Community Tasting Notes 14

• The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 92 points

  October 10, 2020 - Retail $35. This is the third and last bottle of this wine that I purchased at the winery back in 2012. The first two bottles were stellar as is this final one. Fairly light in the glass, a lovely, translucent ruby with aromas of Bing cherry, eucalyptus, black pepper, and herbal notes of mint and sage. The palate is equally appealing: incredible fruit, even ten years out, rich and layered with fantastic acidity. I drink a ton of Pinot and this $35 Ayres competes with many a wine twice its price. Excellent. thedrunkencyclist.com

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• The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 91 points

  April 4, 2020 - Retail $35. Red berry fruit, eucalyptus, and even a bit of mint emanate from the translucent vibrant wine. The palate is initially very fruity and quite tart, with sour cherry, a bit of earth, some mineral notes, and just a hint of tannin on the finish. This is pretty darned good now and might improve, though only slightly, in the short term. thedrunkencyclist.com

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• PDXred wrote: flawed

  November 9, 2019 - Usually one of our favorite value pinot noirs, but this bottle had turned bad.

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• memphishusky Likes this wine:

  January 3, 2018 - Such a good wine and excellent QPR

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• Mild Plaid Likes this wine:

  July 30, 2016 - Light color; tart red fruit on the nose; palate of herbs and red fruit. Beautiful. Could continue to age for several more years (at least, this magnum could have).

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2010
• Type Red
• Producer Ayres Vineyard
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation Pioneer
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region Oregon
• SubRegion Willamette Valley
• Appellation Ribbon Ridge

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• In Cellars 41 (21%)
• Consumed 153 (79%)

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