2006 Willamette Valley Vineyards Pinot Noir Estate Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (17) Avg Score: 86.2 points

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  2/18/2013 - xena wrote: 87 Points

  Nothing special but ok.

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  10/15/2012 - Old Joe wrote: 88 Points

  still a smooth wine i think it has about peaked and will not look to get to many more days out of it

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  2/15/2010 - jtoskey wrote: 86 Points

  needs a couple more years

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  7/20/2009 - tayto wrote: 79 Points

  Pretty poor, though slightly better than their 2007. Similar thinness to other Willamette Valley PNs, as well as lack of depth or texture. Strong smell/taste of alcohol, and would be difficult to find the proper pairing.

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  6/14/2009 - dodongo wrote: 84 Points

  This wine definitley has some things going for it: I found the appearance of the wine to be quite lovely. The positively translucent Pinot red has plenty of orange to it, not just the purple end of red. Also, the oak integration seems tasteful but not ageworthy. I was surprised to find out it was something like only 20% new oak. There's clearly not a decade-level ageability to this wine, but I was pleased to find the oak notes along with the fruit.
  
  Downsides: Pretty hot; not a PN designed to deal with the 14.5% ABV. The nose was downright scorching at times, even while at proper serving temperature. The wine was quite flat compared to other 2006es I've had, perhaps a reflection of the vintage in that particular AVA? The wine did leave a nice spiced, vanilla oak finish, which I commend based on the production notes and the overall lack of exposure to new oak, but I found the flavors on the palate rather lacking.
  
  I guess from the CT notes this retails at around $30? If so, the price may, unfortunately, be an artifact of how the wine is Willamette Valley appellated. Once the wine had time to breathe, this was not a bad wine, but I'm afraid it's not what it is cracked up to be at that price point.

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