January 6, 2024 - See previous note. Drink.
December 22, 2023 - At this age, this wine is very soft and silky in texture. The nose has dried cherry and cranberry, a slight barnyard earthiness, pencil shavings and a hint of cigar box.
This carries to the palate which has medium - tannin and medium acid and intensity. Overall this is an elegant and Burgundian example of Pinot.
November 25, 2023 - Over the hill.pleasant enough, but a shadow of its former self.
November 24, 2023 - Remarkably refined, restrained for Oregon - could have nearly passed as a burgundy in a blind. Good red fruit, sweetness, a hint of oak. Remarkably high coplexity. Great bargain.
August 20, 2023 - Popped and poured, this is austere and unyielding. After a few hours of air, it blossomed revealing many great aromas and flavors described previously. Terrific acidity and tension softening with time on the palate and in the lengthy finish. Black tea and beautiful aged red fruits. While I agree with the others perceptions, I disagree with their assessments.
This is beautiful cool climate aged austere Oregon pinot - all day every day. It needs several hours to show itself. I’m fortunate to have 4 more bottles and will drink them over the next 5 fearlessly- but with lengthy aeration.
David, I will buy some of your 15 bottles that you have left.
June 4, 2023 - Delicious PN ready to drink. Enjoy
April 14, 2023 - Last bottle. Matured nicely over time. Earthy, a hint of smoke when first opened, lean but not overly so. I would buy again given the chance.
April 6, 2023 - At first a little closed and acidic, and almost no bricking but color is a little faded on the edges of the pour. Has nice damp earth and hint of cedar on the nose. Tastes like Oregon Pinot with ripe strawberries, loamy feel and super fine tannins. Seems like it’s missing some secondary flavors especially for the price, or it’s starting to be over the hill.
February 19, 2023 - Pop and pour. My last bottle. This has aged very well. Nicely integrated, savory fruit with mellow acid and lots of earth. Really good aged Oregon Pinot. Not sure how long these will last but I don't see any reason to hold further.
January 11, 2023 - Somehow I still have 16 bottles of these and haven't had one in five+ years. Whoops. Seems like a bit past time to drink! Nice bricking color. Aromas are pretty for aged Oregon Pinot, showing lots of tertiary development of old growth forest floor, with decaying tree branches throughout. There's also an herbal component, as well as some old soft red fruits, but the fruits are certainly in the background. A very lovely, mature Oregon nose. Palate entry first starts with vibrant acidity, and you note the body is on the lighter side for Oregon (perhaps the vintage). Nice intensity in the mouth, with more red fruit character, old tree bark, mushrooms, and that acidity carrying it the whole way through keeping things bright. The finish hits with vibrant acidity, but here you get some older mushroom tones poking their way through. It certainly is the acidity that lingers the longest, leaving the biggest impression, but the flavors that linger are all on the more mature side of the spectrum. In a fine place to drink, and quite a bit better than my last bottle from 2017. This bottle didn't improve on day two. I'll start drinking these in earnest and posting if I have any bottle variation.