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IPNC Weekend 2023
Tasted July 26, 2023 - July 31, 2023 by rocknroller with 70 views
Introduction
This was the 2023 IPNC Weekend. We had a great group that gathered from Minneapolis and Seattle. Matt & Brenda, Lonny & Kim, and us flew out a day early to take advantage of the Portland and hit the Columbia River Gorge for some hiking. We had a pre IPNC dinner at the Joel Palmer House Thursday even with CHO Wines. We met up with the rest of the group Friday for IPNC festivities with Jason and Tracy, Siggy , Candace, Eric, and Adam. After IPNC the 6 of us headed to the coast for.a.c0uple more days. Thanks to everyone for making this a memorable weekend with great friends! And the wines, they were pretty awesome too :).
Flight 1 - Le Pigeon Dinner, Portland, Pre-IPNC (3 notes)
White - Sparkling
2012 R. & L. Legras Champagne Grand Cru Présidence Vieilles Vignes
94 points
Light gold color. Drank a glass over 40 minutes at Le Pigeon in Portland. This was shining again tonight. Had this last, just over a year ago, and this bottle was every bit as good and probably better. Autolytic nose, almond, toffee, pear and brioche on the nose. The palate is equally toasty, pear, almond paste, zippy acidity, very bright with excellent length and intensity. 94-94+pts.
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White
2017 Louis Jadot Corton-Charlemagne Domaine des Héritiers Louis Jadot
93 points
Light gold color. Drank a glass over 45 minutes at Le Pigeon in Portland. Showing nicely with stone, tarragon, lemon oil, lemon peel, creme brulee and butter brickle on the nose. The palate is full bodied and layered with green apple, buttered pastry, Anjou pear, gun metal and stone, lemon oil, custard, spice and lemon peel on the finish. Showing very well already. 93(+)pts.
Red
2011 Bergström Pinot Noir Shea Vineyard
93 points
Medium red color with a 5mm transition to clear. PNP, drank a glass over an hour at Le Pigeon in Portland. Oddly enough, it's been almost exactly 10 years since I had this last at Berstrom on another WV trip. This has developed nicely and shows such poise and class from a cool and wonderfully ageable vintage that I adore; and coming in at a delightful 12.75% ABV too. There's an emerging perfume here with wild strawberry, earth, mushroom, cherry, soil and ultrafine dried tobacco on the nose. The palate is medium bodied, elegant, strawberry, tart cherry, mushroom, a touch of iron minerality, and a cool crisp palate with fine grained tannins. Love this. 93+pts.
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Flight 2 - Official Pre-IPNC Wine Dinner: CHO Wines at The Joel Palmer House (7 notes)
Red
2021 Tesselaarsdal Pinot Noir
91 points
Medium red color. Drank a glass over an hour at the CHO Wines Dinner at Joel Palmer House. There's a pungent perfume of ripe cherry, funk and wild flowers with an herbsl undertone. The palate shows ripe berries, sour cherry, funk, on a soft lighter medium bodied frame. A very pleaseant surprise. Nicely done!
White - Sparkling
2022 CHO Wines Chardonnay Petillant-Naturel
87 points
Murky pale gold color. Followed a glass over 90 minutes at the CHO Wines Dinner at Joel Palmer House. . Sour apple, red apple, frizzante, light, acidic.
Rosé - Sparkling
2017 CHO Wines Pinot Noir Brut Rosé Laurel Vineyard
89 points
Pale salmon color. Drank a glass over an hour at the CHO Wines Dinner at Joel Palmer House. Yesty, a little fresh air, stone fruit, a little citrus on the nose. The palate has light berry notes, light body, tasty though simple. Nice deck wine. 88+ to 89pts.
Rosé
2022 CHO Wines Pinot Noir Rosé Laurel Vineyard
88 points
Light medium pink color. Drank a glass over an hour at the CHO Wines Dinner at Joel Palmer House. Citrus, brown sugar sweet note, cherry nose. The palate shows cherry, lacquer, dry stone and bitters, dried currants and coriander. 88+pts.
Red
2019 CHO Wines Pinot Noir
88 points
Light-medium red color. Medium red minus color. Drank a glass over an hour at the CHO Wines Dinner at Joel Palmer House. Earth, ash and cherry on the nose. High toned palate, a little volatile, spicy, over ripe cherry, vanilla, thin mid palate.
Red
2021 CHO Wines Pinot Noir Dreamer's Reserve
90 points
Medium red minus color. Drank a glass over an hour at the CHO Wines Dinner at Joel Palmer House. Dried wood, sandalwood, cherry vanilla. Deep cherry, dried wood, coarse tobacco, pepper, vanilla, youthful palate. 90(+)pts.
White
2022 CHO Wines Riesling
85 points
Ultra pale gold color. Followed a glass over 30 minutes at the CHO Wines Dinner at the Joel Palmer House. Reticent nose;, the palate has mineral spirits, very light, dilute lychee, melon, minimal flavor.
Flight 3 - IPNC Grand Seminar (9 notes)
Red
2021 Sokol Blosser Pinot Noir Goosepen Block
91 points
Clear light medium ruby red color. Small glass, Grand Sem. Dusty strawberry nose, elegant, nice purity and focus, dried roses, subtle dried earth, some vanilla. 91+(+)pts.
Red
2020 Martin's Lane Vineyard Pinot Noir Naramata Ranch Vineyard
88 points
Medium red color with a garnet hue. Small glass, Grand Sem. 12.7% ABV. 49/50th parallel, 1100 ft elevation, near the lake, 4hr East of Vancouver. Nose shows fuzzy wonky earth notes, black cherry, subtle blue fruit, wood tones and hints of citrus. The palate has cherry and black cherry, spice box, pepper, wood, a little green with firm dry tannins.
Red
2016 Domaine Nico Pinot Noir Le Paradis
88 points
Light medium bricked red color. Small glass, Grand Sem. 667 clone. The nose is better than the palate here. Cherry with berry nuances, forward, ground coffee, evolves to pretty strawberry notes. The palate feels tired though, tart cherry, rhubarb, a little heat coming through. 87+ to 88pts on the strength of the nose.
Red
2020 Felton Road Pinot Noir Cornish Point
92 points
Medium drak red color. Small glass. Damp earthiness on the nose with pomegranate, raspberry, perfumed, funk, dried spices, vinyl. The palate is earthy too, cherry, pomegranate, funk, fresh crused herbs, satiny texture and tannins. Very good.
Red
2020 Simon Bize Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Aux Vergelesses
90 points
Medium dark red with garnet hue. Small glass, Grand Sem. 100% whole cluster. Young, tight nose, tobacco. The palate shows dark fruits; black cherry, black raspberry, tobacco, very young, stems, tannins are approachable, dried herbs and a nice texture. A little earthy perfume shows up late. Needs a long slumber. 90-91pts.
Red
2020 Raen Winery Pinot Noir Royal St. Robert
90 points
Medium red color. Small glass, Grand Sem. 100% whole cluster. Dried herbs, vanilla, wood notes, tight, not a lot of fruit showing. The palate has ripe cherry, cherry vanilla, black cherry, medium full bodied, round and plush, bigger, but not overly so. 90(+)pts.
White - Sparkling
2016 Weingut Willi Bründlmayer Pinot Noir Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut Langenlois Große Reserve
88 points
Pale gold color. Small glass, Grand Sem. Nose is subtle, light apple notes. The palate shows a red berry core, light dry, dry stone, apple, simple, refreshing,; nice deck wine.
Red
2021 Hope Well Pinot Noir Sunday's Child
91 points
Medium red color. Small glass, Grand Sem. Nice Oregon earth, dried lichens and forest floor, red berry fruit is lurking. On the palate there's cherry, sous bois, elegant, red berry later. Has some very nice potential. 91 to 92pt potential.
Red
2018 Domaine Dujac Morey St. Denis
92 points
Medium dark red color. Small glass, Grand Sem. This was lovely. Well perfumed nose, dark fruit, herbs and potpourri, cedar box. The palate is deep and earthy, mineral, soil, sleek and well contoured palate, elegant, nice spice and good density. 92(+)pts.
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Flight 4 - IPNC Friday Lunch on the Lawn (10 notes)
White
2014 Winderlea Chardonnay
88 points
Light gold color. Small glass, Lunch. Buttery, green apple; richer, pear, a little spicy and somewhat bitter on the back end. Holding on.
White
2011 Bachelder Beaune La Grande Chatelaine
91 points
Light gold color. Small glass, lunch. Crisp lemon, tangerine, stone, pastry crust, good acid, lively, lovely and powdery dry extract, a little oak.
Red
2009 Archery Summit Pinot Noir Archery Summit Estate
90 points
Medium dark red color. Small glass, lunch. Creosote, tar, black cherry, charcoal nose. Palate shows wood, cherry, earth, dried herbs, medium full bodied.
Red
2015 Lemelson Vineyards Pinot Noir Chestnut Hill
87 points
Dark red color. Small pour, lunch. Medium full bodied, dried earth, tar, dark fruit, harsh, showing some heat. This was a bit better 5 years ago.
Red
2010 Witness Tree Vineyard Pinot Noir Vintage Select
91 points
Medium red color. Small glass, lunch. Nice lifted nose, very aromatic, dried spice and berries, perfume, quite lovely. 91+pts.
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Rosé
2017 Maison Roche de Bellene Beaujolais Bellenos
87 points
Light-medium salmon color. Small pour, lunch. Ripe, bold, berries and spice, a bit angular on the finish - maybe a little past.
Red
2015 Illahe Pinot Noir Percheron Block Estate
88 points
Medium red plus color. Small pour, lunch. Well the nose has more going than the palate. About what it was 5 years ago here.
White
2018 Tabalí Chardonnay Talinay
88 points
Light gold color. Small taste, lunch. Serviceable, ok, but nowhere near the 96pt score plastered on the label.
Red
2013 Mt Beautiful Pinot Noir
91 points
Medium red color. Small glass, lunch. Interesting, no notes since 2017. This was a library wine at IPNC. Really showing quite well today. Deeply earthy, with a perfume of dried red berries; then minerals, earthy, medium bodied, tart cherry, elegant. This was a pleasant surprise.
Rosé
2014 Elk Cove Vineyards Pinot Noir Rosé
87 points
Medium plus salmon color. Small glass, lunch. Huh, had this 8 years ago. Still hanging in there surprisingly. Pretty meh, but still - at this age...cherry, bold style. 86-87pts.
Flight 5 - IPNC University of Pinot - Sparkling Wine Blending (5 notes)
White - Sparkling
2018 CHO Wines Pinot Noir Blanc de Noirs - Methode Champenoise Laurel Vineyard
88 points
Small glass. Univ of Pinot. Laurelwood Ditrict, 1100', 100% PN, 48 mos tirage. Cherry, tart apple, red apple, yeasty, light, refreshing. 87+ to 88pts.
White - Sparkling
2014 Fiddlehead Cellars Pinot Noir Seven Hundred Twenty Eight Bubbles
84 points
Light gold color. Small glass, Univ of Pinot. 24mos on lees. Really odd vegetal nose, warm toffe paste, onion soup, toast. The palate shows hard toast, hazelnut, woody tasting, sour citrus. Very odd.
White - Sparkling
N.V. Nautilus Estate Cuvée Marlborough Brut
89 points
Light gold color. Small glass, Univ of Pinot. 75PN, 25C. 36 mos on lees, 2019 base. Yeasty, quince, almond meal nose. The palate has nice body, red fruit, citrus, yeasty, smoke.
White - Sparkling
N.V. Laurent-Perrier Champagne La Cuvée Brut
92 points
Light gold color. Small glass, Univ of Pinot. Ahhh, finally Champagne. 55C, 35PN, 10PM, blend of 4 vintages, 4yrs on lees. Super fresh and filled with sea air, bread dough, toast and pear, nice minerality and good depth. Very nice indeed.
White - Sparkling
N.V. Henri Giraud Champagne Hommage au Pinot Noir Aÿ
90 points
Light gold color. Small glass, Univ of Pinot. 100PN, perpetual reserve. Mildly oxidative, rich and dense, chalky, red apple, ginger, brioche, a little liqueur.
Flight 6 - IPNC Grand Dinner (9 notes)
Some wines are from the IPNC Library and some from us
White
2012 Domaine Henri Boillot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles
93 points
Pale green-gold color. Drank a glass over 30 minutes. Brought to the Grand Dinner at IPNC. Rich nose with butter brickle, honeycomb, lemon zest and lemon and spices. The palate displays a core of lemon oil and citrus zest, spices, saline, and deep earthy notes. Years left. 93+ to 94pts.
Rosé - Sparkling
2009 Vilmart & Cie Champagne Premier Cru Grand Cellier Rubis
92 points
Pale orange color. Small glass. Grand Dinner. Citrus, white strawberry, lemon peel, tart, yeast. Very good, but kind of expected more.
White
2002 Marcel Deiss Schoenenbourg
95 points
Medium dark gold color. Small glass over 40 minutes. Drank this side by side with the '06. Both are excellent, but the intensity and acid stand out on the '02. This was beautiful, tropical, pineapple, mango, ripe peach, spicy, vibrant. The '06 is similar, but less acid and energy.
Red
2014 Louis Jadot Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques Domaine Louis Jadot
93 points
Small pour at IPNC Grand Dinner. Awfully good already. Glad I picked some up now. 93(+)pts.
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Red
2006 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Musigny Cuvée Vieilles Vignes
94 points
Medium dark red color. Presumed PNP, drank a glass over 30 minutes. Wow, what a treat at the Grand Dinner. This was simply delightful! Such bright cherry fruit marks the transparency and clarity here; gorgeous layers and deep dried forest floor with crushed herbs and subtle rose hips on a oh so elegant texture with ultra refined tannins. Showing well. 94+ to 95pts.
White - Sparkling
N.V. Roger Pouillon et Fils Champagne Premier Cru Solera Extra Brut
91 points
Pale golden color. Small glass. Same bottle as Bellissimo. Same impression, taut, citrus and kind of aggressive, powerfully puckering. Definitely begs for food. 91(+)pts.
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White
2016 Maison Bertrand Ambroise Ladoix 1er Cru Les Gréchons Blanc
89 points
Tasted. Grankd Dinner. no notes, solid, not memorable.
Red
2021 Salty Goats Pinot Noir Coastline Project
Small glass. Grand Dinner, winemakers at our table. 30% whole cluster, 3 vineyard blend from coast. Nice berry fruit, fairly elegant in style, cool feeling. Like the style.
White
2022 Tesselaarsdal Chardonnay
90 points
Light gold color. Small pour at Grand Dinner. I found Berene Sauls and her wines to be quite engaging and a pleasant find. The pinot the night before at the Joel Palmer House was inttriguing and tasty. This chardonnay was fresh and bright, with green apple on the nose and lemon notes on the palate; steely and dellcious. I be happy to have these again.
Flight 7 - IPNC: Solena Winery Visit and Sustainability Tasting (7 notes)
Red
2020 Dancin Vineyards Pinot Noir Setti Pezzi Dancin Vineyards
90 points
Light medium red color. Small glass, Solena Visit. One of the most pleasant surprises of the trip. Dried herbs on the nose, followed by earth and red fruit. The palate is a nice medium body, spicy red fruits, woody character, tangy, a touch of vanilla and youthful firm structure. Nicely put together, not at all big or hot.
Red
2021 Hazelfern Pinot Noir Three Cedars
87 points
Small glass, Solena visit. 15% Whole cluster. Muted nose; the palate is tart to sour, black cherry, currants, grippy. Wanted to like this more.
Red
2021 Soléna Pinot Noir Legacy Domaine Danielle Laurent
91 points
Small glass, Solena visit. This has distinct Chanterell mushroom note on the nose, velvety fruit aromas, dark red, woody cedarbox. There's a nice mix of fruit on the palate, medium plus body, good spices, firm but lush tannins. Nice, good potential, 91+ to 92pts.
Red
2018 Landmark Pinot Noir Rayhill Vineyard
89 points
Small glass, Solena visit. Riper red berries of raspberry and strawberry, high toned potpourri nose. The palate is ripe, overly spicy, feels kinda of hot. The nose is better than the palate for me, but others will love this Cali style. 89 to 90pts.
Red
2019 Thomas Fogarty Pinot Noir Razorback Vineyard
90 points
Medium -red plus color. Small glass, Solena visit. Nice fruit, floral, strawberry, little herbaceous, tobacco nose. The palate shows cherry cola, though not obtrusive, black raspberry, chokecherry, fresh herbs.
Red
2016 Yamhill Valley Vineyards Pinot Noir Reserve
91 points
Medium red color. Small glass, Solena visit. Smoke, dark fruit, earth, mushroom, black cherry, huckleberry on the nose. The palate offers satiny texture, deep cherry fruit, black raspberry, nicely layered fruit, good length, medium bodied. 91+pts.
Red
2017 Simon Bize Savigny-lès-Beaune Aux Grands Liards
91 points
Light medium red color. Small pour, Grand dinner. Pretty red cherry fruit with good purity, strawberry, a bit of a bite on the back end right now - has a nice future. 91-92pts.
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Flight 8 - IPNC: Solena Winery Visit & Wine Lunch Feasturing Solena Winery (5 notes)
White - Sparkling
2017 Soléna Blanc de Blancs
89 points
Pale straw color. Drank a glass on the deck at Solena. Very pleasant wine, offering elegance and crisp bright orchard fruits.
White
2021 Soléna Chardonnay Domaine Danielle Laurent
90 points
Lunch at Solena. Lots of freshness on the nose, pretty stone fruits, peach, crips with nice mineral notes, and little savory charm. Very nice.
Red
2021 Soléna Pinot Noir Prince Hill
88 points
Solena Lunch. Old vines. Red fruit, young, a bit stemmy, medium plus body. Has potential. 88-89pts.
Red
2019 Soléna Pinot Noir Hyland Vineyard
91 points
Solena Lunch. Love the fruit, nice red fruits, quite earthy and a good spiciness. This is a winner. 91+(+)pts.
White - Sweet/Dessert
2016 Soléna Late Harvest Riesling
Deep gold color. Solena Lunch. Apricot, orange, round with some tropical fruits, citrus, florals, mineral, a little bitters, unctuous. This was a fun way to end dinner.
Flight 9 - IPNC: Salmon Bake - most wines are our wines and a few passed wines as well (16 notes)
White
2021 Calera Chardonnay Central Coast
90 points
Small taste; Salmon bake. Bright, clean, pretty good.
White - Sparkling
N.V. Krug Champagne Brut Grande Cuvée Edition 163eme
96 points
Light gold color. Drank a glass over 30 minutes. Brought to the Salmon bake. ID: 314052 1990-2006 disg 6/14 after 8yrs on lees. Wow, this was amazing - Full, rich, ultra nutty, almond and hazelnut, toasty, so decadent. Just a killer bottle.
Rosé
2021 Big Table Farm Laughing Pig Rosé
89 points
Small glass. Salmon bake. From large format - I think double mag. Spicy, stony, cherry.
Red
2005 Thomas Pinot Noir Dundee Hills
91 points
Small glass. Salmon bake. Thomas mini vertical. This was nice, but losing some of the fruit, still some red berries, dry earth, potpourri, spices. Was expecting more from the '05.
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Red
2008 Thomas Pinot Noir Dundee Hills
93 points
Drank a small glass in a mini fractured vertical at the salmon bake. Deeply earthy with a lovely perfume, flowers, strawberry, funk, and sous bois. Excellent, and though this is isn't the perfect format, I had even higher hopes for the '08.
Red
2013 Thomas Pinot Noir Dundee Hills
93 points
Medium red color. PNP, drank a glass at the salmon bake and a smidge again day two. Orange peel, dried mushrooms, pencil, red berries on the nose. Red berries, pencil, dried herbs, firm tannins. Rounded out further with a nice softening. Day 1 92pts, day 2 92+ to 93pts.
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Red
2014 Thomas Pinot Noir Dundee Hills
91 points
Small pour, salmon bake. Same bottle as Bellisimo. Big, lots of fruit, a little herbal, still firm. Needs some air or time. 91+ to 92pts.
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Red
2016 Thomas Pinot Noir Dundee Hills
Small pour, salmon bake. Tough on a PNP tonight and no real estate to hold it. Ripe, young, green still, promising. 91 impression tonight.
Red
2007 Alexana Pinot Noir Shea Vineyard
92 points
Medium red color. Drank a glass at the Salmon bake. From 9 liter bottle. Really nice, super fun bottle, dried earth, spices, perfumed, cherry, good structure and some firmness on the tannins yet.
Red
2016 Louis Jadot Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques Domaine Louis Jadot
92 points
Small pour, at the salmon bake. Dry earth, nice Gevrey spice, floral, deep cherry, approachable, deep and well structured for the future. 92+(+).
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White
2019 Jean-Marie Bouzereau Meursault 1er Cru Charmes
91 points
Small pour, salmon bake. Rich, toasted barrels, pear, custard, taut, nice spices. Nice.
Red
2016 Domaine François Cotat Sancerre Rouge Chavignol
90 points
Small glass. Salmon bake. This was a fun one to try; cherry, fink, Christmas spices, medium body. A nice change up.
Red
2011 Staatskellerei Zürich Pinot Noir
Not at all sure this is even close to the right bottle. Eric's bottle at the salmon bake. Tasty, cherry, toucb of vanillin, perfumed berry nose, a little woody on the palate and some harder edges. Proper, tasty, nose is better than the palate.
Red
2012 Big Table Farm Pinot Noir Sunnyside Vineyard
91 points
From mag, small glass, salmon bake, deeper and ripe darker fruits. Showing well
Red
2021 Big Table Farm Pinot Noir Earth
93 points
Towards the end of the night at the salmon bake, small glass, from Mag; no details, super good, loved it already.
Flight 10 - Champagne Brunch (4 notes)
White - Sparkling
2015 Adelsheim Blanc de Blancs Sparkling
89 points
Small glass at Champagne Brunch, IPNC. A pleasant surprise, light, but still fairly defined and balanced.
Rosé - Sparkling
2018 Stoller Pinot Noir Legacy LaRue's Brut Rose
88 points
Small glass at the Champagne Brunch at IPNC. Didn't take any notes on this. It was fine, nothing remarkable, but there's a lot better values everywhere. 88ish pts.
White - Sparkling
N.V. Henri Giraud Champagne Esprit Nature
91 points
Drank a glass over an hour at the Champagne Brunch, IPNC. This was a significant step up over the Hommage au Pinot Noir Aÿ we had a couple days before. This was really crisp, taut, citrus, nice mineral definition, not aggressive, enough fruit to nicely carry the Brut Nature, and not oxidative at all. 91+ to 92pts.
Rosé - Sparkling
N.V. Laurent-Perrier Champagne Cuvée Rosé Brut
93 points
Light salmon color. Drank a glass plus over an hour at the Champagne Brunchat IPNC. Well, it is L-P afterall, what more do I need to say. It is the standard bearer. Pretty, precise, and elegant with its delightful red berry signature. 93+pts.
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Flight 11 - Cannon Beach: The Bistro Dinner (3 notes)
White - Sparkling
N.V. A. R. Lenoble Champagne Cuvée Intense Mag 17 Brut
92 points
Light gold color, I suspect anyway. Drank a glass over 45 minutes on Cannon Beach in the full moon light. Nutty, juicy, lemon, apricot, brine and chalk. Delicious. 91+ to 92pts.
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White - Sparkling
2007 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut
96 points
Light gold color. Drank 2 glasses over an hour plus. Brought this to the Bistro in Cannon Beach. Wow, this was a head turner tonight. Beautufully toasted with a dulce de leche, creme brulee nose complimented by such pretty ocean air and wet stones, mixed with pear pastries. The palate is equally divine displaying the depth and intensity of a hallmark Champagne. I was amazed at how this just went on and on. Every bit as good as the best bottles of '04 and '06 we had over the years. Glad to have a stash. 96pts or better.
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White
2014 Domaine Billaud-Simon Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir
94 points
Pale gold color. Drank a couple glasses over 2 hours. Matt's bottle, at the Bistro in Cannon Beach. This was really expressive, showing purity and that crystalline focus, cool lemon, dynamic sea breezes with a pleasing note that I just can't quite put my finger on. The palate has that same intensity, purity and focus; sour lemon, briny and swampy earth with a little green apple on a the back end. Thrilled to see I have a couple of these :). 94+ to 95pts.
Flight 12 - Cannon Beach: Evening Bonfire Wines (2 notes)
Red
2012 St. Innocent Pinot Noir Justice Vineyard
94 points
Dark red color, I think - hard to tell in the moon light. Drank a couple glasses by fire light on Cannon Beach. What a glorious evening sitting with friends around the beach bonfire. This hit the spot perfectly in the crisp evening air. Better than anything through the IPNC weekend. A stellar wine drinking at the best it has in recent years. The nose is deep and sappy, with red and black berries, damp forest floor, exotic spice notes and floral potpourri overtones. The palate exudes everything the nose brings, earthy, layered berries with underlying mineral tones and impressive texture and length. Pretty sublime...well done Mr. V. This can go for awhile.
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Red
2009 Faiveley Pommard 1er Cru Les Rugiens
94 points
Dark red color. PNP, drank two glasses over an hour. Lonny's bottle, and a great way to cap off an excellent dinner at the Bistro in Cannon Beach. Love this nose, there's layers of minerality, graphite, dry earth, more subtle dark fruits with a slight vegetal note that gradually show some pretty, deep red berry notes and rose petals. The palate has a strong vein of spice, graphite and iron, with leather, black cherry. This is dense, yet still lifted with medium grained tannins. Really in a good spot.
Flight 13 - Cannon Beach: Stephanie Inn Dinner (3 notes)
White - Sparkling
N.V. Bérêche et Fils Champagne Brut Réserve
92 points
Bronze hued light gold color. Drank a glass over an hour. Matt's bottle at The Stephanie Inn. Golden fruits, plenty of coarse yeast, roasted nuts, red apple, rich with a fine mousse and a sacory finish. Always a pleasure.
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White
2013 Domaine Ramonet Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot
93 points
Pale gold color. Drank a glass plus over an hour plus. Brought this to The Stephanie Inn for dinner. Very much the picture of Chassagne elegance in a glass. Lemony sea breezes whisk you off to a happy place with chamomile and tarragon top notes and stone fruit accents on the nose. The palate follows through with the same wistful medium bodied elegance that is so understated yet suave and sophisticated: lemon with a lime twist, stone fruit, stone, and a great dry extract finish. (12K)
Red
2018 Antica Terra Pinot Noir Ceras
93 points
Medium dark red color. PNP, drank a glass plus over 90 minutes. Lonny's bottle at The Stephanie Inn. This has a wonderful nose that doesn't need much time to evolve. Lovely dried leaves on the nose, dried herbs, spiced red raspberry, mulberry, silky, medium bodied, and giving way to damp forest floor. 92+ to 93pts.
Flight 14 - Cannon Beach: Evening Bonfire Wines - 2 (2 notes)
Red
2009 Faiveley Clos Vougeot
93 points
Medium red color. Drank a glass over 30 minutes at the Grand Dinner. Matt's bottle. Charcoal, leather, deep earthnotes, lush, dark fruits, love it and the intensity.
Red
2001 Charles Noellat Mazis-Chambertin
93 points
Medium red color. Drank a couple glasses around the beach fire at Haystack Rock. PNP, drink great, deep moist earth, iron, blood, red berry and dark cherry, medium plus body, long and vivid.