didn't really focus on the wine...
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12/3/2010 - chad1616 wrote: 91 Points
Shea vineyard... big blackberry and raspberry with surprisingly (in a good way) tannic ending. This wine has some legs but is fun now. I would pair with a steak or flavorful lamb.
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5/18/2010 - winejnky wrote: 88 Points
Light, tart, smokey, plummy ... quaffable, but this bottle is not showing as well as past bottles. It lacks the depth of flavor and mineral/earthy backbone that we have seen previously.
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3/7/2010 - Mattshank wrote: 92 Points
St. Innocent Mini Tasting (Edina Country Club, MN): Nose: Black fruit and blueberry with dark earth aromas. Palate: Sweet dark fruits with a medium length finish. Very good but the '03' Shea is more evolved and complex at this stage.
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3/7/2010 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 93 Points
Minneapolis Does St. Innocent (Edina Country Club): Color medium purple. Nose of raspberry, cherry, smoke and coffee. The palate shows dark fruits, cherry, oak, vanilla spice and earth. Medium finish and concentrated wine. Should show well for 5 plus years.
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1/12/2010 - curtispomeroy wrote:
Drank from 375 ml. Tight on the nose and palate on day one. Day two and more on the nose but still a short finish. Think it needs more time.
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12/4/2009 - winejnky wrote: 92 Points
Pop and pour. Chocolate brownie nose; plummy, mineral/chalk flavors; tannins present but wine is still quite smooth; very subtle and exciting, still young and probably better with a decant or a bit more bottle age. Susan liked it a lot.
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9/26/2009 - air guitar & pinot noir wrote: 91 Points
Earth and blackberries on the nose. Dark, saturated garnet ruby in color. Intense, fruit-driven, fleshy and concentrated. Flavors of pipe tobacco, boysenberry and wild cherry. Starts off velvety and fruity, ends a bit abruptly.
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7/24/2009 - johnwine wrote: 89 Points
This wine is quite complex and will age in the bottle well over the next two to three years.
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5/26/2009 - Grinner wrote: 91 Points
Opened nicely during a '06 OPN tasting. Some classic Shea fruit and earth, wait a year and drink '10-'13
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4/17/2009 - Harrypotter wrote: 90 Points
Second bottle tasted within the month and this bottle was not showing as well as the first. Aromatically slightly tighter with similar notes for the palate.
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4/15/2009 - Rieslingfan wrote:
This is nice - balanced red fruit, not too tannic, acidity for structure, good persistence, just a hint of warm earth. There's a bit of vanilla on the finish that I hope resolves over time, but overall a very good wine that is clearly Pinot Noir & also clearly Oregon.
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4/9/2009 - Harrypotter wrote: 94 Points
Aromatically - waxy cherry, toasty oak, clove and methyl anthranilate. Huge flavor concentration with very smooth tannin and concentrated flavors of cherry. A fantastic wine.
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3/25/2009 - birdman5828 wrote: 93 Points
Earthy, cherry with blackberry and blueberry undertones. Smooth silky very long finish.The longer it opened up in the glass the more complex it became and the moderate tannins suggest it will last for years. very good stuff.
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2/15/2009 - swp3 wrote: 91 Points
Needs a few years. Not much to add to others' notes. Pleasant if one dimensional now, with slightly bitter, tannic finish. Deep, dark fruit with a little more acidity and mid-palate presence than other Oregon '06's I've tried, but still pretty soft.
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2/5/2009 - chrismillerpdx wrote: 92 Points
Darn good new world Oregon Pinot; had it with lamb loin chops and roasted brussel sprouts, and it worked perfectly. A bit short on the finish, but very good.
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12/20/2008 - beezer6 wrote: 90 Points
Tasted at Wine Discount Center Chicago.
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12/9/2008 - David Paris (dbp) wrote: 89 Points
Decanted 3 hours. Fairly tight nose. Cherry cola, crushed cranberries, and a rope. Good mouth feel showing nice fruit, particularly sour raspberry on the almost chewy mid-palate, which already shows some tannins. The finish hits initially with some acidity and raspberry, ending with plenty of sweet tannins that will hold this together for over a decade. This will be a bit more open in five years, but right now I think it's too tight to really get the whole picture.
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12/8/2008 - manonthemoon wrote: 88 Points
More of a food style wine than the other 06’s. Dark ruby in color and medium bodied wine. Nose of blackberry, raspberry, floral, and terrior. On the palate bright dark fruit, black raspberry, black raspberry, wet earth, and spice mixed in. Acidity noted in the finish that lasted a little above average in length. Went well with food, but didn’t really do it for me. I have no idea how Miller rates wines, this was a 94 to him, but falls much shorter in my book especially for the price. 50+5+11+14+8
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11/2/2008 - sbwino wrote: 92 Points
Great wine! Smooth and mouth filling with mild acidity - Soft Raspberry and Mocha. Yummy Stuff
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9/18/2008 - ERoss wrote: 89 Points
Poured blind as part of OR PN tasting - showed well, but seemed very big and brooding compared with the other wines. Monolithic black cherry notes with nice balance and a silky finish. Not sure if it will ever show the elegance of the 2002, but worth checking back in on in a few years.
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9/12/2008 - birdman5828 wrote: 92 Points
Very nice wine. I drank it a bit cold an I didn't follow the directions on the label that said decant for hours when young. Cherries strawberries on the nose more red fruit on the tongue with a hint of blackberry as it warmed up. I want more of this.
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6/10/2008 - rmalloy wrote: 90 Points
Ripe strawberries, cherries, and flowers with minimal oak and moderate tannins. Totally drinkable now. Delicious but not profound.
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5/25/2008 - argento007 wrote: 92 Points
Tasted at the winery -
Nose opens up with some dark fruit and floral notes. It delivers a punch with blackberries, cherry and spice with a wonderful lingering finish. The tannins are really firm, to my surprise ,considering it is considered a ready to drink vintage. If you get some, and i really recommend it, lay them down for a couple years then you will be rewarded.
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