IPNC Weekend 2018

Linfield College, McMinnville, OR
Tasted Thursday, July 26, 2018 - Thursday, August 2, 2018 by rocknroller with 527 views

Introduction

This was our first time venturing out for IPNC. We had a really fun group with Siggy, Candace, Lonny, Matt L, Jason and Tracy G, and Vicki and I. It was a wonderful experience to bask in the glory of Oregon wine country and enjoy talking with the winemakers and growers in such an up close fashion. The food through the weekend was outstanding too with many area chefs contributing to the event's success. It is also amazing to see the number of volunteers that make this event happen. A special shout out to our favorite flashy Somm "Ric Ecrane" who really made our experience fantastic all weekend long. Hopefully no one will glean his true identity. We'll be back at some point to do it all over again. I tried to document as many of the wines as possible. Many notes are very brief and gut impressions.

Flight 2 - Bistro Maison (10 Notes)

Northern Rhone Theme

  • 2002 Lanson Champagne Noble Cuvée de Lanson Blanc de Blancs Brut 93 Points

    France, Champagne

    (7/26/2018)

    Light gold color. Drank a glass over an hour. This had another gear tonight, and I found it particularly appealing with toast, baked golden apples, brioche, and hazelnut. Medium plus weight, mature and showing its class. I love Lanson's BdB. 93(+?)pts.

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  • 2008 Moët & Chandon Champagne Grand Vintage Rosé 92 Points

    France, Champagne

    (7/26/2018)

    Just had this last weekend and for the sake of completeness I'll share that this was delightful again. Didn't quite reach the same height, but that may be the setting and pairing, or lack thereof. I wish we'd have had this with the watermelon and feta-mint salad, it would have rocked. As it was, the raspberry fruit was quite distinct tonight. 91 to 92pts.

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  • 2007 Didier Dagueneau Silex 94 Points

    France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Pouilly-Fumé

    (7/26/2018)

    Light gold color. Simply stunning tonight and a brilliant pairing to our oyster course. This has such focus and precision, it has balance to the nth degree. I love the earth, dank nose with crushed crustacean minerality, lime, citrus and wet stones. This adds a honeyed note on the nose that is quite captivating. This has such nice acidity, very pretty and it just resonates. SB doesn't get much better.

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  • 2010 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon 93 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru

    (7/26/2018)

    Light gold color. Drank a glass over an hour. Outstanding, toffee, almond paste, poached pears, flinty, great depth and resonating texture; lemon oil, spice as it warms. Lovely. 93+pts.

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  • 1985 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Côte-Rôtie Les Jumelles 93 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie

    (7/26/2018)

    Dark bricked red color. PNP, drank a glass over an hour. Enticing nose of mushroom, wet leaves, soil, red fruits, pepper. The palate is medium bodied, well integrated tannins, cassis, anise, red cherry, graphite, damp earth and cedary spice. This bottle was in a good spot, and I don't think I'd push it a lot further.

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  • 1998 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Flawed

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

    (7/26/2018)

    This bottle was ok on the nose, but the palate was suffering from alcohol, a lack of fruit and seemed disjointed. A bottle just a week or two later was exceptional.

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  • 1995 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage 94 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

    (7/26/2018)

    A classic bottle of Chave, mouth watering, gorgeous, translucent dark fruits, full bodied and impressive depth.

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  • 2010 Delas Frères Hermitage Domaine des Tourettes 92 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

    (7/26/2018)

    Very dark red color. PNP, drank a glass over an hour. There's a mix of red and black fruit on the nose along with orange peel and peppered spice. The palate shows restraint, blackberry, fairly soft mouthfeel, pepper, spicebox, soft silky tannins. 91+ to 92pts.

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  • 2014 Reynvaan Family Vineyards Syrah Stonessence

    USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Walla Walla Valley

    (7/26/2018)

    Youthful, dominated by vanilla and oak right now, but round and buttery, dark fruits, nice tannins. Needs some time to sort it all out.

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  • 2005 Château Rieussec 94 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    (7/26/2018)

    From 375ml, succulent, tropical, coconut, pineapple, orange creamsicle, spot on and cruising along.

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Flight 4 - The Grand Seminar: Two Vineyards/Six Hands (6 Notes)

This seminar was a focus on the Bella Vida and Temperance Hill Vineyards and winemaker influences

  • 2016 Dominio IV Pinot Noir The Violet Hour Bella Vida Vineyard 91 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills

    (7/27/2018)

    Medium dark red color. Drank 1 glass over an hour. Slightly tight on the nose, subtle cedar, touch funky, deep red berries emerge with more dried earth. The palate is somewhat herbal, dill weed, red cherry, a little spicy, fine grain tannins, mouthwatering acid and a touch of citrus. Evolved nicely over the hour.

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  • 2016 Penner-Ash Pinot Noir Bella Vida Vineyard 92 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills

    (7/27/2018)

    Medium dark red color. Drank 1 glass over an hour. In the style, deeper and more intense, love the nose, crushed flowers, dark berry, hints of blue fruit, vanillin, and the dry earth note emerges gradually. Deeper on the palate too, nice acid, tart dark berry, that gets brighter, hints of green tea.

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  • 2016 Belle Pente Pinot Noir Bella Vida Vineyard 90 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills

    (7/27/2018)

    Medium red color plus. Drank a glass over an hour. Very different, blood orange on the nose, stems, dark red fruit, medium body, tart and tangy, more tannnin, but still sleek, good acid, mineral, almost kir like in some ways. Somedidn't like this at all. I found it intriguing in a good way.

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  • 2016 Lumos Wine Company Pinot Noir Temperance Hill Vineyard 90 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills

    (7/27/2018)

    Part of a trio of THV's from 2016 with Lumos, Walter Scott, and Bergstrom. The nose is cedary, brambly almost mountain berry fruit; palate darker berry and black cherry, framboise, and hints of tart strawberry. Good, falls off a bit, as it appears to shut down.

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  • 2016 Walter Scott Pinot Noir Temperance Hill 93 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills

    (7/27/2018)

    Part of a trio of THV's from 2016 with Lumos, Walter Scott, and Bergstrom. This was singing, and singing my song loudly. Just a great nose, deeply earthy on the nose, what I call a classic Oregon signature, damp earth, perfumed, beautiful strawberry fruit. The palate is briary, sous bois, red raspberry, cherry, medium body and lithe. This is so tangy, with delicious ripe tart fruit, lifted, baking spices, and hints of blue fruits. Impressive showing and my wine of the trio.

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  • 2016 Bergström Pinot Noir Temperance Hill 92 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills

    (7/27/2018)

    Part of a trio of THV's from 2016 with Lumos, Walter Scott, and Bergstrom. This has even more fruit than the Walter Scott. Red berries, great purity and focus, slightly dusty and rather floral, hints of blood orange. The palate has dried earth, saline, cedarbox, great purity, herbs, medium body and harmonious. This may be the ultimate winner with some age. 92+pts.

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Flight 5 - Lunch on the Lawn (9 Notes)

Flight 6 - University of Pinot: #301 Viticultural Legacies (12 Notes)

A focus on six wineries and the transition from one generation of winemaker to the next.

Flight 7 - Alfresco Tasting #1 (21 Notes)

Flight 8 - The Grand Dinner (15 Notes)

  • 2016 Domaine Valentin Zusslin Auxerrois Pinot d'Alsace

    France, Alsace

    (7/27/2018)

    Tasted, aromatic, floral, a bit pungent, ok

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  • 2015 Fougeray de Beauclair Marsannay Les Aiges Pruniers Blanc 89 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Marsannay

    (7/27/2018)

    Tasting pour. Solid, earthy, pear, medium body, smoke.

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  • 2012 Hyde Vineyard Estate Pinot Noir 92 Points

    USA, California, Napa / Sonoma, Carneros

    (7/27/2018)

    Medium red color. Drank a glass over an hour with Chris Hyde. He was our winemaker/table ambassador for the Grand Dinner at IPNC. First of all, Chris is a super guy, very humble and genuine, and his wines are well made impressive examples what the Hyde vineyard can do with Pinot Noir. I found the style to be rooted in Burgundy and a far cry from what so often comes out of California these days. I appreciate the transparent style and mid-weight wines that reflect the terroir and respect the grape. This is earthy and well balanced; very complex and pure, with a lovely fruit expression while not being heavy and extracted. Some scorched earth and smoke too. The cool night breezes of the vineyard show through in the acid and vivacity of the the wine. The '15 Hyde we had earlier had the same profile, so this is not a one hit wonder. 91+ to 92pts.

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  • 2005 Domaine Rossignol Trapet Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos Prieur 91 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru

    (7/27/2018)

    Dark red color. Drank a glass over 45 minutes. More ready than the last bottle, this showed the same profile of deep red berry, soil and iron, with a distinct spiciness, but it was much more giving and lively. Probably still not all the way there yet, but this was a PNP. 91+(+)pts.

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  • 2007 Domaine Tortochot Charmes-Chambertin 94 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru

    (7/27/2018)

    Medium red color. This bottle was opened about an hour before serving. Drank 1 glass over 60 minutes. Same bottle as Bellissino and the same experience. We've had this a several times now and it has been a consistent charmer to say the least. Great perfume, red berry, mushroom, currants, damp earth and soil infused minerality on a medium frame. This was rocking.

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  • 2016 Domaine Bertagna Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits 88 Points

    France, Burgundy, Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits

    (7/27/2018)

    Small pour, no notes, but this was nice enough.

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  • 2007 Maison Bertrand Ambroise Bourgogne Aries 90 Points

    France, Burgundy, Bourgogne

    (7/27/2018)

    Small pour. PNP, Pretty good stuff, red fruits, good spices, wood tones, fairly mature and still in good shape. Solid. 89+ to 90pts.

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  • 2010 Ata Rangi Pinot Noir 88 Points

    New Zealand, North Island, Wairarapa, Martinborough

    (7/27/2018)

    Small glass. Rather earthy, pepper, good texture, meaty on the nose, slightly angular finish. Good. 88+pts.

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  • 2014 Bethel Heights Pinot Noir The Shallows Estate 91 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills

    (7/27/2018)

    Small glass over 30 minutes. Never had this cuvee before. Silky, great feel, spices, verve, a bit bigger in density, vanilla, dark fruits.

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  • 2004 Cristom Pinot Noir Signature Cuvée 94 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley

    (7/27/2018)

    Translucent bricked red color. Randy was wandering around the grounds pouring this from a double magnum. Wow, this was head turning and gorgeous, aged and elegant, mouthwatering, orange peel, citrus, tart cherry, pomegranate., dried earth and florals. One of the highlights of the evening. 93+ to 94pts.

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  • 2012 Maison Bertrand Ambroise Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Rue de Chaux 89 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru

    (7/27/2018)

    Small glass over 20 minutes. Good, firm tannins, bold cherry with some espresso, meat, oak. 89 to 90 pts.

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  • 2014 Roco Pinot Noir Private Stash 90 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Chehalem Mountains

    (7/27/2018)

    Small glass over 20 minutes. Good, spicy, pepper, a mix of dark red and black fruits, young though. Give it 18 to 24 months. 90+pts.

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  • 2006 Domaine Pavelot (Jean-Marc et Hugues) Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Les Vergelesses 91 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru

    (7/27/2018)

    Small glass late in the evening. Spice, cherries, dry earth, medium body, nice tannins, in a good spot.

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  • 2011 Decelle - Villa Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Crots 88 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru

    (7/27/2018)

    Tasted, no notes. 87+ to 88pts.

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  • 2006 Escarpment Pinot Noir

    New Zealand, North Island, Wairarapa, Martinborough

    (7/27/2018)

    Drank a glass very late in the evening. We had been badgering our Somm supreme, "Ric Ecrane", to see if he could find us some DRC and low and behold he found what we suspect to be a counterfeit bottle of 1996 La Tache. The dead give away was the hastily crossed out Escarpment label and the Sharpie written "1996 DRC La Tache" over it. Names have been changed to protect the creatively innocent. Imagine our disappointment :). There was wine in the bottle, and I think it tasted like Pinot Noir from far south of the border.

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Flight 10 - Vineyard Tour & Winery Lunch: Alexana (5 Notes)

Host by Dr. Madaiah Revana and winemaker Brain Weil at Alexana Vineyards

  • 2013 Alexana Pinot Noir Signature 90 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills

    (7/28/2018)

    Dark red color. Drank 1 glass blind over an hour. Top 10 barrels of the Estate wine. To be honest, I was expecting more from this wine. In retrospect, I should have realized that a '13 Alexana was not going to be showing great yet. It is a cool vintage and Alexana tends to need some time to flesh out anyway and particularly in the cool years. This was further evidenced by the '11 Revana I picked up while we there for the salmon bake later that evening - it was much better two days later. This was very firm and structured and showing some heat too. Dark red fruits and oak spice dominate currently.

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  • 2016 Duck Pond Pinot Noir Dundee Hills Reserve

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills

    (7/28/2018)

    Purple hued medium dark garnet red. Drank 1 glass blind over an hour. Very young, wood, soft mouthfeel, spices and warmth on the palate, brooding ripe black cherry. concentrated, a big ripe wine with some heat presently. Hard to see through this right now. I'm reserving judgement for now, but as is 88 would be reasonable.

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  • 2010 Alloro Vineyard Pinot Noir Justina Estate 93 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Chehalem Mountains

    (7/28/2018)

    Light medium transparent ruby color. Drank 1 glass blind over an hour. This was the ringer in the bunch as it was the one wine with age on it. I'd never had this producer before, and I was duly impressed by this bottle. This has a classic Oregon feel to it, with that lighter weight, earthy with perfumed red fruits, floral with dried roses; on the palate this has a pretty red raspberry fruit, light medium body but plenty of energy and intensity along with some zippy 2010 acidity. I'd like to try more and see if this is a consistent style. Excellent, right in my wheelhouse.

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  • 2015 Côtiére Pinot Noir 91 Points

    USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Maria Valley

    (7/28/2018)

    Medium red color. Drank 1 glass blind over an hour. Very pleasantly surprised by this, earthy up front, tangy red fruits, a little vanilla, medium weight, has some grip on the tannins. It will be better in another year I think. Tasty.

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  • 2017 Hamilton Russell Vineyards Pinot Noir 91 Points

    South Africa, Cape South Coast, Walker Bay, Hemel-en-Aarde Valley

    (7/28/2018)

    Medium red color. Drank 1 glass blind over an hour. Good, red fruits, a bit more austere, soil, mineral driven, spicy, has some power and bigger structure, very young, very Burgundian. 91(+)pts.

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Flight 11 - Winery Lunch at Alexana (6 Notes)

Guest Chef: Sarah Schafer of Irving Street Grill in Portland, OR

Flight 12 - Alfresco Tasting #2 (16 Notes)

Flight 13 - Northwest Salmon Bake (11 Notes)

  • 2014 Ermes Pavese Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle 91 Points

    Italy, Valle d'Aosta, Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle

    (7/28/2018)

    Pale gold color. From magnum. Drank a glass over 30 minutes. Northern Italy, 3400 feet elevation. I loved this, just great minerality, seething with ocean tastes and smells, tart, sterling acid, citrus. This a match made in heaven for shellfish and grilled fish.

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  • 2014 Torii Mor Pinot Noir Olson Estate Vineyard

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills

    (7/28/2018)

    Tasted. This still has a good nose, but the palate was dead and gone with heat and virtually no fruit. OTH, at least this one.

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  • 2009 Robert Mondavi Winery Pinot Noir Reserve 90 Points

    USA, California, Napa / Sonoma, Carneros

    (7/28/2018)

    Medium dark red color. Drank a glass over 20 minutes. This was one of the library wines at the salmon bake. Have not had a Mondavi pinot in some time, in fact maybe never other than at the winery. This was a pleasant surprise. In good shape, nice big dark berry fruits, boysenberry, blackberry, and dark cherries, spicy, some warmth but not in a bad way, sauvage,

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  • 2007 Cristom Pinot Noir Louise Vineyard 93 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills

    (7/28/2018)

    Light medium red color. Drank a glass over 30 minutes. Poured from a Jeraboam as Randy worked the grounds at the salmon bake. Another great bottle, maybe not quite as good as the '04 Signature the night before, but damn close. Amazingly complex spices seem to dance across the nose, wow, then the pretty red fruits and floral perfume joins in and mixes with some bacon fat as this keeps on singing. As good as this '07 is now, in this large format it still feels youthful on the palate. So if you have any 5 liter bottles of this at home, you might want to sit on them for 5 years :). 93+pts

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  • 2005 Dusky Goose Pinot Noir Dundee Hills

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills

    (7/28/2018)

    Tasted. Very ripe, tastes more like RRV than Dundee. Maybe that's in part the vintage, but this thing is hot and presumably past.

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  • 2005 Addamo Estate Vineyards Pinot Noir Reserve

    USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Maria Valley

    (7/28/2018)

    Another salmon bake library wine that is long overdue. Pay the fine and move on.

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  • 1999 Billecart-Salmon Champagne Cuvée Nicolas François Billecart 94 Points

    France, Champagne

    (7/28/2018)

    Light-medium golden color. Drank a glass over an hour. Our roving Somm "Ric Ecrane" found our table to see what was going down. His timing was impeccable as we'd just opened this. To quote him: " We somms have a phrase for wines like this: "Good shit". You gotta loves the pro's technical descriptions. This was one of those "good" bottles of the '99 though. Really deep and toasty, sterling minerality, energetic white fruits.

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  • 2008 Louis Jadot Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Estournelles-St.-Jacques 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru

    (7/28/2018)

    Drank a glass over an hour. A super and earthy nose. On the palate very juicy and almost succulent fruits, tart cherry, soil, iron, darker fruits, some wood, and the tannins are coming around now. This may get better.

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  • 1998 M. Chapoutier Côte-Rôtie La Mordorée

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie

    (7/28/2018)

    Had this also at the salmon bake. This seemed off to me tonight. I was getting a fair bit of heat and wood on the palate. We've seen some bottle variation on these with some previous storage concerns.

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  • 2011 Alexana Pinot Noir Revana Vineyard 92 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills

    (7/28/2018)

    Dark red color. PNP, drank a glass the first night and again the following night. I bought this at our IPNC winery lunch at Alexana for that night's big salmon bake dinner. I was looking for something with a little age on it for dinner and this was the oldest they had. I prefer the cooler vintages so I was happy to find this. At the salmon bake, this was still very tight and showing firm tannins and some edginess. I took the leftovers with me figuring this may well need some more time. Well hey, did this ever come around for day two. It's a shame everyone didn't get to see it where it ended up. The nose and palate shows a mix of dark red fruit, along with a blue fruit tinge of tart huckleberry, anise, and a dense rocky mineral laden finish. There was a striking evolution of the tannins and wood tones with the tannins becoming quite satiny vs. the grippy mess they were day one. The sense of wood and a green streak has literally fallen away. A lot of 11's are good on PNP, this clearly was not. Give this another year or so or decant generously. 91+ to 92pts.

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  • 1989 Château Suduiraut 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    (7/28/2018)

    Capping off the night at the salmon bake. This showed lots of botrytis spice, baked apple, orange, orange peel, a little thinner on the palate tonight.

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Flight 15 - Sparkling Brunch Finale (4 Notes)

Flight 16 - Dinner at The Stephanie Inn, Cannon Beach, OR (1 Note)

  • 2014 Bethel Heights Chardonnay Estate 91 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills

    (7/29/2018)

    Pale gold color. Off the restaurant list. Very enjoyable, nice purity with white peach, melon, lemon and hints of lychee, mineral, medium body, very clean and refreshing. 90+ to 91pts.

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Flight 18 - Dinner at Newman's 988, Cannon Beach, OR (1 Note)

  • 2014 Argyle Vintage Brut 90 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley

    (7/30/2018)

    Pale green gold color. Off the list at Newman's 988. I'm still liking this, loaded with tart citrus, minerally, gooseberry, tart green apple, more yeasty than I recall. Very solid.

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