Soter Tasting with James Cahill (Knightsbridge - Northbrook IL): Popped and poured. Wonderful aromas of ripe black cherry with sweet spice, nicely matured. Good flavors, slightly less exciting and balanced vs the nose. Still a good combination of freshness and earth, just with a slightly tannic finish. My last bottle from a case purchased from the winery at release, this bottle was better vs my previous bottle opened one year ago.
- Crimsom color. It's balanced with a medium/full body. Linear texture with a medium finish - I never expected a 15 year old Oregon Pinot to last like this. Still full of fruit, good finish. Wish I had more than this last bottle.
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Mature black and blue berry aromas and flavors with some umami, cooked mushroom character. Still a trace of pronounced new oak spice. Still drinking nicely, but time to drink up.
I'm not sure what the oak treatment was, but this has a toasty, spice driven nose. Color is quite crimson and vibrant. Dark fruit palate, smooth and sweet and delicious. Repeat toast, spice, and cinnamon finish which is a little too much as it seems to hide the purity of the fruit.
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5/17/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points
Soter Tasting with James Cahill (Knightsbridge - Northbrook IL): Popped and poured. Wonderful aromas of ripe black cherry with sweet spice, nicely matured. Good flavors, slightly less exciting and balanced vs the nose. Still a good combination of freshness and earth, just with a slightly tannic finish. My last bottle from a case purchased from the winery at release, this bottle was better vs my previous bottle opened one year ago.
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3/16/2017 - scbluedevil wrote:
- Crimsom color. It's balanced with a medium/full body. Linear texture with a medium finish - I never expected a 15 year old Oregon Pinot to last like this. Still full of fruit, good finish. Wish I had more than this last bottle.
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1/7/2017 - Burgundy Al wrote: 89 Points
Fully mature black fruit, good concentration. Best when popped and poured, less interesting an hour later.
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1/21/2016 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points
Mature black and blue berry aromas and flavors with some umami, cooked mushroom character. Still a trace of pronounced new oak spice. Still drinking nicely, but time to drink up.
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5/1/2015 - Nutty08 wrote: 89 Points
I'm not sure what the oak treatment was, but this has a toasty, spice driven nose. Color is quite crimson and vibrant. Dark fruit palate, smooth and sweet and delicious. Repeat toast, spice, and cinnamon finish which is a little too much as it seems to hide the purity of the fruit.
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