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Red

2019 Rôtie Cellars Northern Blend

 The Rocks District of Milton-Freewater Syrah Blend, Syrah more
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9/4/2023 - Jaypeery Likes this wine: 90 points

Super solid over two days. Recommended.

  • Comment posted by PDXinSEA:

    12/23/2023 3:41:00 PM - " Super solid over two days. Recommended...79 Points" 79 Points? Huh?

  • Comment posted by PDXinSEA:

    12/23/2023 10:35:00 PM - 😉
White

2020 Kellerei Nals-Margreid Pinot Bianco Alto Adige - Südtirol Sirmian

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7/30/2023 - PDXinSEA Likes this wine: 91 points

Quite 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.

  • Comment posted by PDXinSEA:

    8/31/2023 1:22:00 PM - Thanks. I thought it was fruit, too. Don't know what "our monopoly's lab testing" means. Is this a Clinitest?
Rosé

2022 Kavaklıdere Çalkarası Leyla

 Ege Bölgesi more
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6/27/2023 - Umay Ceviker wrote: 88 points

Beautifully scented with cherry and raspberry fruit along with blood orange notes. Crisp and refreshing despite the 14% alcohol.

  • Comment posted by PDXinSEA:

    8/25/2023 9:59:00 AM - Hey Umay. I just put in a friend request. I make wine in Oregon's Willamette Valley and will be visiting Turkey in April 2024. I'd love to hear about specific regions and wineries you recommend and if there is someone you could recommend as a wine guide. Perhaps we can see you when we're there and share some Oregon Pinot Noir. If you're interested, email me at sherman.marty@gmail.com. Cheers, Marty Sherman
Red

1987 Forman Cabernet Sauvignon

 Napa Valley more
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2/18/2023 - Stumptown Steve Likes this wine: 92 points

this bottle aged gracefully, soft, smooth, elegant and balanced but still vibrant. Have one more so looking forward to retrying in a couple of years.

  • Comment posted by PDXinSEA:

    8/6/2023 4:28:00 PM - Steve, great to know. I have a couple of these. By the way, I also live in Hillsboro and own a Pinot producing facility. I recently moved back to the Portland area from Seattle. I'm definitely interested in getting together and tasting some wine. Email me at sherman.marty@gmail.com I'd you're interested.
    Marty
Red

2012 Dusky Goose Pinot Noir Lillie's

 Dundee Hills more
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6/30/2023 - Portland Pinot Pigs Likes this wine: 91 points

CT says the drinking window closed in 2020.

Good news - it is drinking beautifully in 2023. Initial hit of alcohol which blew off quickly leaving behind a beautiful nose. Flavor hits of fig and date with a warm, lush mid-plate and nice long finish. Drink up though - I would not push beyond 2025 unless in a larger format bottle.

  • Comment posted by PDXinSEA:

    8/2/2023 11:34:00 AM - Thanks for your recent note on this and on a number of 2012 OR Pinots. I have quite a few '12s left - some are vibrant and others are sadly dead. We recently moved back to the Portland area after my wife retired from the medical field and are looking to find people to help us shrink our cellar. If you want to get together for tastings email me at sherman.marty@gmail.com.
    Marty
White

2021 Lariana Cellars Viognier

 Okanagan Valley VQA more
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11/10/2022 - Neecies Likes this wine: NR

Pale, barely more color than water, nose of Asian pear with an exotic hint of ginger-spice. On the palate subtle white nectarine with bergamot, more spice and chalky minerality. Crisp and classy. $38C retail and tastes like it. Just exceptional for a new world viognier.

  • Comment posted by PDXinSEA:

    7/22/2023 10:25:00 AM - Thanks for the note. Found it at Everything Wine in Vancouver on a quick trip North. Had it last night and it was appreciated by all. I especially liked the breadth of the body and the restraint of the fruit. Wish I'd grabbed more.

  • Comment posted by PDXinSEA:

    7/25/2023 10:11:00 AM - Glad my note helped you find it. I appreciate your detailed notes and the variety of wines you cover.
    My wife and I recently partnered with winemaker Tony Rynders and his wife to buy the old Carlton Cellars, next to Ken Wright's place. Tony followed Ken as Domaine Serene's winemaker for ~10 years before creating Tendril Wine Cellars (and Child's Play Wines). Come visit us in Carlton. I'd love to meet you.
Red

2020 Corcelettes Estate Winery Cabernet Franc

 Similkameen Valley more
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7/12/2023 - darrenv Likes this wine: 90 points

and here I go again....first note.
This was great right out of the bottle. Full bodied, great fruit, good if not a tad heavy acidity. Went so well with a pork/teriyaki noodle dinner.
I'll buy this if I can find it again!

  • Comment posted by PDXinSEA:

    7/22/2023 10:11:00 AM - Thanks. Sounds like it's worth waiting a bit to open or giving it a long decant. Just found it at Everything Wine in Vancouver.

  • Comment posted by PDXinSEA:

    7/22/2023 4:46:00 PM - Come a bit farther South to the Willamette Valley. We bought a place in Carlton, Oregon next to Ken Wright with winemaker, Tony Rynders where he makes his Tendril Wine Cellars Pinots and Chardonnays. Come visit...
Red

2013 Betz Family Clos de Betz

 Columbia Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more
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5/13/2023 - SLOFred Likes this wine: 93 points

Really classy WA state Cabernet. As good as any Napa Cab I have had. Classic vegetative character, some vanilla, smoke and oak. I will definitely buy again at a good price.

  • Comment posted by PDXinSEA:

    5/15/2023 3:58:00 PM - I agree with your score and might give it an extra point or 2 but this is actually Merlot dominant with aa surprising (20%?) wallop of Petite Verdot. Gorgeous texture and excellent length.
Red

2008 Patricia Green Cellars Pinot Noir Winderlea Vineyard

 Dundee Hills more
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5/13/2023 - PIntag wrote: 89 points

Family Blind Pinot Noir Tasting (The homestead): From a family blind tasting, Pinot from anywhere - guess origin, vintage, price.

Wine #2 of 8.

This was my 1st contribution to the tasting. This showed some sulfur stink on the nose after opening, but that blew off quickly. My sister identified this as having some age, and indeed, the nose exhibited some "sweaty sock" and earthy tones. The palate seemed lively though the acidity was only medium, with the earthy-dominant flavors taking the lead. Good complexity and interesting, but what kept this from being exceptional was the weak concentration on the palate. Kind of a weird combination of good depth, but weak concentration of flavor, if that makes sense. Not bad, but just lacking that extra something. Didn't really capture the hearts of anyone at the tasting, myself included. Maybe this is just past prime and on the downhill slide, or perhaps this bottle was slightly off. Tried this the next evening (after vacuum sealing overnight) and it was pretty much the same.

  • Comment posted by PDXinSEA:

    5/15/2023 3:11:00 PM - I think you're right about it being on the downhill slide. I believe it was the last vintage for this own-rooted vineyard prior to replanting after discovering phylloxera. I think the lack of distinction may be due to its deteriorating vineyard origin. Not a good showing from an excellent vintage.
Red

2021 Domaine des Closiers Saumur-Champigny Les Closiers

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3/24/2023 - bjamesclark wrote: 92 points

100% estate grown Cabernet Franc that goes through spontaneous and indigenous fermentation. Aged in steel tanks for 8-10 months.
In the glass aromas show a fantastic blend of freshness, fruit and herbaceousness Scents of cherry, goji and brambly raspberry, rubbed herbs, subtle dried floral and subtle white pepper notes follow through with touches of earth and crushed rock.
The wine shines on the palate, textural across the palate with great concentration and purity. Structured with juicy acidity and textured fruit tannins. Crunchy red fruits, herbs, florals, spice and earth flavors. The finish lingers seductively.
Very enjoyable

  • Comment posted by PDXinSEA:

    4/8/2023 3:42:00 PM - Congratulations on your 2000th tasting note!
Red - Fortified

1977 Warre Porto Vintage

 Port Blend more
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12/26/2022 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 94 points

It took me almost 24 years to revisit this wine, but here we are. First bottle from a four bottle lot purchased at auction in 2020. Level base of neck / very top shoulder. Crumbly cork but removed with relative ease. Carefully and gently decanted with the help of my decanting machine. Light and lively colour, mature but with a bright ruby core; wonderfully expressive and complex nose (cedar, blood orange, sultanas, spices, white nuts, roses, tobacco, blonde caramel), harmonious and with excellent depth; the palate has good volume and a silky-smooth texture, delicately sweet but very fresh and bright, tannins are as good as resolved but continue to provide some grip in the background; relatively dry finish with notes of negroni and boudoir powder. Classical Warre, well on its plateau of maturity, no rush but no further upside either.

  • Comment posted by PDXinSEA:

    12/29/2022 10:26:00 AM - Excellent note. An anniversary year wine for us in a year that was pretty poor everywhere else. A fan of Warre's style but haven't had one recently. This is a great reference.
White - Sparkling

NV Tarlant Champagne Zero Brut Nature

 Champagne Blend more
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8/6/2019 - Jlafin Likes this wine: 65 points

Nice Golden color. Very chalky on the nose, minerals, red apples, orange ceste and fresh lemon. Very dry, being brut zero... Tasting fresh lemons, nice acidity, minerals and nice finish with lemonade not too bitter.

  • Comment posted by PDXinSEA:

    12/9/2022 10:22:00 AM - Wine Spectator's 100-Point Scale
    Wine Spectator tasters review wines on the following 100-point scale:

    95-100 Classic: a great wine
    90-94 Outstanding: a wine of superior character and style
    85-89 Very good: a wine with special qualities
    80-84 Good: a solid, well-made wine
    75-79 Mediocre: a drinkable wine that may have minor flaws
    50-74 Not recommended
Red

2012 Kelley Fox Wines Pinot Noir Momtazi Vineyard

 McMinnville more
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3/2/2022 - OTTMJ Likes this wine: 94 points

Wow...ethereal quality...Beautiful brambly nose, some rose petals. In the mouth so light and weightless but with a wonderful depth. Earth, red berries, brambles. Just wonderful wine and can't get over the balance of weightlessness with such a long finish. Need to let my other Fox wines lay sideways for a while.

  • Comment posted by PDXinSEA:

    3/19/2022 2:03:00 PM - No need to lay sideways with the screwcap!😁
Red

2014 Evening Land Vineyards Pinot Noir Brasserie 19

 Eola - Amity Hills more
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11/1/2020 - jmcmchi wrote: flawed

Corked

  • Comment posted by PDXinSEA:

    12/7/2020 12:29:00 AM - I had the same experience and Ron Felthoven commented he'd had half the bottles he opened show TCA taint as well.
Red

2011 Bunchgrass Winery Cabernet Sauvignon

 Walla Walla Valley more
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10/19/2019 - SGates Likes this wine: 91 points

Aged very well. A mature WA cab with flavors tending towards subtle coffee and tobacco notes (not the licorice and olive I picked up on earlier bottle). Long finish. Very nice wine that is hard to find outside of Winery.

  • Comment posted by PDXinSEA:

    3/18/2020 4:04:00 PM - Sadly, the winery is closed. I was lucky to get a couple of cases of library wines before it did. This was one of the older wineries in Walla Walla.
Red

2014 Robert Storey Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve

 Napa Valley more
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10/28/2017 - BBinSC wrote: NR

Vintner Intl/Jonathan Newman wine.

  • Comment posted by PDXinSEA:

    12/16/2017 9:06:00 PM - Thanks for identifying the source
Red

2008 Bunchgrass Winery Syrah Morrison Lane

 Walla Walla Valley more
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1/1/2015 - RPerro Likes this wine: 91 points

Awesome funkiness on the pop, smoothing out with air. Lots of cracked peppercorn, blackberry fruit, bitter bakers chocolate finish. Great stuff, sad it's my last bottle.

  • Comment posted by PDXinSEA:

    1/4/2015 3:01:00 AM - I agree completely and was able to pick up another bottle at the winery last month. He had a few more bottles. Check with winemaker, Tom Olander. (509) 540-6829

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