| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| White |
2020 Kellerei Nals-Margreid Pinot Bianco Alto Adige - Südtirol Sirmianmore |
7/30/2023 - PDXinSEA Likes this wine: 91 pointsQuite delicious. Aromatically gushing with pear notes and white flower overtones. Crisp pear and some slight hazelnut flavor with a rich fruity finish. My wife claimed it must have some residual sugar. 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (3) |
| Red |
2014 Evening Land Vineyards Pinot Noir Brasserie 19Eola - Amity Hills more |
10/21/2020 - PDXinSEA wrote: flawedCorked. Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2015 Chehalem Pinot Noir ReserveRibbon Ridge more |
1/14/2024 - PDXinSEA wrote: 87 pointsOkay |
| Red |
2015 Tendril Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Octave VineyardWalla Walla Valley more |
12/18/2020 - PDXinSEA Likes this wine: 94 pointsCoravined on Tuesday; opened on Wednesday and Vacuvined; finished on Thursday. Brooding glass-coating dark purple with the barest hint of rim lightening. Powerful aromatics of blackberry, plumcake, black cherry. Dark ripe fruit coats the mouth with mix of blackberry, plum, dried cherries and cassis fruit flavors, informed by integrated barrel notes of vanilla and cedar, lifted by ample acidity but structured by chewy tannins. Two days after opening this still tastes fresh and rich and fruit fights through the tannins to a fine finish. This begs for hours of decanting then pair it with grilled meats. I'm planning to wait for years for the next bottle but if the right cut of meat comes around I have plenty of decanters. 94+ for now but drinking window will extend for decades. |
| Red |
2015 Avennia Syrah Le Corbeau Discovery VineyardHorse Heaven Hills more |
2/17/2023 - PDXinSEA Likes this wine: 90 pointsOddly tastes younger than the '16. Very fine pure Syrah fruit that shows none of the pepper of a cooler climate or the funk of The Rocks. Its rich purity was all primary and we didn't leave any around to see if a few hours would show added complexity. |
| Red |
2015 Avennia Syrah Arnaut Boushey VineyardYakima Valley more |
1/28/2023 - PDXinSEA Likes this wine: 92 pointsStill like this quite a bit. Excellent expression of Boushey Syrah fruit which is the iconic expression of Yakima Syrah - lots of blackberry fruit with the tiniest bit of rotundone. Excellent length. Ready to go. |
| Red |
2015 Wind Gap Wines Syrah Nellessen VineyardSonoma Coast more |
12/8/2020 - PDXinSEA Likes this wine: 89 points$20 Garagiste purchase. Immediately accessible. Billowy aroma of strawberry fruit jam. Lots of gushy red berry fruit that was absolutely delicious and such a departure from recent smoky meaty Washington Rocks and Northern Rhone Syrahs. A bit of green peppercorn, lively acid, and more powdery tannins than expected made this more than a fruit bomb and promises another couple of years of development. 89+ |
| White - Sparkling |
NV Diebolt-Vallois Champagne Blanc de Blancs BrutChardonnay more |
1/16/2024 - PDXinSEA wrote: 89 pointsQuite chalky with good green apple fruit. Nice value Champagne. |
| Red |
2013 Craggy Range Block 127 Gimblett Gravels VineyardMalbec Blend, Malbec more |
5/13/2020 - PDXinSEA wrote: flawedCorked. FYI I tasted it in their gorgeous super ultra premium high-tech Giants winery and it was so good. I remember asking the tasting room manager why they didn't use screwcaps or Diams and was told that they could taste the difference between those closures and the premium cork they used. I'm not sure I could taste the difference between the TCA in my fancy premium cork and the TCA in some agglomerated piece of crap. Caveat emptor! |
| Red |
2014 Cadence TapteilRed Mountain Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/19/2023 - PDXinSEA Likes this wine: 92 pointsMarionberries in the nose. Still quite dark. Medium+ body. Tannic structure is evident and needed about 45 minutes to release some of the fruit which has begun to transition. Although this is a big wine, the blend - 50% Cab Sauv, 25% each of Merlot and Cab Franc - are well integrated and show a rich nicely nuanced note of dark berry fruit with some earthy/gravelly note. Perhaps this is still 5 years from its potential but excellent right now. |
| Red |
2014 Result of a Crush Red WineWalla Walla Valley Syrah Blend, Syrah more |
8/12/2023 - PDXinSEA Does not like this wine: NRDead |
| White - Sparkling |
2008 Philippe Fourrier Champagne Brut MillésiméChampagne Blend more |
6/20/2017 - PDXinSEA Likes this wine: 90 pointsGood mousse, toasty, dried apples. Pretty good length. This is not especially complex but well crafted and has some citrus notes that add to the dried apple. A tasty nutty note appears with some air. Quite a good value. Enough body to make it a versatile food Champagne. I just bought a few more for the summer. |
| Red |
2013 Tendril Wine Cellars Pinot Noir C NoteWillamette Valley more |
4/22/2020 - PDXinSEA Likes this wine: 95 pointsIn an absolutely gorgeous place. Decanted ~45 minutes (f!*# somms who categorically won't decant Pinot) with minimal sediment. Medium garnet colored with a light rim of age. The aromatics just keep evolving from the first note of black cherry resolving into more like black raspberry with black tea and, later, notes of tangerine peel with herbes de Provence and a bit of musky morel. All of that is corroborated in the palate which has some spectacular barrel spice that explodes on the back of your tongue around an hour after opening. Quite lengthy with some peacock tail feathering across the tongue on the finish. A streak of acidity and fine grained tannins not only balance but make this a great food wine. Since this is made with 100% whole clusters and 100% new oak and gently processed, the tannins are proportionately more derived from barrel and stem than any wine I've ever tried with great results. A great wine from a much-maligned vintage. |
| Red |
2014 Angela Pinot Noir Angela Vineyard Yamhill-Carltonmore |
3/29/2023 - PDXinSEA Likes this wine: 91 pointsCoravined. Pale pretty Burgundy (color). Seemingly muted upon pop-and-pour opening, delicate cherry and cherry cola notes. Tasted after a '15 Elk Cove Five Mountain that had a ton more power so this elegant, sweetly-fruited offering suffered. Days 2 and 3 from the Coravin, this was lovely and surprisingly long. An unbelievable bargain at $14 from Garagiste! Drink now. |
| Red |
2014 L'Ecole No. 41 Estate Ferguson VineyardWalla Walla Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
5/15/2023 - PDXinSEA Likes this wine: 92 pointsMedium intensity of aroma, still quite dark with little bricking. Barrel notes still somewhat prominent. Despite noticeable oak notes, well-balanced with dark plum-like fruit starting to move into secondary phase. Some complexities of tobacco leaf. Medium+ length. I liked it a lot more than everyone else. |
| Red |
2014 Andrew Will Champoux VineyardHorse Heaven Hills Red Bordeaux Blend more |
8/12/2023 - PDXinSEA wrote: 95 points95+ my #1 group's #3 with dark rich ripe fruits, great tannic and acid structure for aging |
| Red |
2014 Rhys Pinot Noir Home VineyardSanta Cruz Mountains more |
11/28/2023 - PDXinSEA wrote: 91 pointsThis was delicate and delicious but not as complex or nuanced as I expected. Undeniably well-made but doesn't seem to have the makings of a classic. |
| Red |
2014 Avennia ValeryColumbia Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/28/2023 - PDXinSEA wrote: 93 pointsDelicious. Ripe soft melding of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc with well-proportioned and integrated oak. Good length and quite plush. |
| White |
2012 de Ladoucette Pouilly-Fumé Baron de LSauvignon Blanc more |
5/18/2024 - PDXinSEA Likes this wine: 93 pointsAt Hiraishi Tempura restaurant in Osaka. Beautifully fresh, richly textured with mature notes of preserved lemon and almond with a smokey overlay. Went extremely well with the delicate tempura. Still quite alive. |
| Red |
2015 Chehalem Pinot Noir Best Barrel Ridgecrest VineyardsRibbon Ridge more |
1/16/2024 - PDXinSEA wrote: 93 pointsImmediate aromatics were muted and I worried that it would be as ho-hum as the 2015 Chehalem Reserve, but, as it approached room temperature, the perfume of cherry pie with a dollop of vanilla arose with a swirl. Needed about a half-hour to open up but delivered plush sour cherry fruit tempered with baking spice notes from the oak. Quite well-balanced with a tangy marionberry flavor and lively acidity that enhanced the spice impressions. Lengthy finish. Shockingly superior to the 2015 Reserve. |
| Red |
2013 Clos du Soleil SignatureBritish Columbia VQA Red Bordeaux Blend more |
7/22/2023 - PDXinSEA wrote: 90 pointsDrinking great with just a pnp.Well integrated fruits and wood with adequate acidity. Medium+ body; medium length. More complexity than expected. |
| Red |
2015 Château Haut-BatailleyPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/18/2023 - PDXinSEA wrote: flawedTouch of TCA left this muted and bland. |
| Red |
1998 Fontanafredda Barolo Vigna la DeliziaNebbiolo more |
10/17/2021 - PDXinSEA wrote: 91 pointsSlow oxed for about an hour. Should decant for sediment.. At first hosted dinner in Hillsboro with Hershes. Quite good. Purple with a slight tawny rim. Pretty textbook Nebbiolo with scents of tar and roses. Medium body despite its age. Tannins were well in check with black cherry and black plum fruit and a lively acidity. Doesn't blow me away but was a fine dinner companion to an Ottolenghi Very Full Tart ( Plenty) whose 2+ hours prep time worked w/ slow-ox.Roasted vegies in egg cream base matched mature fruit. Medium + finish. 91 |
| White |
2014 Rhys Chardonnay Bearwallow VineyardAnderson Valley more |
5/10/2020 - PDXinSEA Likes this wine: 90 pointsRestrained in fruit, acid, wood. Needed several hours to show potential. Felt like it still needed a few years of development. 90+ |
| Red |
2014 Rôtie Cellars Southern BlendWashington Red Rhone Blend more |
5/20/2021 - PDXinSEA wrote: 91 pointsPnP Very healthy wine. Dark garnet with a light rim. Rich aroma of raspberry extract. I believe 95% of the fruit comes from Horse Heaven Hills AVA so don't expect Rocks funk.. Medium+body. On the palate, raspberry fruit with white pepper notes. Darker notes of black fruit from 25% Mourvedre. Drinks well on initial pour but comes into its own at the half-hour mark. Finish has an interesting mint note. |
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