Connoisseur of Oregon Wines Series, Class 1: Enso winery & Jan Marc Wine Cellars
Enso Winery: Portland, Oregon
Tasted October 6, 2012 by VinLancaster with 340 views
Introduction
Copied from PCC wine class description:
"Gargasites Jan-Marc Baker and Ryan Sharp:
What is involved in making wine on a small scale without the benefit of huge equipment? Learn about collaboration between smaller producers to cooperate in buying grapes or sharing equipment, as well as what it takes to get started."
Flight 1 (3 notes)
Nose of candied strawberries, white pepper, herbs, argula and tree bark. Mulberry, funk and herbal flavors. Disjointed and simple, off the mark for me.
Flight 2 (3 notes)
Drink 2013++
Smoked berries, chalk, wild mushrooms and scents of forest floor linger effortlessly. Nice bright acidity, cherry, specks of bitter oak, OR-pinot lovely funk and sage. Intricately layered, modest on the mid-palate, drying on the hind palate. This needs time to fully come together and fill in. Excellent example of the 2010 WV pinot noir with only room to blossom. Another stunning wine made by Jan-Marc, put this winemaker on your 'seek out' radar! 69 cases
Drink 2014+
Pears, saline, grass and wet cement aromas. Grass, carbon, lemon verbena, pears and apple flavors. This chardonnay is crisp and offers a mineral-laden creamy body and mouth feel. Offers complexity well beyond it's price point.
Closing
-Enso, a great urban winery. They were in the middle of crush, much of the fruit for the 2012 vintage were in the fermenters. Ryan has created a great neighborhood eno-pub feel. He makes wines for his neighborhood offering glass pours or by the bottle with the wine-making process at every stage going on in the back room. A true Portland Urban winery, worth a visit. Case production 1500 for 2012.
-Jan-Marc was our second presenter. His winery is operated out of his home, annual case production is 350 cases. Trained as a chef, his wines are exceptional with grace, style and complexity, just like the winemaker.