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Memorial Day Weekend in Willamette
Willamette Valley OR
Tasted Saturday, May 24, 2003 - Monday, May 26, 2003 by Burgundy Al with 785 views
Flight 1 - St. Innocent (11 Notes)
Flight 2 - Beaux Freres (4 Notes)
2000 Beaux Frères Pinot Noir Belles Soeurs "The Wild Thing" Muirfield Vineyard 87 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
(5/24/2003)
Tasting at winery. Red cherry on nose, some faint florals. Red fruit also on palate but hidden behind tannins for now. Structure might be a bit harsh for the level and quality of fruit this vintage, but I'd give this another couple of years to integrate before trying again.
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2001 Beaux Frères Pinot Noir Belles Soeurs Yamhill County Cuvée 87 Points
USA, Oregon, Yamhill County
(5/24/2003)
Tasting at winery. Bright red fruit on nose with some nice floral fragrance. Flavor of strawberry with some nice spice traces. Drinking well now, should be a fun glass of wine between now and 2006 or 2007.
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2000 Beaux Frères Pinot Noir Beaux Frères Vineyard 89 Points
USA, Oregon, Yamhill County
(5/24/2003)
Tasting at winery. Red cherry on nose with some moderate baking spice. Red and black cherry on palate with nicely balanced, sweet tannins. Seems lighter acidity, making it quite accessible now and probably a good vintage to drink in the next few years.
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1996 Beaux Frères Pinot Noir Beaux Frères Vineyard 91 Points
USA, Oregon, Yamhill County
(5/24/2003)
Tasting at winery. Dark fruit on nose - black cherry and blackberry. Some spice aromatics at end. Fruit on palate even comes across as a bit darker, showing some plum and well. Intense, powerful fruit with lots of tannins that need a little more time to integrate. I'd hold this to 2005 or later and have high hopes the primary fruit will still be great.
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Flight 3 - Patricia Green (8 Notes)
2002 Patricia Green Cellars Sauvignon Blanc
USA, Oregon
(5/24/2003)
Barrel tasting at winery. Floral nose. Good clean flavors, crisp finish. Strong summer wine. 86-88 pts.
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2002 Patricia Green Cellars Pinot Noir Hirsch Vineyard
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
(5/24/2003)
Barrel tasting at winery. Fresh, bright fruit on nose with good spice. Subtle flavors, very approachable now. surprisingly simple and short on the end. I've never tried a Patty Green Hirsch before, but I'm generally a fan of the vineyard. 85-87 pts.
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2002 Patricia Green Cellars Pinot Noir Goldschmidt Vineyard
USA, Oregon, Yamhill County
(5/24/2003)
Barrel tasting at winery. Red and black fruit on nose with very sexy florals and spice. Good velvety texture. Shows good old vine characteristic. Bit of new oak to resolve, hold to 2006 or so. My favorite of the Patty Green barrel tasting lineup today. 91-94 points.
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2002 Patricia Green Cellars Pinot Noir Block 1B Balcombe Vineyard
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills
(5/24/2003)
Barrel tasting at winery. Dark fruit on nose with good floral aromatics, also spice. Same dark fruit on palate with good intensity. Sweet tannins. Needs 3-4 years. 89-91 pts.
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2002 Patricia Green Cellars Pinot Noir Bonshaw Block Estate Vineyard
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Ribbon Ridge
(5/24/2003)
Barrel tasting at winery. Very dark fruit, mostly blackberry, then even some blueberry. Not much floral, ok spice, good acidity. Needs time, 2006 or later but I preferred some of the other Patty Green cuvees today for overall balance and expression of Pinot Noir fruit.
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2002 Patricia Green Cellars Pinot Noir Anden
USA, Oregon, Polk County
(5/24/2003)
Barrel tasting at winery. Dark fruit on nose and palate, some spice emerged but it needed to be coaxed out. Highly structured fruit tannins. 87-90 pts.
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2002 Patricia Green Cellars Pinot Noir Shea Vineyard
USA, Oregon, Yamhill County
(5/24/2003)
Barrel tasting at winery. Nice black fruit on nose with very good spice and floral attributes. Very balanced fruit on palate, showing more charming than blockbuster traits, which bodes well for this becoming an elegant styled Pinot Noir. Will most likely drink very nicely young. Would have liked a bit more length at end. 88-92 pts.
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2001 Patricia Green Cellars Pinot Noir Shea Vineyard 87 Points
USA, Oregon, Yamhill County
(5/24/2003)
Tasting at winery. Fruit forward with mostly red cherry on nose and palate. Good spice on nose. Would have expected a bit more density and spice on palate.
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Flight 4 - Carlton Winemaker Studio (12 Notes)
2000 Hamacher Pinot Noir Oregon 87 Points
USA, Oregon
(5/24/2003)
Tasting at winery. Red fruit on nose, traces of spice. Similar red fruit on palate but hidden behind some big structure for now. Somewhat harsh on end.
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1999 Hamacher Pinot Noir Oregon 92 Points
USA, Oregon
(5/24/2003)
Tasting at winery's Open House. Rich fruit on nose with good spice in background. Red and black fruit that are consistent from start tomiddle to finish. Good spice throughout, plus long finish. Already almost 4 years from harvest, this is still clearly on the ascent with very fine raw material and potential.
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2000 Laurel Hood Pinot Noir Yamhill County 84 Points
USA, Oregon, Yamhill County
(5/24/2003)
Tasting. Simple fruits with spice hints. Soft and accessible on palate, but simple. Best young.
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1999 Laurel Hood Pinot Noir Yamhill County 85 Points
USA, Oregon, Yamhill County
(5/24/2003)
Tasting. Red and black cherry aromas. Somewhat simple flavors with a drying finish.
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1999 Laurel Hood Pinot Noir Pearl Reserve 87 Points
USA, Oregon, Yamhill County
(5/24/2003)
Tasting. Floral start with good red and black cherry. Similar flavor profile on palate with moderate finish.
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1998 Laurel Hood Pinot Noir Yamhill County 86 Points
USA, Oregon, Yamhill County
(5/24/2003)
Tasting. red fruit aromas with moderate spice and some earthy hints. Similar on palate with good balance, but slightly short.
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1998 Laurel Hood Pinot Noir Pearl Reserve 86 Points
USA, Oregon, Yamhill County
(5/24/2003)
Tasting. Starts well with some concentrated black fruit aromas and flavors, but very simple from middle to finish, seeming at/past its peak on the end.
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2002 Penner-Ash Viognier
USA, Oregon
(5/24/2003)
Tasting at open house. Impressive floral nose. Ripe fruit, slightly simple. Short finish.
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2001 Penner-Ash Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 90 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
(5/24/2003)
Tasting at open house. Bold cherry with black and pink pepper. Well balanced from start-to-finish, good nuance.
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2001 Penner-Ash Syrah 86 Points
USA, Oregon
(5/24/2003)
Tasting at open house. Jammy start. Mostly simple with spice hints on finish.
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2001 Andrew Rich Pinot Noir 87 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
(5/24/2003)
Tasting at open house. Moderate fruit with good balance. More fun than nuanced. Best to drink in the next couple of years.
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2001 Andrew Rich Gewürztraminer Les Vigneaux 87 Points
USA, Oregon/Washington, Columbia Gorge
(5/24/2003)
Tasting at open house. Pear, candied lemon and lemon peel. Very sweet, with a finish that's more sweet than fruit.
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Flight 5 - Tyrus Evan (Ken Wright) (3 Notes)
2001 Tyrus Evan Syrah Del Rio Vineyard 82 Points
USA, Oregon, Southern Oregon, Rogue Valley
(5/24/2003)
Tasting. Sweet, simple fruit. Easy to enjoy, just no complexity or finesse.
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2001 Tyrus Evan Claret Ciel du Cheval Vineyard 86 Points
USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Red Mountain
(5/24/2003)
Tasting. Sweet black fruit with sweet tannins, vanilla and chocolate hints. Lush, easy to enjoy, overall simple. Drink young.
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2000 Tyrus Evan Syrah Walla Walla Valley 88 Points
USA, Oregon, Columbia Valley, Walla Walla Valley
(5/24/2003)
Tasting. Big, lush black fruit aromas with modest spice. Palate balances structure, borderline jammy fruit, spice nicely. Good length on finish where everything comes together nicely.
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Flight 6 - Shea (6 Notes)
2001 Shea Wine Cellars Chardonnay Shea Vineyard 86 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Yamhill-Carlton
(5/25/2003)
Bottle and barrel tasting with Dick Shea. Starts with that rich New world dollop of butter on both the nose and palate, but some lemon, acidity and minerality show up closer to the finish. Not very long finish, but nice.
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2002 Shea Wine Cellars Pinot Noir Block 23 Shea Vineyard
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Yamhill-Carlton
(5/25/2003)
Barrel tasting with Dick Shea. Impressive spice and red fruit on the nose. Denser than many of the young bottles of shea fruit I have tasted. Very good length and finish, nice complexity already.
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2002 Shea Wine Cellars Pinot Noir Block 32 Shea Vineyard
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
(5/25/2003)
Barrel tasting with Dick Shea. Not one of my favorites today. Fruit somewhat too dark, seemingly mostly blackberry and darker. Hard to judge a wine that has just finished malo, but I found it surprisingly closed with little spice for now.
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2002 Shea Wine Cellars Pinot Noir Homer Shea Vineyard 91 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
(5/25/2003)
Barrel tasting with Dick Shea. Very elegant fruit with an overall great mouth texture. Nicely balanced already, no sharp edges at all.
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2001 Shea Wine Cellars Pinot Noir Estate Shea Vineyard 86 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
(5/25/2003)
Bottle and barrel tasting with Dick Shea. Funky nose, perhaps a bit reductive. Bright intense fruit - strawberry and raspberry - but a bit harsh for right now. Perhaps this was just bottled? I didn't ask.
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2000 Shea Wine Cellars Pinot Noir Estate Shea Vineyard
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
(5/25/2003)
Barrel and bottle tasting with Dick Shea. Light and elegant fruit, but hidden behind a bit too much structure for right now. fruit not very accessible.
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Flight 7 - Adelsheim (5 Notes)
2002 Adelsheim Tocai Friulano 80 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills
(5/25/2003)
Tasting at winery. Crisp dry flavors with some good energy, but very short and simple after the first fruit elements. Showed an odd touch of yeast flavors on finish.
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2002 Adelsheim Pinot Gris Willamette Valley 84 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
(5/25/2003)
Tasting at winery. Good nose with some ripeness and power, palate is quite a bit simpler with a short finish.
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2001 Adelsheim Pinot Noir Oregon 84 Points
USA, Oregon
(5/25/2003)
Tasting at winery. Odd nose that almost seemed earthy at this young stage with some char. Good fruit started on the palate but not much spice and very short finish.
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2000 Adelsheim Pinot Noir Elizabeth's Reserve 89 Points
USA, Oregon, Yamhill County
(5/25/2003)
Tasting at winery. Nice strawberry elements on the nose and palate, supported by some light spice. Short finish for now, this will probably be a younger drinking Elizabeth's Reserve than some of the other recent vintages.
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2002 Adelsheim Pinot Noir Deglacé 87 Points
USA, Oregon, Yamhill County
(5/25/2003)
Tasting at winery. Really fun fruit well balanced with good texture and sweetness. Not really a long or nuanced wine, but very pleasurable.
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Flight 8 - Bergstrom (7 Notes)
2001 Bergström Chardonnay 86 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
(5/25/2003)
Tasting at winery. Simple, lean fruit with good acidity. Touches of minerality. Nice flavors but not particularly elegant.
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2002 Bergström Pinot Gris 87 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
(5/25/2003)
Tasting at winery. Rich fruit on nose, then nice flavors of pear and lemon on palate that follows through nicely through to the finish. Had a nice Alsatian character to it with a nice trace+ of residual sugar.
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2002 Bergström Pinot Noir 90 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
(5/25/2003)
Barrel tasting at winery. Big blacker fruit show some ripeness. Flavors of plum, black cherry with cocoa and spice traces on finish. Very concentrated. Intended as a wine to drink young, and it succeeded in that goal.
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2002 Bergström Pinot Noir Arcus 93 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
(5/25/2003)
Barrel tasting at winery. Strawberry and red cherry on nose, continuing on to the palate. Very seamless. Flavors are concentrated but not overripe. Very long finish shows shows big, meaty spice character, almost in a Gevrey type of way. This wine can last a long time with its good balance of fruit, silky tannins and acid. Very impressive.
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2001 Bergström Pinot Noir Cumberland Reserve 93 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
(5/25/2003)
Tasting at winery. Fresh, bright fruit on nose. Plenty of wild strawberry and red cherry come out all the way through. Acidity and tannins are already nicely integrated. Acidity gives nice lift and length.
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2000 Bergström Pinot Noir Reserve 85 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
(5/25/2003)
Tasting at winery. Nice and pleasant fruit but simple on both nose and palate. At the same time there are too many tannins, making th ewine seem backward. Will this ever come into balance?
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2001 Bergström Syrah Paso Robles 79 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles
(5/25/2003)
Tasting at winery. Jammy and alcoholic. My score is generous. Bergstrom should stick with Oregon fruit.
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Flight 9 - Sokol Blosser (8 Notes)
2001 Sokol Blosser Pinot Grigio 82 Points
USA, Oregon
(5/26/2003)
Tasting at winery. Simple pleasant flavors, short and simple. Most likely a nice summer quaff.
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NV Sokol Blosser Evolution No. 7 85 Points
USA, Oregon
(5/26/2003)
Tasting at winery. More subtle than prior versions of Evolution but that also seems to make the heat a bit more apparent. Seems to show a bit less Riesling than I recall from last time, perhaps a bit more Pinot Gris. Quite short.
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1999 Sokol Blosser Pinot Noir Dundee Hills 86 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills
(5/26/2003)
Tasting at winery. Raspberry on nose and palate, moderate finish with some earth starting to emerge. Tannins nicely integrated. Drink up.
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1999 Sokol Blosser Pinot Noir Old Vineyard Block 86 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills
(5/26/2003)
Tasting at winery. Soft red fruit n nose and palate with some good clove and cinnamon spice. Slightly darker fruit on finish but also some harsher tannins and sharp edges. Nice, but I'm not sure this will really ever integrate.
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1999 Sokol Blosser Pinot Noir Twelve Row Block 92 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
(5/26/2003)
Tasting at winery. Floral nose with good red fruit from start to finish. Concentrated fruit with good intensity and spice, some nice pepper on finish. This should be quite nice if it picks up some weight and depth as it evolves. I'd hold for another couple of years.
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1999 Sokol Blosser Pinot Noir Watershed Block 90 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills
(5/26/2003)
Tasting at winery. Good floral and fruit components to the nose. Raspberry flavors on palate with some moderate spice and some acidity helping provide length. This has a couple of years of upside potential.
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2000 Sokol Blosser Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 79 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
(5/26/2003)
Tasting at winery. Just not enough fruit for the structure, which makes the alcohol really prominent. will never really evolve into something worth drinking.
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2000 Sokol Blosser Riesling "Ice Wine" Late Harvest 90 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
(5/26/2003)
Tasting at winery. Ripe concentrated fruit on the nose, quite nice and fun. Interesting flavor of roasted nuts started to emerge on the long finish, which showed nice flavors of honey and caramel.
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Flight 10 - Archery Summit (3 Notes)
2000 Archery Summit Pinot Noir Premier Cuvée 87 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
(5/26/2003)
Tasting at winery open house. Very good floral start with red cherry. Simpler and softer on palate, showing a hint too much new oak. Drink within the next year or two.
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2000 Archery Summit Pinot Noir Renegade Ridge Estate 90 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills
(5/26/2003)
Tasting at winery open house. Very good floral nose shows Pinot Noir nicely as well as the new oak spice. Good red and black cherry on nose and palate. Firm and slightly tannic today, best probably 2005-2008.
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2000 Archery Summit Pinot Noir Archery Summit Estate 93 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills
(5/26/2003)
Tasting at winery open house. Lots of great black cherry and sweet baking spice aromas. Long evolving flavors, well complemented and balanced by very good structure. A bit of prominent new oak, this will integrate nicely by 2005 and should drink really well to at least 2011 or 2012.
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Flight 11 - Odds and Ends (4 Notes)
2000 Stonecroft Pinot Noir Reserve 82 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
(5/25/2003)
Tasting. Overly tannic and overoaked for the vintage. Fruit is well hidden and it's not clear the fundamental raw materials will outlast the wine's structure. If I owned any, I would wait for 2-3 more years to see if it gets interesting .
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2001 J. K. Carriere Pinot Noir 88 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
(5/24/2003)
Moderate red fruit aromas with simple spice. Red cherry and raspberry on palate with fairly assertive acidity. Probably best when young and fresh.
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1994 Erath Pinot Noir Vintage Select 88 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
(5/24/2003)
Black cherry and earthy aromas. Similar on palate with great mellow harmony. Soft, silky, at its peak and holding nicely.
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2001 Carlton Cellars Pinot Noir Roads End 90 Points
USA, Oregon
(5/25/2003)
Nice strawberry driven nose, with same flavors profile on the palate and follow through. Very clean wine with good, simple spice. Drinking well young, this should do well for a couple of years.
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1999 St. Innocent Brut 90 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
(5/24/2003)
Very good texture, good creamy mouth feel Apple flavors with some nut elements as well. Comes across as the more yeasty, bready style of a sparkling wine. Bubbles are a bit on the large size.
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2001 St. Innocent Pinot Blanc Freedom Hill Vineyard 83 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
(5/24/2003)
Tasting at winery. Simple wine, seems in an almost demi-sec Alsatian style. Good fat fruit but very short, simple. Drink young.
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2001 St. Innocent Chardonnay Dijon Clone Freedom Hill Vineyard 84 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
(5/24/2003)
Tasting at winery. Nice fruit and not as fresh as it should be at this point. Touch of minerality. Didn't really show the acidity I'd want to see.
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2000 St. Innocent Chardonnay Seven Springs Vineyard 85 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
(5/24/2003)
Tasting at winery. Floral nose to start with a bit of white fruit. Same fruit flavors but finish was short and slightly bitter.
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2001 St. Innocent Pinot Gris Shea Vineyard 88 Points
USA, Oregon, Yamhill County
(5/24/2003)
Tasting at winery. Nose and flavors of pear and lemon. Texture shows a bit of nice baby fat on the elegant finish. Good length.
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2001 St. Innocent Pinot Gris Vitae Springs Vineyard
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
(5/24/2003)
Tasting at winery. Done all in stainless steel. Bit of lemon and lemon zest can be coaxed out, but basically fruit doesn't want to come out today. Uninteresting now.
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2001 St. Innocent Pinot Noir Shea Vineyard 88 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Yamhill-Carlton
(5/24/2003)
Tasting at winery. Bright red fruit on the nose - good strawberry and red cherry. Palate shows the fruit as rather lean and stuck behind the wine's structure for now. Good raw materials on the fruit, good upside potential for this wine as it balances.
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2001 St. Innocent Pinot Noir White Rose Vineyard 89 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
(5/24/2003)
Tasting at winery. Floral nose with some interesting red fruit as well. Fruit on palate is accessible and charming, albeit somewhat simple. Tannins seem to shorten the fruit's prominance, so I'd give this a couple of years to integrate. Hopefully the fruit will pick up weight.
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2000 St. Innocent Pinot Noir Brickhouse Vineyard 90 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
(5/24/2003)
Tasting at winery. Floral aromatics and delicate flavors with lots of charm and nuance. There's not much power here so I'm sure this won't be most people's favorite Pinot Noir...but this is an elegant Pinot Noir that almost in the B******ian style.
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2000 St. Innocent Pinot Noir Freedom Hill Vineyard 88 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
(5/24/2003)
Tasting at winery. Moderate fruit on nose without much nuance. Backwards at dense on the approach, but big fruit unfolds on the finish. Give this to 2008 or later, this might become more interesting.
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2000 St. Innocent Pinot Noir Seven Springs Vineyard 91 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
(5/24/2003)
Tasting at winery. Big and accessible fruit on the nose with nice spice. Flavors start with good balance of red and black fruit. Good tannins still need a few more years to integrate. Very good acidity, particularly how it provides energy and mouth feel on the finish.
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