2006 Remy Wines Lagrein

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 89.7 points

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View gripNsip's profile
  • Report Issue

  2/14/2013 - gripNsip Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Big dark fruit nose, cherry, blueberry, rosemary, menthol, dark chocolate, oak. These flavors create a powerful but delicious aroma. Medium weighted with bright acidity and late, gritty tannin that only grips the cheeks and gums. Young dark fruit shows on the palate, freshly picked blackberries, raspberry tartness, cherry juice. The integration between these flavors and the acidity in the finish is quite nice, ending with a sense of freshness. Surprising on the palate considering the nose, this is all about showing a good expression of fruit flavor with minimal oak. There is a sense of stony minerality in the finish that is nice, like crushed stone, perhaps an effect of the tannin. I don't detect any heat like you find on some Oregon wines from 2006, also not showing any signs of age in my opinion. Long finish with lingering tart fruit. Overall this is great wine. This absolutely killed it with pan-fried vegetables and steak, and here after dinner I find the wine interesting on it's own. I need to seek out more wines from this producer, the small amount of wines I have had from them I have really enjoyed so far.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View RPerro's profile
  • Report Issue

  8/23/2009 - RPerro wrote: 90 Points

  Italy in the Valley (Cana's Feast Winery, Carlton, OR): VERY interesting red! A traditional Italian varietal, only recently introduced to Oregon. A fairly tannic wine, with mulberry, cherry and some smokiness on the palate. This will rock in about 5 years!

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.