Well, when you walk into the a tasting and you get a blind pour of an older burg and it turn out to be a Roumier, you say Thank You! I got the last pour, some sediment may have dulled the nose a bit. But it was one of those wines the more time you spent with it, the deeper it became. But this was a rather subtle elegant wine. Seemingly fully mature to maybe slightly past peak, with complex ethereal fruit, seamless from start to finish. Lacks a little punch and complexity on the finish but the nose really makes up the difference. Great experience
(Same bottle as JVIZ)

Tart with rather shrill angular acidity, with some herbaceousness. However, it was quite focused, and the nose really pulled one to the glass. Good, but tough competition today with Roumier among a who’s who of great Oregon Pinot

Showed a bit tired and thin. Acidity is angular but there’s some dried fruit underneath. More interesting than good. Not sure how much is producer and now much is potentially poorly stored bottle.

Solid in the Rhys style. Whole cluster spice notes really soar over the black Pinot fruit. Polished, refined, and a bit more concentrated than the base cuvée. Lengthy finish. Just not sure the whole cluster a herbal notes are in balance here. Maybe with more time?

Some maturity on the color. Beautifully expressive note with space and herbal notes mixed with some loam and sous-bios. Palate was crisp, is a bit thin and lacking a little fresh. Didn’t quite do it for be as I felt the structure/stem notes where a little out of balance to the fruit.

Thought this was a nicely done CA Pinot. Ripe, with lush fruit but no sense of heat and really holds itself well.

Thought this was CA Pinot for sure too. Lush, but more depth than many of the Oregon wines. With time, seemed to lack some focus on the nose and palate, and I missed some of the typical burg structure. Still, very enjoyable now. No idea how this will age.

Not decanted and that may have doomed this. Nose had a harsh burnt rubber note with some rather candied red fruits. Seemed very disjointed. Best to reserve judgment

Very cloudy, with a bright red color. Nose was mostly ripe strawberry and raspberry notes. Very red fruited, a bit candied. Odd juxtaposition with rather bright acidity and short finish. Reminded me of some of the IPOB Pinots from CA that were picked too early and couldn’t fill out the mid palate.

This was hard to place initially. Very dark and concentrated—by far the most concentrated of the Oregon Pinots and even with most of the Burgs. WHile it lended itself to dark black cherry and even some currants, with some coaxing has some nice floral notes that lifted the aromatics. Fine tannins. Very wound up powerful Pinot. I’d be very interested in how this is in 5yrs—right now I’m not sure it captures the “soul” of Oregon but willing to seek out some more in the future. Very well crafted even if it’s touch to nail down as “Oregon”

Super ripe, leaning towards black fruit notes. Past peak though, as the mid palate is drying out with the rather course tannins giving this a bitterness on the finish. Others like this much more than I.

Very surprising. With the fleshy ripe dark grained I thought it may be CA. But there’s a nice core of tannins here and with air a little herbal and earthy notes to add a bit of complexity. Nice wine, particularly for the price.

Despite the ripe vintage, this was rather thin fruited and tart. Acidity was a bit angular, but there were some nice herbal spice notes mixed in. I think this would have been nice with food.

Dang this was impressive right out of the gate. Nuanced elegant herbal notes mixed with deep blank fruit. Fine tannins. Quite polished and seemless. Hard to believe how accessible this is now as well as the degree of complexity for a young wine. Has enough structure that it may shut down at but hard to say. One of the best young Napa wines I’ve ever had.

Small pour. Lush, forward, and ripe but quite balanced. Quite delicious with rather soft tannin. Hard not to like now.

Just opened. Didn’t show well initially. Had a seemingly reductive note and strong oak influence. Had a deep black fruit streak. Glossy and polished. Just too young and hard to get a good read on.

Small pour after all the red. THis has been in a decanter the nose was just killer, with peach and citrus notes. Palate quite accessible, with some of the youthful acidity softened—but still fresh and focused. Nice length on the finish

Another white at the end of the tasting after all the reds. Small pour. Delightful. White peach and golden fruit notes with a little petrol and stone mixed in. Really well crafted balanced Riesling.