2011 Ken Wright Pinot Noir McCrone Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 86.3 points

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  9/5/2015 - MoserJP Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Campfire thing is still there, still primary. Fruit is kind of hollowed out leaving mostly earthy, smokey notes of smoked meat and tobacco. There are some cherry and ripe blackberry notes, maybe dark raspberry, but mostly earth and spice with a real gamey quality to it. It's distinctly Oregon, but having the least crowd pleasing traits, I suppose. Still, I dig it and would happily drink again.

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  1/27/2013 - gripNsip wrote: 85 Points

  Big campfire on the nose. In a weird place currently, lighter fruit flavors and intensity paired with some larger acidity and tannin. Tasted from 1/2 bottle along side 3 other 2011 Ken Wright single-vineyard Pinots and this was my least favorite. Not to say it was bad, it is a delicious wine, it's just not integrated or balanced at this point in time, perhaps it needs a bit more time in bottle.

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