2018 Ken Wright Pinot Noir Shea Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 90.3 points

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  12/21/2022 - huevosconvino Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Chilled to ~60 degrees F and decanted for 90 minutes before tasting from a Riedel Oregon Pinot Noir glass. Dusty fresh raspberry, mulberry, and black cherry aromas plus secondary notes of oak. A very focused nose on this wine, which I like. Juicy mouthfeel that explodes out of the glass. Primary flavors of Mara Des Bois strawberry, red raspberry, and raspberry hard candy. I'm not sure which clones went into this wine but I really like the style, a bit more new world at first and then shifts toward a more austere, Burgundian style as it opens up. Refined, juicy, not sweet, almost magenta in color. Surprisingly good given the prior reviews.

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  3/6/2020 - Motz wrote: 92 Points

  In the house style, which though modern, featuring sweet cherry fruit and herbs, I find quite appealing. The winemaker always applies judicious amounts of oak as well, allowing, in this case, that intriguing Shea terroir to shine through. Not lacking for structure, it packs the substance to age over the next five to seven years. Drink by 2028-2030.

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