This is a big boy. Honestly, I've never had an oregon pinot with this much of a full bodied fruit wollop. And at 8 years old too! I know 2008 in Oregon was special, and this was a quality wine, but just so unexpected. Thick and rich and Licorice and dark cherry. Black fruit spectrum. Not showing it's age at all. I would have said young carneros pinot or something. This is not my style at all, but I can appreciate a quality wine even if it's not what I would have done with it.
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Sadly, my last bottle. As usual, big nose of dark berry fruits, spice and earth that carries over to the deeply-flavored, multi-layered palate. Espresso and some oak appear with airtime. Full-bodied, rich, creamy and almost thick for a pinot. Plenty of structure and grip with good complexity and a long finish. Overall, very big, rich and deliciously flavorful. Still going strong. (92, but I like lean pinots - which this is not. Those who like rich pinots will probably rate it higher).
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Wonderful fruity and balanced wine with great depth of flavor and long finish. Good for another year or two at least! On the second day it was just as good.
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10/22/2017 - scottkeyc wrote: 85 Points
past its prime by a ways
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5/19/2016 - jeffreylubowski Likes this wine: 90 Points
This is a big boy. Honestly, I've never had an oregon pinot with this much of a full bodied fruit wollop. And at 8 years old too! I know 2008 in Oregon was special, and this was a quality wine, but just so unexpected. Thick and rich and Licorice and dark cherry. Black fruit spectrum. Not showing it's age at all. I would have said young carneros pinot or something. This is not my style at all, but I can appreciate a quality wine even if it's not what I would have done with it.
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5/13/2016 - PhN Likes this wine: 90 Points
Delicious, better the second day.
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11/16/2015 - rickspicks wrote: 92 Points
Sadly, my last bottle. As usual, big nose of dark berry fruits, spice and earth that carries over to the deeply-flavored, multi-layered palate. Espresso and some oak appear with airtime. Full-bodied, rich, creamy and almost thick for a pinot. Plenty of structure and grip with good complexity and a long finish. Overall, very big, rich and deliciously flavorful. Still going strong. (92, but I like lean pinots - which this is not. Those who like rich pinots will probably rate it higher).
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10/20/2015 - PhN wrote: 93 Points
Wonderful fruity and balanced wine with great depth of flavor and long finish. Good for another year or two at least! On the second day it was just as good.
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