Christmas dinner (ham)... nice nose Took 1hour to open... Cranberry, which took this long to be acceptable to me. Nice balance. No oldness, can still age, took an hour to open and reach potential. 15 to 20 sec finish, very pleasant. This was too acidic for me in 2005, but now seems smooth, balanced with nice fruit flavors, full mouthfeel, nice nose, decent finish. Solid 91-92 rating, but if you paid $80 - $120 at a nice restaurant for this, you’d feel like it was a bargain. Nice Christmas selection.
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Drank at WWS Oregon pinot nite. Drank blind vs 3 other pinots from other countries, and this was the favored wine of the flight by a slight margin. Nose at first was a bit funky, but fairly generous. Fruit and spice there, with some peppery notes. Red fruit still present on the palate, along with spice, some truffle, some minerality. Unfortunately, the wine faded fast in the glass. The nose dissipated & the fruit disappeared. Some TCA noticeable at the end. Many liked this wine more than I did
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Opens with spices - black pepper and spice cabinet - on the nose. Still-vibrant acidity carries along aged fruit flavors. Raspberry and cherry fruit leather dominate, but with some air a piney note emerges. Still some dried wood notes on the finish. Drinkings really well considering its age, but it's probably past peak by now.
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1999 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir (SE Wine Collective): Wow, this is a beast of a wine. Rich fruited and decadent. Red apple skin and meat. Slightly green on the palate but very voluminous; huge and bozzy. Green finish, acidic, and chemical notes. Funky dark fruit.
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12/25/2018 - WinePlanner Likes this wine: 93 Points
Christmas dinner (ham)...
nice nose
Took 1hour to open...
Cranberry, which took this long to be acceptable to me.
Nice balance. No oldness, can still age, took an hour to open and reach potential.
15 to 20 sec finish, very pleasant.
This was too acidic for me in 2005, but now seems smooth, balanced with nice fruit flavors, full mouthfeel, nice nose, decent finish.
Solid 91-92 rating, but if you paid $80 - $120 at a nice restaurant for this, you’d feel like it was a bargain.
Nice Christmas selection.
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4/21/2015 - cephomer wrote: 89 Points
Drank at WWS Oregon pinot nite. Drank blind vs 3 other pinots from other countries, and this was the favored wine of the flight by a slight margin. Nose at first was a bit funky, but fairly generous. Fruit and spice there, with some peppery notes. Red fruit still present on the palate, along with spice, some truffle, some minerality. Unfortunately, the wine faded fast in the glass. The nose dissipated & the fruit disappeared. Some TCA noticeable at the end. Many liked this wine more than I did
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6/22/2014 - ucbeau Likes this wine:
Opens with spices - black pepper and spice cabinet - on the nose. Still-vibrant acidity carries along aged fruit flavors. Raspberry and cherry fruit leather dominate, but with some air a piney note emerges. Still some dried wood notes on the finish. Drinkings really well considering its age, but it's probably past peak by now.
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6/22/2014 - David Paris (dbp) wrote: 85 Points
1999 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir (SE Wine Collective): Wow, this is a beast of a wine. Rich fruited and decadent. Red apple skin and meat. Slightly green on the palate but very voluminous; huge and bozzy. Green finish, acidic, and chemical notes. Funky dark fruit.
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6/22/2014 - pwillen1 wrote:
1999 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir (SE Wine Collective): Sweet fruit on the nose, hot, jammy fruit, hot menthol on the nose and palate, finishes with oak. Past prime.
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