1997 Thomas Pinot Noir Willamette Valley

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 91.4 points

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  4/21/2018 - ricardito Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Legends of the Spring 2018 (Portland, Oregon house of TW and AW): Medium red with pulverized Stella cherries and dried cranberries on the nose. Ripe figs and Sunburst cherries lingering long on the palate with a ripe finish of subtle Labrador Tea (now-2034)

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  12/16/2011 - arthrovine wrote: 93 Points

  Bright garnet color. Reticent nose, until about 2 hours in the bottle - then mushrooms, cherry must. Shockingly fresh and young. Palate had lots of fresh flowers, bright fresh red fruit, fresh pomegranate, (mushroom and mushroom soup flavors with more weight came after 2 hours), great light acidity, soft small grained tannins. This was beautiful. Could last at least 5 years. When to open the next? Will the secondary characteristics improve the wine?
  
  Update day 2: much more astringent, mushroom, Nebbiolo-esqe... It's gone. A great wine it was, on day 1 after a few hours of air...

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  10/11/2008 - wineismylife wrote: 90 Points

  DAWGS Offline - October 2008 (TexasZin's house in Garland, TX): WIML90
  
  Tasted October 11, 2008 at an offline.
  
  Served from magnum. Opened and served immediately. Light garnet to garnet color in the glass, slightly cloudy looking. Nose of potpourri, wet stones, a little rubber and some black berries. Flavors of black berries and black cherries. Medium acidity, medium tannins, medium body. Drink over the short term.

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  6/19/2008 - wineismylife wrote: 91 Points

  WIML91?
  
  Tasted June 19, 2008 at an offline.
  
  Served from magnum. Opened and served immediately. Garnet color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of sulphur (tiny), black cherries, berries and a bit of briar patch. Flavors of black cherries and berries. Medium to high acidity, medium tannins, medium body. Drink over the short term.

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  3/11/2007 - Meerlust wrote: 89 Points

  Garnet red color with orange rim. The expreseeive nose was a complex interplay of cherry, musk/perfume, gunpowder, and earth. The delicate flavors, not to be confused with thin, of cherry, minerals, earth, and deft oak danced across the palate. Structurally, this wine has vibrant acidity, balanced fruit, and rounded tannins. The finish is of adequate length. Overall, it is an intellectural wine that does not display upfront fruit but is a blend of balance and complexity. We probably did this wine a disservice by not giving it adequate time to breathe and by not serving it with food.

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