2014 Penner-Ash Pinot Noir Willamette Valley

Community Tasting Notes (26) Avg Score: 90.4 points

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  11/19/2021 - oropeza Likes this wine:

  Black fruit and caramel up front, rounder core on soft tannin, finishes well with a little lick of acidity. Four years later and I still would call this California if tasted blind. I have a soft spot for Penner as theirs was my first Oregon Pinot, and really enjoy their wines, while acknowledging that this doesn't taste like that... tasted next to a 2013 Westrey, this wine was much bigger, rounder and less nuanced, as I believe it would compare to most Willamette pinots even while acknowledging the difference in vintage.

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  3/12/2021 - Richkniles Likes this wine:

  God Pinot flavor

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  6/23/2020 - Bozekt wrote: 92 Points

  Opens with aromas of black cherry, cola, cardamom, touch of cinnamon. Beautifully smooth and integrated palate attacks with black and blue fruit flavors and transitions seamlessly to a lingering brown sugar and baking spice finish. Alcohol is held nicely in check for a warm vintage. Acidity is med-plus, tannins med, complexity med to med-plus, finish med. Always a fan of this one, excellent QPR. Handled the thick cut pork chops quite well!

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  11/14/2019 - Baron Slick wrote: 91 Points

  This is a big Pinot but somehow it doesn't come across as a brute. Wild cherries, damp soil, and a touch of game highlight the nose. Tight and full bodied, with plump and succulent New World fruit. It settles down nicely, and develops a savory streak of brown sugar restraint. It works out well.

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  2/13/2019 - khmark7 wrote:

  Much too ripe. Very Californian, and although well assembled it doesn't showcase Pinot Noir from Oregon.

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