Pours a medium tawny-garnet. Med + intensity on the nose, loads of dried red and black fruits: cherry, strawberry, raspberry, cramberries, fig, baking spices, smoke, sous bois, spent coffee grounds, mushroom, some farmyard. The wine flavor matches the nose. Fully developed, dry wine, med acid, med + tannin/earthy, fruit is fading, med alcohol (12.5%), med + body, med+ flavor intensity, long finish. I was quite surprised with how much tannin this was showing for a 36yr old pinot. This must have been a monster back in the day, however, the fruit is really falling off and is thinning out on the mid-palate. Still, quite drinkable- so drink now, not suitable for further aging, V. Good.
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Cork came out fully intact/no breaking. Fruit has faded a little, but man this drank really well! Had this for my daughter's 7th birthday with hamburgers and hot dogs. :)
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10/24/2023 - HandmadeHomemade Likes this wine:
Pours a medium tawny-garnet. Med + intensity on the nose, loads of dried red and black fruits: cherry, strawberry, raspberry, cramberries, fig, baking spices, smoke, sous bois, spent coffee grounds, mushroom, some farmyard. The wine flavor matches the nose. Fully developed, dry wine, med acid, med + tannin/earthy, fruit is fading, med alcohol (12.5%), med + body, med+ flavor intensity, long finish. I was quite surprised with how much tannin this was showing for a 36yr old pinot. This must have been a monster back in the day, however, the fruit is really falling off and is thinning out on the mid-palate. Still, quite drinkable- so drink now, not suitable for further aging, V. Good.
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10/22/2022 - projectgoboy Likes this wine:
Cork came out fully intact/no breaking. Fruit has faded a little, but man this drank really well! Had this for my daughter's 7th birthday with hamburgers and hot dogs. :)
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7/30/2011 - KeithAkers wrote: flawed
Older Oregon Pinots (Wildwood, Portland OR): twas sadly a corked bottle
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7/30/2011 - gripNsip wrote: flawed
Old Oregon Pinot Noir - Wine Berserker off-line (Wildwood restaurant - Portland, OR): The group said this was corked before I was able to get to it, so I dumped it. A bummer.
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