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2005 Cristom Pinot Noir Eileen Vineyard
Pinot Noir
- USA
- Oregon
- Willamette Valley
- Eola - Amity Hills
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Community Tasting Notes 35
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ERoss Likes this wine: 91 points
December 25, 2021 - Well paired with Christmas beef roast & ham. Perhaps due to large format & a decade + of professional storage, this was surprisingly bright with still a core of primary red fruit & noticable yet well integrated tannins. Probably at or past prime, but enjoyed by all.
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Sellar Rat Likes this wine: 95 points
May 15, 2019 - Just a great bottle. Intense nose of wet earth & black raspberry, with smoke emerging with air. On the palate a firm, focused wine tasting of meats, smoke and earth, with a lingering finish that makes a statement. Surprisingly fresh for a 13 year old pinot, with perfect balance and plenty of drinking window remaining. Tremendous.
A birthday gift from another CTer, for which I again thank him profusely!3 people found this helpful Comment -
sunalsorises wrote: 91 points
January 14, 2019 - Drinking well.
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dsimmons Likes this wine: 90 points
June 1, 2018 - Solid bottle of pinot. went well with grill baked King Salmon. Plenty of cherry fruit. This wine has the acidity and backbone to continue evolving.
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jfagan Likes this wine: 93 points
May 6, 2017 - Decanted for 3 hours. Nearly opaque color. Still reticent aromas of red and black cherries, iron and earth but still so primary. Seamless and harmonious on the palate but just so young and firm. Please, lord, give me the strength to not open another bottle of this for several more years.
Day 2 (un-gassed, cork pushed back in). Starting to open nicely with notes of cinnamon, allspice, and brambly red fruit on the nose. Deep and structured on the palate yet perfectly balanced with good ripeness on the attack. It would be easy to call this "Burgundian" but it is, in fact, an American classic Pinot. 93+ points on day two with lots of upside potential. 2020-2025+. Yeah! 6 more bottles in the cellar.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- Type Red
- Producer Cristom
- Varietal Pinot Noir
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Eileen Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region Oregon
- SubRegion Willamette Valley
- Appellation Eola - Amity Hills
- UPC Code 851573001105
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 101 (32%)
- Consumed 211 (68%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerCristom
- VarietyPinot Noir
- CountryUSA
- RegionOregon
- SubRegionWillamette Valley
- AppellationEola - Amity Hills
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