I echo comments of Ricardito. Lovely nose, nice depth of medium to darker berry flavors, luxurious mouth feel. Nice Valentine's Day dinner wine with the most wonderful and gorgeous woman in the world. I'm a lucky guy of 72! Wife, 100, wine 93!
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A rainy Oregon harvest in 2007 and yet this red blessedly stellar. Medium red with crushed dried cranberry nose. Powerful full bodied sweet primary strawberry/cherry palate, expanding impressively on the back end, with enough acidity and minerality to carry it another 20 years. Served blind and all 6 tasters loved it and thought ripe vintage burgundy with 5/6 guessing 2003. If you like big-boy primary Pinot fruit at 17 years with stunning length-look no further than the stables of John Thomas. (Great now but for explosive secondary features drink 2027-2037)
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This had a spritz that took 10-15 minutes to blow off. Other than that, lovely strawberry with herbs and florals to add nuances. Medium-weight with a nice elegance. Early peak drinking.
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Tasted non blind. Opened and served immediately. Followed over about two hours.
Garnet color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of red hills dirt, birch, orange peel and cinnamon. Flavors of red raspberries, berries, cherries, orange spritz, strawberry and rhubarb. Tart acidity, medium tannin, full bodied. Drink now.
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At this age this wine is still big and bold with plenty of fruit surrounding a hint of earthy cedar, steel firm tannins. I think this wine has a long life ahead.
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Dim sum at Triple Crown (Chicago, IL): An excellent bottle of Oregon pinot. This edition doesn't seem to have the same ripeness as some of the more recent vintages -- this is cooler and shows more red fruit. There's some tartness to the fruit on the palate here, but it's gentle and balanced in the context of the wine. I love the acidity and minerality on this -- it's like a cool vintage Burgundy (as much as I don't love making that general comparison).
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Not sure exactly what was wrong, but it had a very stewed vegetable thing going on. Undrinkable. I checked back over the next couple days to see if it was something that would blow off.
Not heat damaged -- the rest of them have been fine. It's my first bad Thomas, so I can't complain.
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Pale ruby color...red fruited. On the palate a true "iron fist in a velvet glove" style. Surprising the depth. Floral notes, red fruits. Sweet finish. Soft tannins. I think one can cellar for a bit longer.
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Elegant but still with power and slightly firm tannins. Showing earth, specs, and Ranker cherry on the nose with spice and dried berries on the palate. Excelllent structure. Lovely expression of ages Oregon Pinot.
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I love this the 2007 Thomas. The perfect Thanksgiving wine. Dark cherry, sage, pomegranate — and a finish that goes on and on. I decanted this wine about 4 or 5 hours before my first taste and it kept evolving from glass to glass. The last taste, as is often the case with Thomas, was the best.
Give it time — let it open up — and enjoy one of the classiest and very best pinots made in the United States. And I suspect this wine will get better with time.
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Only fitting that the third and final bottle of Thomas 2007 should find itself in between the two bottles I had ten years ago.
There is both red and dark fruit, quite sweet. But the overall impression is freshness, a hint of licorice, dried forest mushrooms, wet earth, Sichuan pepper and gingerbread. Complex and intellectual rather than hedonistic. This is perhaps slightly past its peak but still drinking really well right now.
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Garnet color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of Red Hills dust, Birch, black berry and a hint of smoke. Flavors of raspberries, cherries and tart red berries. Medium to tart acidity, medium tannin, full bodied. Drink or hold but I'd lean heavier towards drink now. I doubt this is going anywhere further and might be fading.
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I just don't understand this wine. Was this a bad vintage in WV? This is really very uninteresting with stewed strawberries, spoiling cherries. Some weird tingling on the tongue. I am glad this is my last bottle.
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Thomas is Oregon’s great Pinot Noir — as hard to find as it is easy to enjoy. The ‘07 Thomas took some time to show its stuff. It’s ready and it’s getting better.
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What a difference from my last bottle. This one is far from dead. Bright leather with an interesting combination of brambly raspberry and some smokiness. I have read notes from other about bottle variation with these wines.
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Garnet color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of dust, black cherries and licorice. Flavors of black cherries and black berries. Medium to bright acidity, medium to full bodied. Drink or hold.
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The 2007 Thomas is finally starting to come into its own. I first tasted this wine out of the barrel in June 2008. The barrel tasting blew me away — it was a wine of incredible depth and weight (and oh so light too). I have tasted it several times in the decade since and it has been good (Thomas is always good) but also rather closed down, not exhibiting the magic of that barrel tasting.
The 2007 Thomas is now emerging. The color is lighter than I recall from that first tasting, but it has every bit of the depth it had back than — and, of course, much more. The alcohol is 13.2 %, at the low end for Thomas, which is always low. The fruit is bright and youthful. The finish is long. I suspect this wine has a great future ahead and may ultimately price to be one of the great Thomas pinots. 95+ Thank you, John.
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took a little while to open and didn't taste all that great the first few minutes. It opened up beautifully transitioning through several different phases. It seems like it still has a lot of life left.
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Tightly wound and lacking the elegant aromatics I usually get from a Thomas Pinot—simply notes of saddle soap and leather. Tannic with flavors of cranberry, sweet tart, rhubarb and earth. Tasted more like an old cabernet than an Oregon Pinot. Sadly, I think this wine is on its way out.
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Tasted non blind. Opened and served immediately. Followed over about 2-3 hours.
Garnet color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of birch, forest floor and mixed dark fruits. Flavors of red raspberries, red strawberries and red berries. Medium acidity, medium tannin, full bodied. Drink or hold.
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Popped and poured, then followed for three hours. Medium ruby color. Fresh nose of cranberry, mulberry, anise, intense florals, white stone. Layers of exuberant yet poised red raspberry and cranberry fruit on the palate complicated by brier, cinnamon, and a hint of stems. Crisp acidity and serious tannin balancing nicely, with the overall texture evolving to pure velvet by hour three. Significantly long finish with echoes of red berry and earth. Last sips were best. Lovely wine, showing beautifully in late adolescence.
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Popped and poured. Medium ruby. Nose of anise, raspberry, dark plum, forest floor, stone, earth. Beautifully integrated layers of mulberry, raspberry, brambles, leather, and for lack of a better term, sweet earth, on the palate. Ample acidity and smoothed tannins, nicely balanced and accorded with gently massaging texture. Long finish of red earthy fruit laced with grip and a bit of stem and iron. Outstanding showing and wine of the night.
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Garnet color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of birch, flowers and mixed berries. Tangy flavors of berries, raspberries, strawberries and rhubarb. Tangy acidity, medium tannin, full bodied. Drink over the next few years.
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Tasty red berry aromas with a silky smooth palate of red berry and earthy notes with a touch of oak on the moderate finish. Drinking well with a bit of air.
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Worse than Vinegar - even though this bottled was stored well and the cork was waxed this bottle was spoiled - very disappointed after having cellared it for so long.
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Outstanding. However, it took more than two hours and double decanting to really start singing. Even so we should have waited a bit more but when you are in a restaurant that's hard. Strong Dundee Hills presence.
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Had with Willy and Annette. Drank the rest of a previously Coravined bottle (about a year ago). For all these pople who say that bottles quickly oxidize after being accessed - I don't get it. This one was pristine. These Thomas pinots get so good with age.
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Popped and poured. Ruby hue. Nose of red raspberry, mountain floral scents, anise, earth, sea air. Extremely bright and primary on the palate with layers of mulberry, red raspberry, a bit of strawberry, briar, cinnamon, and earth. Very fresh with lots of acidity and equally serious tannins. Long finish of zesty red fruit, iron, and grip. Still a baby, this just pops with energy and potential. Stay tuned.
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Wines and Kebobs: WOW. this began in Burgundy and finished in Piedmont and Old Rioja. One of the best reds i have had in a while. Earthy, floral nose that became more leather and soy with time and then moved to forest floor and mushrooms with ripe cherry (sour) notes. Mid went from more earthy and red berry dominated at the start to lusher, richer cherry notes and red currants as time went on. the nose continues to morph - just smelling it over several hours is an experience in itself. Amazing stuff.
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Medium ruby color. Complex, nuanced nose with lots of precise, ripe red berries along with a constellation of herb and mineral notes. Medium bodied on the palate, sappy, elegant, and well balanced. Still comes across as young, and needed an hour to blossom in the glass. 94+ pts.
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Funky nose. Light color. Red fruited. More lean than others in the tasting. Complex nose. Elegant. Some floral notes. Nice fruit on the palate. Some tannins on the backend. Good acidity.
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Decanted two hours before drinking ... it got better and better with each glass -- the best sip the last. The 2007 Thomas is only beginning to come into its own.
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Closed at first. After about 45 minutes in the glass -- spectacular. I recommend decanting, or giving it more time. This may ultimately be one of the great Thomas Pinots. It is already damn good.
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Closed at first pour ... After about 45 minutes in the glass -- spectacular. Strongly recommend decanting -- also giving this time. It may ultimately be one of the great Thomas pinots.
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Popped and poured. Light ruby color. Nose opened up after 30 minutes to reveal volumes of raspberry and violet scents. Seemingly dilute and simple on the palate at first, the wine picked up significant density and concentration as the evening progressed. The last glass was the best, showing layers of red raspberry, strawberry, anise, licorice, caramel. Iron flecks on the back end. Acidity was moderate, tannins firm, with a lacy texture which became nicely structured with time in the glass. Moderately-long finish echoing red soil and red fruit. This is excellent but still young. Needs some time in the cellar to develop or some time in the decanter if sampled now.
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Showed a bit of reduction on first opening, resolved with 45 or so in the glass. Nice showing, great red fruits with only the slightest hint of sweetness I associate with oregon pinots.
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2007 A shitty Oregon Vintage? (Lou's): The groups WOTN. The interesting thing is we could all pretty much guess is was the Thomas by the color. Pale ruby and thin. At the same time, this wine has more body than expected. Someone mentioned oak, which I did not get, but perhaps that is where the body came from. The nose has light cherries and a bit of a celery note to it. On the palate, this has layered cherries with some cherry candy. The palate tastes fully ripe, something most of these wines could not say. With 3 firsts and 3 seconds, this was the run away winner in the tasting.
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Stunned by the news of Bob's passing. I opened an 07 Thomas Pinot Noir. I know it is way too early, but it was that or Sineann and Bob was tired of me posting how much I like Sineann. The Thomas is pale ruby in color. Lots of Rhubarb and cranberries. Just the wimpy kind of wine that Bob would have loved. It sucks in the best Bob Wood tradition and use of the word. Actually its not bad at all. I think even Bob and Dr. BigJ would have both liked this one. RIP Mr. Wood.
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Had it at a private vertical tasting. John Thomas says it is his best vintage over the decade. It will go long and was the best of the 01 -10 vintages. I feel it will be higher score in future years
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Popped and poured. Lighter ruby color. Nose was a bit mute at first but did wake up to reveal earthy plum and raspberry scents with violets and thyme notes as well. Linear acidic spine supporting layers of red raspberry, black cherry, anise, and cinnamon flavors on the palate. Strong tannins kept in check by plenty of stemmy primary fruit. Moderately long finish marked by echoes of mineral, dark fruit, and earth. Not your typical Oregon pinot profile IMHO but I really liked it.
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Drank over two nights, with and without food. Thin fast legs. medium to light maroon color. Nose shows oak, wet earth and fleshy citrus. Initial palate is thin but fruity. The midpalate is fleshy with sweet fruit at first, but then quickly this fades and becomes one-dimensional and thin. Back palate is tart and short. Seemed a little more agreeable with food (not a stand alone wine). Comparing this to my earlier tasting note, I'm not sure if this bottle is flawed somehow (what specifically, I'm not a keen enough taster to determine). There were signs of weakness in the first bottle I tried over a year ago, but this particular bottle really has degraded sharply. So, in the end, it's either in a dumb phase, flawed, or it wouldn't seem that time hasn't been kind to this bottle.
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Just ordered my 2009 wines from Thomas, so thought I'd check in on this one - I'm glad I did as this was outstanding tonight. Light red color. Nose of cool red fruit, earth and spice. Silky in the mouth with strawberry, cherry and spice. Great balance. Should continue to age/improve for several years. Outstanding - 93 or 94 pts.
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A ton of shitty 07 OR Pinots (Patricia Green Cellars, Newburg OR): nose: fairly funky nose to start off with a more earth driven style to it and tones of dark red fruits, earth tones, tobacco, and dark red cherries. This was on the rustic side of things, but far from lean and green
taste: medium bodied with medium/high acidity and some chewy tannins showing off its youth along with rustic tones of dark red cherries, earthen tones, brown spices, and dark red fruits
overall: this seemed to be in a slightly more closed phase than the last time I had it. I actually thought that this could be a NSG ringer in the lineup and was surprised by the reveal
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2nd bottle i've had of this vintage. better this time--seems to have developed more elegance with slight hints of cherries. Went very well with my seafood dinner.
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Unmistakable Thomas funky aromas (which I like) carry over to the palate. Bright red fruit and a fair bit of tannin, particularly at the mid-palate and on the finish. Needs a bit more time, it seems, but has the potential to be excellent.
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Nose: Stony minerality, cherries, strawberries, toasted oak, hint of greens and tar. Palate: Sweet, juicy, tart cherries and cranberries hit you right away on the attack and carry through to the mid-palate, where the juicy, tart acidity really shows up. A smattering of tannins finish the mid-palate then give way to more bright, sweet cherries on the finish. A far cry from the Thomas I had almost a year ago, this pinot now shows gobs of high toned fruit and acidity. At times, the palate shows rich, tart fruit and at others, just tart fruit. If you like your pinots puckering and juicy, then this one is likely up your alley.
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interesting - maybe a mute phase, maybe bottle variation. But in this instance I find the 2007 almost too sweet and somewhat loosely structured on the fruit side. At any rate, it is pretty good stuff. Just making a note of the fact that I would not have thought the two 2007 Thomas PN that we opened this year, from same batch and vendor, to be the same wine, had I been trying them side by side, blind, with this result.
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Poured off a glass and put the rest back in the cellar for 24 hours. On day one, the pop and pour, this wine was showing the monolithic cherry cough drops on the nose and was entirely unimpressive. 24 hours later the wine had become more integrated and interesting. Still essentially red fruits on the palate but I was picking up tobacco on the nose and the wife was getting cinnamon. However, I never found myself saying - either out loud or in my mind - I like this wine. A unique and interesting expression of Oregon pinot noir but for me it doesn't hit me in my wheelhouse.
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Oh, my. This is... I don't know where to start, really.
A true wine evokes memories, and adds promises of future exuberance, like a first installment from a drug dealer trying to sell you on his personal version of nirvana. And at the same time, as it is wine, not narcotics, only softly intoxicates you and instead, along the way, creates instant intellectualisms, at the synaptic level, perfecting dinner table conversations, prolonging a pleasant evening way past bed time while adding a gastronomic intangible not unlike truffles, bleak roe or matsutake mushrooms.
But before I get to the actual smell and taste of this elixir, let me start by briefly summarizing my experience with Thomas wines:
1. Some years back, at Bistro Maison in McMinnville. Eating alone and eating well. An older couple next to me so much enjoys their Thomas 2002 that they insist I try it. I do, and its the best thing I have ever had. 2. I start collecting, through whatever channels I can find. Bottles in the cellar are now not insignificant in terms of recent vintages of Thomas pinot. 3. The first attempt to try one. Failure, it reaks of something not quite funky enough to be a quality and not quite unpleasant enough to be an outright defect. 4. Down the line, I have more Thomas, more and more used to the fact that these are living wines, with bottle variability as well as vintage identity. Some good, some less so, but no one as great as the one I tried that night at bistro maison.
Then this, and I do admit that I generally prefer 2007 oregon pinot noirs above 2003-06, but still, most 07s I have tried have had that slight watery quality and seldom enough core and body and structure.
Here then, is that primordially joyful oregon pinot nose, which is both restrained and overwhelming, like a prime time barolo can be. There is purity of fruit - sweet black cherries - and at the same time, complexity of cold smoked mildly earthy forest floor mushrooms. An acidic core that is fresh like a mountain brook and perfumed like orange water, a body that is just perfect, and a long nice finish.
Take a bow, John Thomas, for you have made magic out of grapes.
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Medium ruby. Some herbal unripe qualities, but not unpleasant. Medium body with good acidity. This wine might surprise like a lot of 07's and improve with some time.
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Heard great things about this producer, so bought 3 bottles of 2007. Second bottle last night: some spice, light strawberry flavor, high acid, watery. Better than first bottle, but wasn't worth taking a second glass. Not impressed with this vintage, especially for the price.
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Nose: Cedar, baking spices, cherry pie, cranberries. Green, stemmy action as well. The nose verges on being too rich and cedary, and with 4+ hours of decanting, is presently quite hot. Palate: Anise, tart cherries, blackberries and not much else on the attack. Mid-palate gives way to more tart cherries, cedary spices, and some slightly astringent tannins. More tart berries on the medium finish. A bit brutish at the moment, but with the stuffing to age for sure.
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This was our first bottle of Thomas pinot noir and it very much lived up to the hype. Very well balanced and thoroughly enjoyable. The only demerit was it lacked some complexity but I am confident that this will emerge with time.
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Tasted with a group of savy wine friends. All reacted positively and then it was gone. My pour was ruby in the glass, cherry and other pit fruit on the palate and a lingering finish.
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I gave this 4 hours in a decantor. Very floral nose,with tons of baking spices, pure red fruits, strawberries,cranberry and pom. Very spicey mouthfeel with pomegranate and cranberry dominating through a very acidic core. Super young,smooth,long,and delicate. Will hold the rest for at least 3 more years.This could be a stunner.
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Oscar night (Shane's: Chicago, IL): nose: very high toned and extremely fragrant nose of cinnamon spices, red florals, red cherries, fresh picked berries, herbs and a touch of plum tones. Classy and fairly feminine that adds a real charm to the nose
taste: well balanced and lighter feel with good depth and lovely tones of red florals, red cherries, mixed berries, herbs, a bit of earth and some plums. There is also medium/high acidity that is pronounced right now
overall: a young wine, and leatherpalate had said that it spent a good amount of time in the decanter earlier. It seemed like it needed it, and this was a beautiful wine that was just barely showing off what it can do down the road
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My first Thomas and I am impressed. Drank over about 4 hours. At first a bit tight, but this opened up with an hour or two of air (not decanted). Raspberry and a bright, creamy strawberry aspect. Also a bit of a smoky quality. This will continue to evolve. Drink/hold.
This is a pretty wine - light, but also flavorful. I saw the word "delicate" used in several prior notes and it is quite fitting. 91+-92pts.
Pale medium red. Scents of high-toned type red fruits (strawberries) and hints of citrus, has a certain air after rain feeling to it, delicate, Chambolle-esque. Palate is to the light side of medium wight, difficult to pin down, almost a currant flavor, hints of smoke, earth, very much a finesse type wine, texture is soft, but doesn't lack acidity, just nicely balanced. Doesn't appear the wine will be a long term wine, although Thomas' wines have fooled me before in that respect.
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Medium ruby color. Bright nose of focused strawberry, raspberry and rose petal with some smoky, earthy topnotes. Medium bodied with great presence and focus on the palate, and a long finish. This is a delicate wine, understated but has all the parts. Excellent, with room for upside; it's still very primary. 91+ (Decanted around two hours beforehand).
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Tasted at L&E. Beautiful rich dark nose, but not too ripe or extracted. Silk on the palate. Great complexity with a little purple fruit, leather, and more- tastes like autumn. Acid and tannin were balanced beautifully. Pedigree, quality, and potential are all evident in this wine. Sublime.
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50 points for showing up; color=5/5; nose=11/15; flavor & finish=14/20; overall quality=9/10 Popped and poured with approx. one hour decant. Good color. Legs are thin and runny. For me personally, this nose evokes comfort smells (the kitchen of the house I grew up in, fall leaves), some oak, but not too strong, smokiness but also bright citrus fruits too. Taste: the initial attack is a touch dillute. The same dillution carries through in the midpalate, but it's still racy. Lots of vanillin, spicebox (mostly cinnamon), a little tart cherries. Crisp acidity. The tanins that are there are dusty in a good way. Most of the action is on the finish: long, lingering, smokey. In summation, clearly a well-made bottle, very clean, with no rough edges at all. I agree with Winebeer: this is a sublime wine. Definitely has a sense of place. Obviously this is a very young wine, however, the midpalate thinness is a little disconcerting, but, it's entirely possible it will flesh out a little as it ages. Definitely look forward to revisit this wine again in a few months to a year and see where it's at.
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Medium ruby color, exotic aromatics that speak to earth, leather, hanging meat with a hammy trait, and sweet, spicey fruit. The wine was vinified dry with frish acids and medium tannins. The wine had flavors of cherry and other pit fruit and sustained the flavors on the finish. Very interesting.
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2/14/2024 - TMacPDX Likes this wine: 93 Points
I echo comments of Ricardito. Lovely nose, nice depth of medium to darker berry flavors, luxurious mouth feel. Nice Valentine's Day dinner wine with the most wonderful and gorgeous woman in the world. I'm a lucky guy of 72! Wife, 100, wine 93!
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1/1/2024 - ricardito Likes this wine: 95 Points
A rainy Oregon harvest in 2007 and yet this red blessedly stellar. Medium red with crushed dried cranberry nose. Powerful full bodied sweet primary strawberry/cherry palate, expanding impressively on the back end, with enough acidity and minerality to carry it another 20 years. Served blind and all 6 tasters loved it and thought ripe vintage burgundy with 5/6 guessing 2003. If you like big-boy primary Pinot fruit at 17 years with stunning length-look no further than the stables of John Thomas. (Great now but for explosive secondary features drink 2027-2037)
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8/21/2023 - Nanda wrote: 92 Points
This had a spritz that took 10-15 minutes to blow off. Other than that, lovely strawberry with herbs and florals to add nuances. Medium-weight with a nice elegance. Early peak drinking.
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6/4/2022 - wineismylife wrote: 93 Points
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Tasted non blind. Opened and served immediately. Followed over about two hours.
Garnet color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of red hills dirt, birch, orange peel and cinnamon. Flavors of red raspberries, berries, cherries, orange spritz, strawberry and rhubarb. Tart acidity, medium tannin, full bodied. Drink now.
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5/24/2022 - passion4wine Likes this wine: 91 Points
At this age this wine is still big and bold with plenty of fruit surrounding a hint of earthy cedar, steel firm tannins. I think this wine has a long life ahead.
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4/2/2022 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
Dim sum at Triple Crown (Chicago, IL): An excellent bottle of Oregon pinot. This edition doesn't seem to have the same ripeness as some of the more recent vintages -- this is cooler and shows more red fruit. There's some tartness to the fruit on the palate here, but it's gentle and balanced in the context of the wine. I love the acidity and minerality on this -- it's like a cool vintage Burgundy (as much as I don't love making that general comparison).
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1/2/2022 - MObiker wrote: flawed
Not sure exactly what was wrong, but it had a very stewed vegetable thing going on. Undrinkable. I checked back over the next couple days to see if it was something that would blow off.
Not heat damaged -- the rest of them have been fine. It's my first bad Thomas, so I can't complain.
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8/12/2021 - rnellans wrote: 93 Points
Pale ruby color...red fruited. On the palate a true "iron fist in a velvet glove" style. Surprising the depth. Floral notes, red fruits. Sweet finish. Soft tannins. I think one can cellar for a bit longer.
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12/5/2020 - passion4wine wrote: 93 Points
Elegant but still with power and slightly firm tannins. Showing earth, specs, and Ranker cherry on the nose with spice and dried berries on the palate. Excelllent structure. Lovely expression of ages Oregon Pinot.
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11/26/2020 - Floyd77 Likes this wine: 94 Points
I love this the 2007 Thomas. The perfect Thanksgiving wine. Dark cherry, sage, pomegranate — and a finish that goes on and on. I decanted this wine about 4 or 5 hours before my first taste and it kept evolving from glass to glass. The last taste, as is often the case with Thomas, was the best.
Give it time — let it open up — and enjoy one of the classiest and very best pinots made in the United States. And I suspect this wine will get better with time.
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10/18/2020 - Omar Khayyam Likes this wine: 92 Points
Only fitting that the third and final bottle of Thomas 2007 should find itself in between the two bottles I had ten years ago.
There is both red and dark fruit, quite sweet. But the overall impression is freshness, a hint of licorice, dried forest mushrooms, wet earth, Sichuan pepper and gingerbread. Complex and intellectual rather than hedonistic. This is perhaps slightly past its peak but still drinking really well right now.
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8/27/2020 - PhN wrote: 88 Points
Very dry Oregon PN near the end of its life. Drink up.
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3/9/2020 - wineismylife wrote: 92 Points
WIML92
Tasted non blind.
Garnet color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of Red Hills dust, Birch, black berry and a hint of smoke. Flavors of raspberries, cherries and tart red berries. Medium to tart acidity, medium tannin, full bodied. Drink or hold but I'd lean heavier towards drink now. I doubt this is going anywhere further and might be fading.
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10/2/2019 - zinnut wrote: 89 Points
I just don't understand this wine. Was this a bad vintage in WV? This is really very uninteresting with stewed strawberries, spoiling cherries. Some weird tingling on the tongue. I am glad this is my last bottle.
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5/5/2019 - Floyd77 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Consistently great. The 2007 is a late bloomer for Thomas and one of the best — even better if you decant at least an hour before drinking.
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4/21/2019 - Floyd77 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Thomas is Oregon’s great Pinot Noir — as hard to find as it is easy to enjoy. The ‘07 Thomas took some time to show its stuff. It’s ready and it’s getting better.
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4/11/2019 - zinnut wrote: 92 Points
What a difference from my last bottle. This one is far from dead. Bright leather with an interesting combination of brambly raspberry and some smokiness. I have read notes from other about bottle variation with these wines.
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2/11/2019 - joe d Likes this wine:
Very good bottle last night.
Beautiful red fruit, just a touch of tannin.
Minimal aeration.
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1/11/2019 - pjhr Likes this wine: 92 Points
Tasty red berry aromas with a silky smooth palate of red berry, earthy notes with a moderate finish and a bit of Brett.
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12/4/2018 - pjhr Likes this wine: 92 Points
Tasty red berry aromas with a silky smooth palate of red berry, earthy notes with a moderate finish and a bit of Brett.
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11/23/2018 - wineismylife wrote: 93 Points
WIML93
Tasted non blind.
Garnet color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of dust, black cherries and licorice. Flavors of black cherries and black berries. Medium to bright acidity, medium to full bodied. Drink or hold.
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11/20/2018 - ccn wrote: flawed
Extreme Brett which worsened over time. Seemed like seeet balanced fruit underneath.
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11/11/2018 - Floyd77 Likes this wine: 95 Points
The 2007 Thomas is finally starting to come into its own. I first tasted this wine out of the barrel in June 2008. The barrel tasting blew me away — it was a wine of incredible depth and weight (and oh so light too). I have tasted it several times in the decade since and it has been good (Thomas is always good) but also rather closed down, not exhibiting the magic of that barrel tasting.
The 2007 Thomas is now emerging. The color is lighter than I recall from that first tasting, but it has every bit of the depth it had back than — and, of course, much more. The alcohol is 13.2 %, at the low end for Thomas, which is always low. The fruit is bright and youthful. The finish is long. I suspect this wine has a great future ahead and may ultimately price to be one of the great Thomas pinots. 95+ Thank you, John.
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10/16/2018 - 1999 Likes this wine: 93 Points
took a little while to open and didn't taste all that great the first few minutes. It opened up beautifully transitioning through several different phases. It seems like it still has a lot of life left.
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9/6/2018 - pjhr Likes this wine: 92 Points
Similar tasting notes to previous bottle.
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7/21/2018 - zinnut wrote: 89 Points
This is over the hill. Still has some life but the glory days are gone.
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1/19/2018 - pjhr Likes this wine: 92 Points
Tasty red berry aromas with a silky smooth palate of red berry and earthy notes with a moderate finish and a hint of Brett.
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11/24/2017 - jkwatson Likes this wine: 95 Points
Singing after being open for a couple of hours. Pure bliss in a bottle.
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11/20/2017 - passion4wine Likes this wine: 89 Points
Tightly wound and lacking the elegant aromatics I usually get from a Thomas Pinot—simply notes of saddle soap and leather. Tannic with flavors of cranberry, sweet tart, rhubarb and earth. Tasted more like an old cabernet than an Oregon Pinot. Sadly, I think this wine is on its way out.
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11/8/2017 - wineismylife Likes this wine: 92 Points
WIML92
Tasted non blind. Opened and served immediately. Followed over about 2-3 hours.
Garnet color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of birch, forest floor and mixed dark fruits. Flavors of red raspberries, red strawberries and red berries. Medium acidity, medium tannin, full bodied. Drink or hold.
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10/1/2017 - Floyd77 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Getting better ... this may ultimately prove to be one of the greatest vintages of Thomas.
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7/22/2017 - DougLee wrote: 93 Points
Popped and poured, then followed for three hours. Medium ruby color. Fresh nose of cranberry, mulberry, anise, intense florals, white stone. Layers of exuberant yet poised red raspberry and cranberry fruit on the palate complicated by brier, cinnamon, and a hint of stems. Crisp acidity and serious tannin balancing nicely, with the overall texture evolving to pure velvet by hour three. Significantly long finish with echoes of red berry and earth. Last sips were best. Lovely wine, showing beautifully in late adolescence.
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5/23/2017 - joe d Likes this wine:
Lovely bottle. Minimal aeration. Red fruit, medium but soft tannin with some earthy complexity.
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3/3/2017 - pjhr wrote: 91 Points
Not up to the last bottle with a bit of Brett.
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1/29/2017 - DougLee wrote: 92 Points
Popped and poured. Medium ruby. Nose of anise, raspberry, dark plum, forest floor, stone, earth. Beautifully integrated layers of mulberry, raspberry, brambles, leather, and for lack of a better term, sweet earth, on the palate. Ample acidity and smoothed tannins, nicely balanced and accorded with gently massaging texture. Long finish of red earthy fruit laced with grip and a bit of stem and iron. Outstanding showing and wine of the night.
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1/2/2017 - wineismylife wrote: 92 Points
WIML92
Tasted non blind.
Garnet color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of birch, flowers and mixed berries. Tangy flavors of berries, raspberries, strawberries and rhubarb. Tangy acidity, medium tannin, full bodied. Drink over the next few years.
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12/13/2016 - pjhr wrote: 92 Points
Tasty red berry aromas with a silky smooth palate of red berry and earthy notes with a touch of oak on the moderate finish.
Drinking well with a bit of air.
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11/25/2016 - Klickitat wrote: flawed
Worse than Vinegar - even though this bottled was stored well and the cork was waxed this bottle was spoiled - very disappointed after having cellared it for so long.
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10/25/2016 - 1999 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Outstanding. However, it took more than two hours and double decanting to really start singing. Even so we should have waited a bit more but when you are in a restaurant that's hard. Strong Dundee Hills presence.
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12/13/2015 - rhalbert wrote: 93 Points
Had with Willy and Annette. Drank the rest of a previously Coravined bottle (about a year ago). For all these pople who say that bottles quickly oxidize after being accessed - I don't get it. This one was pristine. These Thomas pinots get so good with age.
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9/10/2015 - Floyd77 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Once again -- this wine is quite closed at first. Decanted -- and still needed time. Much better two hours later.
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4/12/2015 - B Paul wrote: 93 Points
My last bottle. Fantastic and in a good spot.
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3/21/2015 - rhalbert wrote: 93 Points
Drinking beautifully
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1/27/2015 - DougLee Likes this wine: 92 Points
Popped and poured. Ruby hue. Nose of red raspberry, mountain floral scents, anise, earth, sea air. Extremely bright and primary on the palate with layers of mulberry, red raspberry, a bit of strawberry, briar, cinnamon, and earth. Very fresh with lots of acidity and equally serious tannins. Long finish of zesty red fruit, iron, and grip. Still a baby, this just pops with energy and potential. Stay tuned.
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10/15/2014 - Mlermontov wrote: 96 Points
Wines and Kebobs: WOW. this began in Burgundy and finished in Piedmont and Old Rioja. One of the best reds i have had in a while. Earthy, floral nose that became more leather and soy with time and then moved to forest floor and mushrooms with ripe cherry (sour) notes. Mid went from more earthy and red berry dominated at the start to lusher, richer cherry notes and red currants as time went on. the nose continues to morph - just smelling it over several hours is an experience in itself. Amazing stuff.
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10/15/2014 - dougsmith Likes this wine: 94 Points
Medium ruby color. Complex, nuanced nose with lots of precise, ripe red berries along with a constellation of herb and mineral notes. Medium bodied on the palate, sappy, elegant, and well balanced. Still comes across as young, and needed an hour to blossom in the glass. 94+ pts.
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10/15/2014 - dougsmith wrote: flawed
Corked.
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9/4/2014 - 1999 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Takes time to open but it opened sooner than did the same bottle/vintage a few months ago. Hard to have this patience but certainly worth it.
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6/7/2014 - 1999 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Solid. It continues to take some time to open up. At very first taste it was marginal, but with time turned wonderful and full of depth.
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3/29/2014 - rnellans wrote: 92 Points
Funky nose. Light color. Red fruited. More lean than others in the tasting. Complex nose. Elegant. Some floral notes. Nice fruit on the palate. Some tannins on the backend. Good acidity.
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1/19/2014 - Floyd77 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Decanted two hours before drinking ... it got better and better with each glass -- the best sip the last. The 2007 Thomas is only beginning to come into its own.
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10/19/2013 - Floyd77 wrote: 92 Points
Closed at first. After about 45 minutes in the glass -- spectacular. I recommend decanting, or giving it more time. This may ultimately be one of the great Thomas Pinots. It is already damn good.
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10/19/2013 - Floyd77 wrote: 92 Points
Closed at first pour ... After about 45 minutes in the glass -- spectacular. Strongly recommend decanting -- also giving this time. It may ultimately be one of the great Thomas pinots.
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7/7/2013 - DougLee wrote: 91 Points
Popped and poured. Light ruby color. Nose opened up after 30 minutes to reveal volumes of raspberry and violet scents. Seemingly dilute and simple on the palate at first, the wine picked up significant density and concentration as the evening progressed. The last glass was the best, showing layers of red raspberry, strawberry, anise, licorice, caramel. Iron flecks on the back end. Acidity was moderate, tannins firm, with a lacy texture which became nicely structured with time in the glass. Moderately-long finish echoing red soil and red fruit. This is excellent but still young. Needs some time in the cellar to develop or some time in the decanter if sampled now.
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4/29/2013 - Traxx wrote:
Showed a bit of reduction on first opening, resolved with 45 or so in the glass. Nice showing, great red fruits with only the slightest hint of sweetness I associate with oregon pinots.
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4/11/2013 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 91 Points
2007 A shitty Oregon Vintage? (Lou's): The groups WOTN. The interesting thing is we could all pretty much guess is was the Thomas by the color. Pale ruby and thin. At the same time, this wine has more body than expected. Someone mentioned oak, which I did not get, but perhaps that is where the body came from. The nose has light cherries and a bit of a celery note to it. On the palate, this has layered cherries with some cherry candy. The palate tastes fully ripe, something most of these wines could not say. With 3 firsts and 3 seconds, this was the run away winner in the tasting.
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3/14/2013 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 92 Points
Stunned by the news of Bob's passing. I opened an 07 Thomas Pinot Noir. I know it is way too early, but it was that or Sineann and Bob was tired of me posting how much I like Sineann. The Thomas is pale ruby in color. Lots of Rhubarb and cranberries. Just the wimpy kind of wine that Bob would have loved. It sucks in the best Bob Wood tradition and use of the word. Actually its not bad at all. I think even Bob and Dr. BigJ would have both liked this one. RIP Mr. Wood.
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2/10/2013 - UncleG wrote: 93 Points
Had it at a private vertical tasting. John Thomas says it is his best vintage over the decade. It will go long and was the best of the 01 -10 vintages. I feel it will be higher score in future years
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1/8/2013 - B Paul wrote: 93 Points
Outstanding and drinking nicely now. Followed over two nights with consistent notes. Very light, clear color. Complex and great balance.
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8/11/2012 - DougLee wrote: 91 Points
Popped and poured. Lighter ruby color. Nose was a bit mute at first but did wake up to reveal earthy plum and raspberry scents with violets and thyme notes as well. Linear acidic spine supporting layers of red raspberry, black cherry, anise, and cinnamon flavors on the palate. Strong tannins kept in check by plenty of stemmy primary fruit. Moderately long finish marked by echoes of mineral, dark fruit, and earth. Not your typical Oregon pinot profile IMHO but I really liked it.
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4/1/2012 - oldgrowth45 wrote:
Drank over two nights, with and without food. Thin fast legs. medium to light maroon color. Nose shows oak, wet earth and fleshy citrus. Initial palate is thin but fruity. The midpalate is fleshy with sweet fruit at first, but then quickly this fades and becomes one-dimensional and thin. Back palate is tart and short. Seemed a little more agreeable with food (not a stand alone wine). Comparing this to my earlier tasting note, I'm not sure if this bottle is flawed somehow (what specifically, I'm not a keen enough taster to determine). There were signs of weakness in the first bottle I tried over a year ago, but this particular bottle really has degraded sharply. So, in the end, it's either in a dumb phase, flawed, or it wouldn't seem that time hasn't been kind to this bottle.
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10/14/2011 - B Paul wrote: 93 Points
Just ordered my 2009 wines from Thomas, so thought I'd check in on this one - I'm glad I did as this was outstanding tonight. Light red color. Nose of cool red fruit, earth and spice. Silky in the mouth with strawberry, cherry and spice. Great balance. Should continue to age/improve for several years. Outstanding - 93 or 94 pts.
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8/1/2011 - KeithAkers wrote: 91 Points
A ton of shitty 07 OR Pinots (Patricia Green Cellars, Newburg OR): nose: fairly funky nose to start off with a more earth driven style to it and tones of dark red fruits, earth tones, tobacco, and dark red cherries. This was on the rustic side of things, but far from lean and green
taste: medium bodied with medium/high acidity and some chewy tannins showing off its youth along with rustic tones of dark red cherries, earthen tones, brown spices, and dark red fruits
overall: this seemed to be in a slightly more closed phase than the last time I had it. I actually thought that this could be a NSG ringer in the lineup and was surprised by the reveal
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6/7/2011 - S. Lorin wrote: 89 Points
Balanced elegant wine displaying light red fruit but seemed simple with a soft quick finish
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6/5/2011 - briquette wrote: 93 Points
2nd bottle i've had of this vintage. better this time--seems to have developed more elegance with slight hints of cherries. Went very well with my seafood dinner.
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5/7/2011 - Sycamore wrote: 88 Points
Unmistakable Thomas funky aromas (which I like) carry over to the palate. Bright red fruit and a fair bit of tannin, particularly at the mid-palate and on the finish. Needs a bit more time, it seems, but has the potential to be excellent.
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2/12/2011 - gunpwdr wrote: 90 Points
Nose: Stony minerality, cherries, strawberries, toasted oak, hint of greens and tar. Palate: Sweet, juicy, tart cherries and cranberries hit you right away on the attack and carry through to the mid-palate, where the juicy, tart acidity really shows up. A smattering of tannins finish the mid-palate then give way to more bright, sweet cherries on the finish.
A far cry from the Thomas I had almost a year ago, this pinot now shows gobs of high toned fruit and acidity. At times, the palate shows rich, tart fruit and at others, just tart fruit. If you like your pinots puckering and juicy, then this one is likely up your alley.
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12/25/2010 - Omar Khayyam Likes this wine: 90 Points
interesting - maybe a mute phase, maybe bottle variation. But in this instance I find the 2007 almost too sweet and somewhat loosely structured on the fruit side. At any rate, it is pretty good stuff. Just making a note of the fact that I would not have thought the two 2007 Thomas PN that we opened this year, from same batch and vendor, to be the same wine, had I been trying them side by side, blind, with this result.
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11/20/2010 - curtispomeroy wrote:
Poured off a glass and put the rest back in the cellar for 24 hours. On day one, the pop and pour, this wine was showing the monolithic cherry cough drops on the nose and was entirely unimpressive. 24 hours later the wine had become more integrated and interesting. Still essentially red fruits on the palate but I was picking up tobacco on the nose and the wife was getting cinnamon. However, I never found myself saying - either out loud or in my mind - I like this wine. A unique and interesting expression of Oregon pinot noir but for me it doesn't hit me in my wheelhouse.
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10/22/2010 - Omar Khayyam Likes this wine: 96 Points
Oh, my. This is... I don't know where to start, really.
A true wine evokes memories, and adds promises of future exuberance, like a first installment from a drug dealer trying to sell you on his personal version of nirvana. And at the same time, as it is wine, not narcotics, only softly intoxicates you and instead, along the way, creates instant intellectualisms, at the synaptic level, perfecting dinner table conversations, prolonging a pleasant evening way past bed time while adding a gastronomic intangible not unlike truffles, bleak roe or matsutake mushrooms.
But before I get to the actual smell and taste of this elixir, let me start by briefly summarizing my experience with Thomas wines:
1. Some years back, at Bistro Maison in McMinnville. Eating alone and eating well. An older couple next to me so much enjoys their Thomas 2002 that they insist I try it. I do, and its the best thing I have ever had.
2. I start collecting, through whatever channels I can find. Bottles in the cellar are now not insignificant in terms of recent vintages of Thomas pinot.
3. The first attempt to try one. Failure, it reaks of something not quite funky enough to be a quality and not quite unpleasant enough to be an outright defect.
4. Down the line, I have more Thomas, more and more used to the fact that these are living wines, with bottle variability as well as vintage identity. Some good, some less so, but no one as great as the one I tried that night at bistro maison.
Then this, and I do admit that I generally prefer 2007 oregon pinot noirs above 2003-06, but still, most 07s I have tried have had that slight watery quality and seldom enough core and body and structure.
Here then, is that primordially joyful oregon pinot nose, which is both restrained and overwhelming, like a prime time barolo can be. There is purity of fruit - sweet black cherries - and at the same time, complexity of cold smoked mildly earthy forest floor mushrooms. An acidic core that is fresh like a mountain brook and perfumed like orange water, a body that is just perfect, and a long nice finish.
Take a bow, John Thomas, for you have made magic out of grapes.
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9/9/2010 - Eros Coniglio wrote: 80 Points
Cherry cough drops on the nose. Drank at wine shop with a Volnay and all gavew this wine a thumbs down.
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9/5/2010 - rnellans wrote: 89 Points
Medium ruby. Some herbal unripe qualities, but not unpleasant. Medium body with good acidity. This wine might surprise like a lot of 07's and improve with some time.
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4/12/2010 - justaguy wrote: 84 Points
Heard great things about this producer, so bought 3 bottles of 2007. Second bottle last night: some spice, light strawberry flavor, high acid, watery. Better than first bottle, but wasn't worth taking a second glass. Not impressed with this vintage, especially for the price.
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3/20/2010 - gunpwdr wrote: 87 Points
Nose: Cedar, baking spices, cherry pie, cranberries. Green, stemmy action as well. The nose verges on being too rich and cedary, and with 4+ hours of decanting, is presently quite hot. Palate: Anise, tart cherries, blackberries and not much else on the attack. Mid-palate gives way to more tart cherries, cedary spices, and some slightly astringent tannins. More tart berries on the medium finish. A bit brutish at the moment, but with the stuffing to age for sure.
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3/18/2010 - curtispomeroy wrote: 91 Points
This was our first bottle of Thomas pinot noir and it very much lived up to the hype. Very well balanced and thoroughly enjoyable. The only demerit was it lacked some complexity but I am confident that this will emerge with time.
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3/16/2010 - treaganjr wrote: 94 Points
Tasted with a group of savy wine friends. All reacted positively and then it was gone. My pour was ruby in the glass, cherry and other pit fruit on the palate and a lingering finish.
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3/8/2010 - LeatherPalate wrote: 91 Points
I gave this 4 hours in a decantor. Very floral nose,with tons of baking spices, pure red fruits, strawberries,cranberry and pom. Very spicey mouthfeel with pomegranate and cranberry dominating through a very acidic core. Super young,smooth,long,and delicate. Will hold the rest for at least 3 more years.This could be a stunner.
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3/7/2010 - KeithAkers wrote: 92 Points
Oscar night (Shane's: Chicago, IL): nose: very high toned and extremely fragrant nose of cinnamon spices, red florals, red cherries, fresh picked berries, herbs and a touch of plum tones. Classy and fairly feminine that adds a real charm to the nose
taste: well balanced and lighter feel with good depth and lovely tones of red florals, red cherries, mixed berries, herbs, a bit of earth and some plums. There is also medium/high acidity that is pronounced right now
overall: a young wine, and leatherpalate had said that it spent a good amount of time in the decanter earlier. It seemed like it needed it, and this was a beautiful wine that was just barely showing off what it can do down the road
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3/3/2010 - B Paul Likes this wine: 92 Points
My first Thomas and I am impressed. Drank over about 4 hours. At first a bit tight, but this opened up with an hour or two of air (not decanted). Raspberry and a bright, creamy strawberry aspect. Also a bit of a smoky quality. This will continue to evolve. Drink/hold.
This is a pretty wine - light, but also flavorful. I saw the word "delicate" used in several prior notes and it is quite fitting. 91+-92pts.
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1/17/2010 - cfe wrote:
Pale medium red. Scents of high-toned type red fruits (strawberries) and hints of citrus, has a certain air after rain feeling to it, delicate, Chambolle-esque. Palate is to the light side of medium wight, difficult to pin down, almost a currant flavor, hints of smoke, earth, very much a finesse type wine, texture is soft, but doesn't lack acidity, just nicely balanced. Doesn't appear the wine will be a long term wine, although Thomas' wines have fooled me before in that respect.
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1/16/2010 - dougsmith wrote: 91 Points
Medium ruby color. Bright nose of focused strawberry, raspberry and rose petal with some smoky, earthy topnotes. Medium bodied with great presence and focus on the palate, and a long finish. This is a delicate wine, understated but has all the parts. Excellent, with room for upside; it's still very primary. 91+ (Decanted around two hours beforehand).
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12/9/2009 - orwines wrote: 91 Points
Crazy smokiness. Bacon. Long finish. Didn't get to really analyze it the way I'd like, but this is good, good wine for my taste.
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11/30/2009 - paulyp wrote:
way too soon. tight and closed . . . won't touch another for at least a year.
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11/22/2009 - Winebeer wrote: 91 Points
Tasted at L&E. Beautiful rich dark nose, but not too ripe or extracted. Silk on the palate. Great complexity with a little purple fruit, leather, and more- tastes like autumn. Acid and tannin were balanced beautifully. Pedigree, quality, and potential are all evident in this wine. Sublime.
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11/14/2009 - oldgrowth45 wrote: 89 Points
50 points for showing up; color=5/5; nose=11/15; flavor & finish=14/20; overall quality=9/10
Popped and poured with approx. one hour decant. Good color. Legs are thin and runny. For me personally, this nose evokes comfort smells (the kitchen of the house I grew up in, fall leaves), some oak, but not too strong, smokiness but also bright citrus fruits too. Taste: the initial attack is a touch dillute. The same dillution carries through in the midpalate, but it's still racy. Lots of vanillin, spicebox (mostly cinnamon), a little tart cherries. Crisp acidity. The tanins that are there are dusty in a good way. Most of the action is on the finish: long, lingering, smokey. In summation, clearly a well-made bottle, very clean, with no rough edges at all. I agree with Winebeer: this is a sublime wine. Definitely has a sense of place. Obviously this is a very young wine, however, the midpalate thinness is a little disconcerting, but, it's entirely possible it will flesh out a little as it ages. Definitely look forward to revisit this wine again in a few months to a year and see where it's at.
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1/5/2007 - treaganjr wrote: 94 Points
Medium ruby color, exotic aromatics that speak to earth, leather, hanging meat with a hammy trait, and sweet, spicey fruit. The wine was vinified dry with frish acids and medium tannins. The wine had flavors of cherry and other pit fruit and sustained the flavors on the finish. Very interesting.
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