February 5, 2023 - Wild strawberry, wet forest floor, med body and acid, silky tannin, in a beautiful spot
April 2, 2021 - Decanted ~2 hours. This was delicious as always, but it's still mostly primary with only a hint of developing character. I'd really like to experience its development and so will hold off on opening further bottles until at least its 10th birthday, maybe longer.
December 15, 2020 - Drank over two days. Classic Maresh mountain strawberry, with elegance, full of life and translucent beauty. Delicious, and light on the tongue, feels as if it just starting to gain weight and sophistication. Sediment in last ounce.
With KF I think of Michael Broadbent’s notes on DRC bottles in the 1960’s. In the early years the wines are lacking color, undeveloped, though fairly sweet, with lovely potential, and at thirty years become medium weight, fuller bodied, rich, powerful, tangy, with silky tannins.
Interested to see where it goes with the ages. Not to imply that these wines are going to become Burgundy, just that they have the quality and craftsmanship to make their own Oregon path.
November 26, 2020 - Spectacular! A bit cloudy, fruit well balanced and integrated, an earthy smoky note to it.
June 19, 2020 - Stelvin closure, no damage
Excellent fill level
No sediment
Pretty and bright floral nose
Translucent colour, very light.
Delicious palate, very balanced and full of luscious fruit.
Delicious now but will age these as i am curious to follow this wine over another decade if i can resist.
Drink or hold to 2030.
13% abv
April 21, 2020 - Somewhat of a pale color for Pinot Noir, definitely a signal of restraint here. The fruit does seem ripe however, with good medium to plus acidic freshness. Has that new world cola and bramble flavor, too strong after opening but much more calm and integrated by day two, where it shows nice florals with an alpine strawberry character to the fruit that’s very pretty, and the wine is altogether one of elegance. Another 3-5 years in the cellar should do this well.
April 11, 2019 - No note, but decanting is recommended at this stage. The wine is much more in balance after 120min. The steminess is lifted and the wine takes on a 3rd dimension.
Drink or hold, not sure this will make old bones.
13.5% abv
March 11, 2019 - This bottle was fairly simple, without the intrigue and interest of my last few bottles. Quite a sweet, glycerol feel without much nuance or depth. Is this a closed phase?
December 24, 2018 - After a 3 hour decant. High toned strawberry, with a bit of cherry and cranberry support. Nice sappiness and a bit of a tannic bite. Missing any real depth or complexity however.
December 8, 2018 - Utterly insane, the best bottle yet. Pale, ghostly appearance. Incredible spice and amarena cherry aromatics. Airy, weightless palate with sweet fruit and flavors that follow the nose. How did she do it in such a challenging vintage? Best bottle of red wine I've had in a long time.