Popped and poured. Last tasted this 2 years ago and thought it was in a nice window then. It is better now. Fresh light red fruit with a hint of light caramel. Delicious.
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Return to Willamette; 7/2/2023-7/8/2023 (Portland & Willamette): Off the wine list at 1882 in McMinnville. This was nice and easy. Wouldn’t say anything that particularly jumped out but also nothing that was off putting. Where we ended up since a few of our earlier tries with wine weren’t available. Overall nice list though.
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Red and black cherry, strawberry and earth notes on the nose. Medium bodied (13.5% ABV) with a swirling mix of red and black cherry upfront. There are rounder, more open notes (both red and black) along with brighter notes (mostly red) in a constantly shifting pattern. Mid-body adds more depth as well as more blackfruit notes and even a touch of plum. These notes are balanced on the backside with fine grained tannins, acidity, lightly tart red cherry and lingering earth and mineral notes. The balance presented here might even be a step above the 2016 from last night. Style wise, the 2017 shows slightly more complexity and more youthful liveliness. Quality wise, I think they equivalent (or close), but my personal preference might slightly favor the 2017. Might open another bottle as soon as Fall 2022 to take advantage.
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4/16/2024 - krhaugh wrote: 94 Points
Popped and poured. Last tasted this 2 years ago and thought it was in a nice window then. It is better now. Fresh light red fruit with a hint of light caramel. Delicious.
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7/7/2023 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Return to Willamette; 7/2/2023-7/8/2023 (Portland & Willamette): Off the wine list at 1882 in McMinnville. This was nice and easy. Wouldn’t say anything that particularly jumped out but also nothing that was off putting. Where we ended up since a few of our earlier tries with wine weren’t available. Overall nice list though.
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1/24/2023 - sjmiller wrote:
Ugh
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8/7/2022 - krhaugh Likes this wine: 93 Points
Decanted >1 hour. Beautiful light red fruit, fresh strawberry and cherry. Juice has a hint of spice. In a really nice drinking window right now.
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5/1/2022 - RGCM Gananda Likes this wine: 93 Points
Red and black cherry, strawberry and earth notes on the nose. Medium bodied (13.5% ABV) with a swirling mix of red and black cherry upfront. There are rounder, more open notes (both red and black) along with brighter notes (mostly red) in a constantly shifting pattern. Mid-body adds more depth as well as more blackfruit notes and even a touch of plum. These notes are balanced on the backside with fine grained tannins, acidity, lightly tart red cherry and lingering earth and mineral notes. The balance presented here might even be a step above the 2016 from last night. Style wise, the 2017 shows slightly more complexity and more youthful liveliness. Quality wise, I think they equivalent (or close), but my personal preference might slightly favor the 2017. Might open another bottle as soon as Fall 2022 to take advantage.
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